Develop leadership, organizational and pedagogical skills. Methods of utilization of the speech arts in the elementary classroom. Normally offered alternate years. Exploration and critique of methods and materials used in teaching public address, interpersonal and small group communication, and extracurricular speech activities. Normally offered alternate years.
Purpose is improvement of instruction.
Supervised work in communication with an educational institution, public agency, private enterprise, broadcast station or other appropriate business. Meetings, written reports and a paper related to the internship are required. For students applying for media internships, plan to complete all academic coursework before the internship, as this is the usual career pattern for those in that area. Repeatable to 12 credits. A maximum of 6 credits may be applied to the communication major.