COMM 210.  FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
This course is a study and application of the basic principles of effective extemporaneous speaking, methods of informing, interesting and motivating an audience with emphasis upon selection, organization, and development of ideas.  Students deliver, listen to and criticize expository and persuasive speeches.  This course substitutes for Education 211.

COMM 220.  ADVANCED PUBLIC SPEAKING
This course adds to the fundamental skills in public speaking taught in COMM 210, exploring elements of persuasion while building on the foundational skills of organization and research. It explores elements of persuasion in oral communication while emphasizing the ethical nature of persuasion. Students will continue building their extemporaneous presentation skills through assigned course presentations. Advanced study in the art of public speaking and refinement of skills taught in the basic public speaking course.

COMM 305.  DEBATE AND ARGUMENTATION
This is an interactive course exploring persuasive and logical communication with an emphasis on argumentation and debate, handling questions and answers, and critically analyzing policy and current events. Advanced study in the art of public speaking and refinement of skills taught in the basic and advanced public speaking courses.