Contact Information:
Dept.:  Art, Music, Speech Communication and Theatre
Office: Fine Arts 207
Phone: 537-7103

The primary objective of the Speech Communication Program is to provide a curriculum for the student interested in developing their communication skills. 

The Program supports a variety of majors and minors to prepare students for careers in communication. Majors in the program include Speech Communication, Communication Arts and Literature-Secondary Education (Speech Emphasis), Speech Communication Radio and Television, Speech Communication Public Relations and Speech Communication and Theatre Arts. Minors offered by the program include Speech Communication, Speech Communication Public Relations and Speech Communication and Theatre Arts. A Communication Arts and Literature major when coupled with professional education requirements leads to teacher licensure by the State of Minnesota. The philosophy of the Speech Communication Program emphasizes student initiative, creativity, and responsible involvement. Classes are structured to provide a solid philosophical, historical, theoretical, and practical basis for the discipline selected. A grade of “C-” or better is required for major/minor coursework applied toward a degree from the Speech Communication Program. All students who complete a major/minor are required to maintain a portfolio of their speech coursework throughout their years of study and present the portfolio as part of the program's on-going assessment efforts in the Senior Seminar course.

The programs sponsors many extracurricular and co-curricular activities which are open to all students regardless of their major. Southwest Minnesota State University speech communication graduates can be found in teaching, broadcasting, theatre, public relations, business, law, and all walks of life where the ability to communicate is essential. Click on the link to the left of this page to see where some of our graduates are now.

Speech Communication Program Course Descriptions

The Speech Communication Program congratulates all our graduates.  Best of luck class of 2011!