COMM-349

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Speechwriting

Communication, Undergraduate Bellarmine College of Arts and Sciences

Subject code

COMM

Course Number

349

Course Title

Speechwriting

Course Description

This is a writing-intensive seminar offering the theories and skills needed to prepare professional speeches, as well as the historical and cultural knowledge needed to understand the role of speechwriting in the modern world. Students will read rhetorical theory, examine historical speeches that either succeeded or failed famously, and write original speeches designed to meet the demands of a variety of situations and contexts. This course counts as an advanced writing course.

Credit Hours Min

3

Session Cycle

As Needed

Grade Scheme

A-F Undergraduate Grade Scheme