Elements of Speech-honors Course
An honors course on oral communication covering principles of effective speaking and their application in selected speaking and reading projects.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.86 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Write effective public speeches
Deliver effective public speeches
Think critically and to apply the skills of critical thinking to the analysis of written and oral texts
Listen effectively to public speeches
Utilize research skills and strategies
Demonstrate an awareness of diversity in audiences by using language that is attentive to people's cultural backgrounds, values, viewpoints, and experiences
Source: UW Guide
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Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in an Honors program. Not open to students with credit forCOM ARTS 100 or 105. Students required to take the MSN ESLAT cannot enroll until theESL 118requirement is satisfied.
- Declared in an Honors program.
- COMARTS 100
- 105
- Students required to take the MSN ESLAT cannot enroll until theESL 118requirement is satisfied.
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- Declared in an Honors program.
- Not eligible with
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- COMARTS 100
- 105
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- Students required to take the MSN ESLAT cannot enroll until theESL 118requirement is satisfied.
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the class
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.89 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.86 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.91 GPA, 96.6% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).
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Topics
- Process of oral communication
- Principles of effective speaking
- Speaking and reading projects
Skills
- Critical thinking applied to analyzing written and oral texts
- Research skills and strategies
- Using language attentive to diverse cultural backgrounds and viewpoints
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