West Texas A&M University: 2001-2002 Academic Year

    Post-baccalaureate work in communication and art lead to master of arts and master of fine arts degrees. The master of fine arts degree with a studio major is the only terminal degree offered by WTAMU and is the required degree for teaching on the college/university level. The master of arts in communication degree provides a broad-based and flexible program of graduate study in the communicative arts.

• Master of Arts (M.A.) / Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Degree
• Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in Communication
• Course Descriptions

General Requirements
    For all programs, prospective students must submit a portfolio and complete an interview with art graduate faculty members for admission consideration and to assist students in selecting the course of study best suited to their background and needs. Students accepted into the art graduate program will normally be admitted to the M.A. degree program. Upon completion of 24 semester hours, the student may apply for admission to the M.F.A. degree program.
    In addition to the entrance requirement established for all graduate students to be accepted to major in art, students must:

• For the 60-hour M.F.A. degree program, have been awarded a B.F.A. degree or equivalent with:

• A minimum of 12 semester hours (18 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) of work in their intended major studio area of concentration.
• Nine semester hours (15 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) in their intended additional studio area.
• 12 semester hours of art history.
• For the 30-hour thesis program, have been awarded a baccalaureate degree with a major in art equivalent to that required in the undergraduate program at WTAMU
• For the 36-hour non-thesis program, have been awarded a baccalaureate degree with a major in art equivalent to that required in the WTAMU undergraduate program. Students must have completed at least nine semester hours in their intended major studio area of concentration and six semester hours in their intended additional studio area.

• 21 semester hours (27 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) in the major studio area of concentration (including six semester hours in ART 5602, indicated below).
• 15 semester hours (18 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) in the additional studio area.
• 12 semester hours in art history including ART 5401.
• 12 semester hours art electives (reduced for two- and/or three-dimensional option).
• 40 semester hours must be in 5500-level courses.
• six semester hours ART 5602 (terminal project/thesis to include an oral examination, an exhibition of M.F.A. studio work and an extensive professional paper).

• six semester hours ART 5501, 5502; 5401, 5551 or 5553.
• 30 semester hours in art or 24 semester hours in art and six semester hours in approved additional courses.
• 18 semester hours must be 5500 level.

M.A. Degree (Non-Thesis Program) (36 semester hours)

• ART 5401 and 5551 or 5553.
• 15 semester hours (18 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) in major studio concentration area, including six semester hours of ART 5590.
• nine semester hours (12 semester hours for two- or three-dimensional option) in an additional studio area.
• six semester hours electives in art or approved additional courses (reduced for two- and/or three dimensional option).
• 21 semester hours must be 5500 level.
• ART 5590, Graduate Studio Problems (six semester hours) to fulfill the following requirements:
• Faculty approved original studio project.
• Written report supporting the studio project to demonstrate student's ability in independent research.
• Presentation of work through a graduate exhibit.
• An oral examination administered by the student's graduate committee.

Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree in Communication (Major Code: 5205)
M.A. Requirements (See requirements on page 180.)
core ( 18 hours): SCOM 5515, 5550, 5580 , 5581, 5582, 5520 or 5560
The master in arts degree in communication includes three emphasis:
Applied Emphasis

• Choose 12 hours from SCOM 5345, 5510, 5531, 5555, 5584, 5585.
• Choose six hours from from the above list or from courses external to the communication program at the discretion of the graduate advisor

Doctoral Preparation Emphasis

• 12 hours of electives selected in consultation with graduate advisor focused around a content area . Up to six of thesis 12 hours may be taken from the other disciplines at the discretion of the student's adviser.
• Six hours of thesis ( SCOM 5501 and 5502 )
• Presentation/participation in at least one national/regional convention.

Performance Emphasis

• SCOM 5506, 5510, 5585, 5586, 5588, 5589 or 5503.

Degree Requirements
Plan I (Thesis)

• 30 semester hours of course work plus six hours of thesis (SCOM 5501 and 5502) or SCOM 5503 and 5588 for a performance thesis.
• 21 of the 30 semester hours must be 5500 level and must include 5515, 5580, 5581.

• 36 semester hours including including 18-hour core.
• 24 of the 36 semester hours must be at the 5500 level.

Major in Communication Disorders

Master of Science (M.S.) Degree Requirements (See requirements on page 188.)

Major in Communication Disorders
    The master of science degree with a major in communication disorders includes two options:

• 45-hour program with thesis in addition to clinical practicum.
• 45-hour program without thesis in addition to clinical practicum.

• 30 hours of required CD core courses.
• nine hours of electives( three hours may be taken out of the department)..
• six hours of thesis.
• CD 5540 and 5545 (to satisfy 350 clinical hours as required by ASHA).

• 30 hours of required CD core courses.
• 15 hours of of electives( three hours may be taken out of the department).
• CD 5540 and 5545 (to satisfy 350 clinical hours as required by ASHA).

*Additional hours may be required to meet ASHA requirements.

Course Descriptions

• Art (ART)
• Communication Disorders (CD)
• Speech Communication (SCOM)

 5401. Aesthetics and Advanced Criticism. Insights into advanced philosophies of the nature of art, aesthetic principles and critical attitudes through research and discussions. (3 3 0)

 5411. Drawing VI-Life. Prerequisite: 311. Concentrated study of composition of the human figure; effective presentation of ideas using organizational devices and techniques of professional-quality. May be repeated once. (3 2 4)

 5416. Painting IV. Prerequisite: 316. Advanced techniques of painting. May be repeated once. (3 2 4)

 5417. Watermedia IV. Prerequisite: 317. Advanced techniques of watermedia painting. May be repeated once. (3 2 4)

5426. Printmaking IV. Prerequisite: 326. Advanced individual investigation of printmaking techniques with emphasis on production of major professional-quality pieces. May be repeated once. (3 2 4)

 5441. Ceramics IV. Prerequisite: 341. Advanced individual investigation of ceramics techniques with emphasis on production of major professional-quality pieces. May be repeated once. (3 2 4)

 5444. Glass IV Advanced Techniques of Glass. Prerequisite: 344. Advanced individual investigation of glass-blowing techniques with emphasis on production of major professional-quality pieces. May be repeated once for credit. (3 2 4)

 5454. Art History. (1) Western; (2) 20th century; (3) art media, styles and techniques; (4) Non-Western. In-depth investigation into a selected period, style or group of art works. Topic to be determined each semester course is offered. May be repeated as topic changes. (3 3 0)

 5490. Advanced Individual Problems. Advanced individual work in the student's major area, developed through individual conferences with the instructor in the field of study. May be repeated. (3 0 0,6*)

 5501. Thesis. (3 0 0)

 5502. Thesis. Prerequisite: 5501. (3 0 0)

 5511. Special Problems in Drawing. Prerequisite: 311 or 5411. Advanced individual exploration and experimentation in one or more drawing processes. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5519. Special Problems in Painting. Prerequisite: 316, 317, 5416 or 5417. Advanced individual exploration and experimentation in one or more painting media. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5526. Special Problems in Printmaking. Prerequisite: 326 or 5426. Advanced individual exploration and experimentation in one or more printmaking processes. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5531. Special Problems in Sculpture. Prerequisite: 331 or 5431. Advanced individual exploration of unique problems relating to sculpture. Emphasis on developing new and uniquely personal sculptural statements. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5536. Special Problems in Metalsmithing/Jewelry. Prerequisite: 336 or 5436. Advanced individual exploration and experimentation in various metals and techniques. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5541. Special Problems in Ceramics. Prerequisite: 341 or 5441. Advanced individual exploration of unique problems relating to ceramics. Emphasis on developing new and uniquely personal ceramic statements. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5544. Special Problems in Glass. Prerequisite: 344 or 5444. Individual exploration of unique problems relating to glass blowing. Emphasis on developing new and uniquely personal glass statements. May be repeated once for credit. (3 0 0-6)

 5545. Special Problems in Intermedia. Prerequisite: 445. Advanced individual investigation of video, performance, photography and moviemaking with emphasis on professional-quality products. May involve mixed or experimental media and techniques. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5546. Special Problems in Computer Art. Prerequisite: 346 or consent of instructor. Advanced projects in computer art. Individual exploration of computer imagery with emphasis on content and production of major professional-quality pieces. May be repeated once. (3 0 0-6)

 5551. Problems in Art History. Prerequisite: six hours advanced art history. Advanced exploration and research in art history. May be repeated. (3 0-3 0)

 5553. Research Problems in Art History. Prerequisite: six hours advanced art history. Advanced individual research in art history. Topics to be selected in conference with adviser. May be repeated. (3 0-3 0)

 5565. Special Problems in Graphic Design. Prerequisite: 465. Advanced individual exploration of problems in graphic design. May involve work in print or non-print media commonly encountered in professional design work. May be repeated. (3 0 0-6)

 5590. M.A. Project. Advanced exploration and research in the student's major studio area culminating in the execution of a major studio project and exhibition of the project. Must be repeated once. (3 0 0,6*)

 5602. M.F.A. Terminal Project/Thesis. (3,6 0 0,12*)

 *Classes may meet on a TBA schedule.

Communication Disorders (CD)
(Numbers in parentheses indicate semester, lecture and lab hours.)
    Students having taken undergraduate "stacked" courses at WTAMU that have a graduate component cannot take the graduate course if they have already received credit for the corresponding undergraduate course.

 5501. Thesis. Thesis. (3 0 0)

 5502. Thesis. Prerequisite: 5501, consent of instructor, graduate standing. (3 0 0)

 5505. Neuromotor Speech Disorders. Evaluation and treatment of dysarthrias and apraxia of speech. (3 3 0)

 5510. Voice Disorders. Communication disorders related to dysfunction of the phoatory and resonance system. Voice production, assessment and treatment intervention. (3 3 0)

 5515. Research in Communication Disorders. Research design in behavioral sciences with emphasis in speech-language pathology. Development of a research protocol and design, data analysis and manuscript preparation. (4 3 2)

 5520. Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies. Communication disorders related to anomalies of craniofacial structures, including orafacial clefting of lips and palate. (3 3 0)

 5525. Differential Diagnosis of Communication Disorders. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Procedures for assessing speech-language disorders in children and adults. Lecture and lab. (4 3 2)

 5530. Aphasia and Related Neurogenic Language Disorders. Assessment and treatment of acquired neurologically based disorders including aphasias, dementia and AlzheimerÕs disease as well as closed-head injuries. (3 3 0)

 5535. Fluency Disorders. Theories, etiology, assessment, personal impact and therapeutic intervention of fluency disorders in children and adults. (3 3 0)

 5540. Clinical Practicum Speech Pathology. Prerequisite: consent of instructor; student must not have provisional admission status. Supervised clinical practicum in speech-language pathology. One hour staffing and three hours of client contact per week per hour credit. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six hours; additional hour may be obtained in summer sessions. (1-6 0 0)

 5545. Internship. Prerequisite: 5510; consent of instructor (student must consult with clinical coordinator, approval of outside facility).Supervised clinical practicum in speech-language pathology at selected therapeutic sites to provide additional depth and breadth of clinical experience. Maximum of six hours credit. (1-6 0 0)

 5550. Swallowing Disorders. Cognitive and methodologic approaches to research, therapy and training of the preprofessional in the area of swallowing disorders (dysphasia). (3 3 0)

 5555. Advanced Independent Study in Communication Disorders. Various areas of speech-language pathology with attention to individual needs of the student. Emphasis on habilitative and rehabilitative aspects of the field. (3 0 0)

 5560. Aural Rehabilitation. Approaches to aural rehabilitation in children and adults. Introduction to educational audiogy and assistive listening devices. (3 3 0)

 5565. Neural Bases of Communication Disorders. Neuroscience and its application to aspects of normal and disordered communication. (3 3 0)

 5570. Assessment of Articulation and Phonological Disorders. Assessment of articulation and phonological disorders. (3 2 2)

 5575. Language Assessment in the School-Age Child. Language assessment of school-age children. The problems and techniques of assessing the individual with later language development. (3 3 0)

5580. speech science and instrumentation. Normal process of speech production from anatomic, physiologic, kinematic, aerodynamic, acoustic and perceptual perspectives. Emphasis on measurement and analysis techniques, instrumentation and experimental paradigms used to study speech production and perception.(3 2 2 )

5599. Special topics. Various areas of speech-language pathology. attention to individual needs of the student will be a primary objective. Emphasis on habilitative and rehabilitative aspect of the field. may be repeated once for credit.( 3 3 0 )

Speech Communication (SCOM)
(Numbers in parentheses indicate semester, lecture and lab hours.)
    Students having taken undergraduate "stacked" courses at WTAMU that have a graduate component cannot take the graduate course if they have already received credit for the corresponding undergraduate course.

 5341. Persuasion. Prerequisite: six semester hours of speech, mass communications or business. Theory of human motivation as it operates in individuals and groups. Analysis of persuasive materials and development of persuasive strategies. (3 3 0)

 5345. Discussion and Small Group Communication. Prerequisite: 101 or 103 or 201 plus three hours advanced speech. Research and analysis of small-group communication patterns. Emphasis on training techniques to improve existing small groups and methods of conducting small-group research. (3 3 0)

 5360. Political Communication. Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or instructor's consent. Explores the role of communication in the political process. Emphasis on the functions of rhetoric, great media events, ghost writing, mudslinging and advertising as they relate to politics. (3 3 0)

 5415. Directing Speech Activities. Prerequisite: 207, 222. Designed specifically for teachers who will coach co-curricular speech activities. Rules and coaching techniques for speech activities. (Summer only.) (3 3 0)

 5470. Presidential Rhetoric. Prerequisite: 101 or 201 or consent of instructor. American presidency with specific regard to its role in public persuasion on significant public issues. (3 3 0)

 5501. Thesis. (3 0 0)

 5502. Thesis. (3 0 0)

5503 performance thesis. Prerequisite : completion of core and 27 graduate hours. Thesis project which result in a public performance.(3 3 0)

 5506. Seminar in Oral Interpretation. The art of storytelling. Emphasis on performance of storytelling genres. Students will compile a story file, as well as plan, perform and produce an end-of-semester storytelling festival. (3 3 0)

 5507. Seminar in Mass Communication. Historical and theoretical review of mass communication in society. (3 3 0)

 5510. Instructional Training and Development in Communication. Acquaints prospective organizational trainer and/or consultant with significant issues pertaining to design, implementation and assessment of instructional programs. Each student develops a one-day program suitable for a professional audience and presents one module from this program to the class. (3 3 0)

 5515. Theories of Communication. Analysis of concepts, models and pertinent research across the broad spectrum of theory building and contemporary theories of communication. (3 3 0)

 5520. Seminar in Intercultural Communication. Raise consciousness about cultural differences, help students become more competent in intercultural communication and develop strategies for researching intercultural communication. Intercultural communication is the process through insight provided by different perspectives and experiences is gained. (3 3 0)

 5531. Seminar in Organizational Communication Consulting. Review of theories of organizational communication, in-depth study of consulting techniques and research methods in organizational communication. (3 3 0)

 5540. Seminar in Public Communication. Methods of disseminating information in society. Survey of human relations theory, public relations and community relations. (3 3 0)

 5545. Seminar in Small Group Communication. Small-group communication theories and methods of researching small groups. (3 3 0)

 5550. Seminar in Rhetorical Criticism. Method of rhetorical criticism as an approach to answering research questions in communication. Variety of methods and artifacts will be analyzed. (3 3 0)

5555. seminar in nonverbal communication. Analysis of fundamental forms of nonverbal communication . Use of the body in conscious and unconscious gestures, proxemics, kinesics and the effect of these on the environment and culture of the individual.(3 3 0)

 5560. Seminar in Gender Communication. Research in communication literature about how men and women communicate, with emphasis on describing this communication rather than evaluating. Allows students to develop more versatile communication choices in a variety of societal contexts. (3 3 0)

 5580. Introduction to Graduate Communication Studies. Prerequisite: undergraduate degree. Overview of the history and current status of communication research and practice. Instruction in basic research; library and other resources; bibliographical format of research reports in accordance with standard style guides. Should be taken the first semester of graduate enrollment. (3 3 0)

 5581. Seminar in Research Methods. Prerequisite: 5580 or consent of instructor. Methodology, organization and participation in communication research. (3 3 0)

5582. Qualitative research methods. Prerequisite: 5580. Exposure to the experience of qualitative data collection for communication research. Emphasis on observing and interviewing in a field setting and discussing these experiences, supplemented with readings. Upon completion of course, students will be able to design a qualitative study.( 3 3 0)

5584. internship in applied organizational communication research. Prerequisite: 5581 or 5582. Practium in applied organizational communication research. Students will identify an approved organization , which has agreed to a proposed research project . Students will investigate , research, design and complete an applied organizational research project. (3 0 0)

 5585. Communication Instruction at the College Level. Investigation and evaluation of techniques and methods of teaching in various communicative arts. (3 3 0)

5586. forensics internship. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Experience with sponsoring, planning and coaching collegiate forensics events. Students will assist with tournaments hosted by WTAMU and will travel with the Forensics Team to at least one tournament.( 3 0 0 )

 5587. Problems in Public Communication. Prerequisite: approval of department head. May be repeated once with approval of department head. (3 0 0)

5588. performance theory. Exploration of performance theory and application of theory in solo performance staged by students.( 3 0 0 )

5589. Speech performance field experience. Students will be assigned to a profit or non-profit organization to assist with the organization's mission, particularly in development of programs in performance studies.(3 0 0)

5590. Current Issues in Communication. Prerequisite: approval of instructor. Special seminars designed to discuss current issues. May be repeated once for credit. (3 3 0)

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