Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 10:57:58 -0500
From: "David Berube" <Berube@gwm.sc.edu> To: <asnider@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Re: Debate Central Grad School Directory 

OPEN LETTER TO PROSPECTIVE
GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

We plan on having a full season in 2000-01. The funds allocated to the program will be used to maintain an operating budget which will enable us to attend the tournaments we feel will make us the best program we can become. The funds will provide housing and meal allowances and should pay for nearly every debate preparation expense from copying through most supplies.

The primary assistantship is typical of MA assistantships but unlike other programs you can register to become an MA student in theatre and speech BUT you needn't. You may register for any MA outside of the professional schools (law, medicine, etc.). The assistantship will provide AT LEAST $7500 stipend and tuition reduction (and you become an in-state student). We expect additional assistantship money due to the new MA program in speech.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

1. You must be officially accepted to the University. 2. You must complete a financial aid form (University and FAF). 3. You need to send a letter which describes in great detail your experience debating (not individual events). If Dr. Berube does not recognize you by name, he may need to know which tournaments you attended and how you did. He may also need to know how large the division was at these tournaments. 4. You need to send a letter indicating why you should be considered an asset to this program. 5. You need to have a letter of recommendation sent by your coach and Dr. Berube will want the 
name, address, and phone number of another coach who can assess your potential. 

Housing is not a problem at U.S.C. We have many support and assistance services. You are encourgaed to seek assistance through the following site. At http://www.housing.sc.edu/famgrad/famgrad.htm (for on-campus grad.housing), and http://www.sa.sc.edu/ocss/homepage.htm (for general asssitance for graduate students looking for housing) and http://www.columbiaapartment.com/ (for Columbia's apartment guide). 

DEADLINES

On May 15, Dr. Berube will announce the students selected as graduate assistants to the program. 

MASTER'S DEGREE IN
SPEECH COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE, SPEECH AND DANCE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA
803-777-4288

TENTATIVE



The department of Theatre & Speech at the University of South Carolina is proud to announce a new masters degree program in speech communication. 

The program enables students to take courses across the curriculum in departments of rhetoric (English), linguistics, political sciences, journalism, mass communication. We are interested in tailoring each masters study program to the interests and goals of each student. New courses in cultural studies, business, risk theory, argumentation, and debating are being added. 

The program revolves around certain points of focus. We already have much of the course work in place. The major focus will be in argumentation. Since the current faculty are expert in that area, we will build on our strengths. 

CORE FACULTY

David Berube, Associate Professor, Ph.d. New York University. Office phone 803-777-6663, Email Address: berube@sc.edu
Kevin Sargent, Assistant Professor, Ph.d. Northwestern University. Office phone 803-777-0853, Email Address: sargent@sc.edu
Roy Schwartzman, Assistant Professor, Ph.d. University of Iowa. Office phone 803-777-0055, Email Address: schwartzman@sc.edu
Charles Wilbanks, Associate Professor, Ph.d. University of Nebraska Office phone 803-777-6595, Email address: wilbanks@sc.edu
.....and remaining faculty from across campus. 

How do I get information?

1. Information on the graduate school is at http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/grad_student_info.html. 2. The graduate school bulletin is at http://www.sc.edu/bulletin/grad/. 

How do I apply?

1. First, apply online at http://www.gradschool.sc.edu/grad_school_enrollment_applications.html. You will be applying for admission to the graduate program in Theatre/Speech with an emphasis in Speech. The application will offer you only Theatre as an option. That's not a problem. You are applying within that department. You will indicate your desire to study Speech when you send us further correspondence. We are working to clarify this oversight. 2. Second, take your G.R.E.'s or M.A.T.'s and have the scores reported to the graduate admissions office. 3. Third, send official transcripts, two letters of recommendation to graduate admissions and a writing sample to graduate admissions and the Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance. You can email your sample to hunterj@gwm.sc.edu. Our snail-mail address is: Mr. J. Hunter, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Theatre, Speech and Dance, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
4. Fourth, apply for a graduate assistantship as soon as possible. Standard TAs in the basic course receive tuition reduction and a $4,000 stipend. 

TENTATIVE
GRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY IN
SPEECH COMMUNICATION

Projected requirements include (9) credit hours from the following: THSP 547 Persuasive Communication (3). Analysis of the process and functions of persuasive communication (analysis of public speaking). THSP 549 Rhetoric of Performance Texts (3). Analysis, evaluation, and application of principal rhetoric theories. Includes analysis of performance texts.
THSP 700 Research Methods (3). Examination of research procedures and methodologies appropriate to graduate studies in theatre and speech.
AND
THSP 799 Thesis Preparation (1-9 cr.)

Unlike some graduate programs, we have drawn from the best coursework across our campus to offer the graduate students a broad understanding of communication studies. We feel the compiled course offerings allow us to produce the finest teachers and pre-doctoral students. In consultation with a graduate adviser, students will select a course of study that both meets their needs and interests. 

And up to 18 credit hours from the following: 

THSP 511 Arguments in Cultural Studies. (3) The study of arguments drawn from popular culture. THSP 512 Arguments in Science and Technology. (3) The study of arguments drawn from science and technology emphasizing how scientific methodologies are modified and corrupted to make persuasive appeals. GEOG 530 Environmental Hazards. (3) Human and environmental contributions to the generation and management of hazards originating from extreme natural events to technological failures. Contemporary public policy issues at the national and international level. THSP 541 Speech Criticism. (3) Detailed analysis and evaluation of the research models utilized in the criticism of public address. Application of one or more critical methods will be required. JOUR 542 Public Opinion and Propaganda. (3) Propaganda as persuasive communication; public opinion and its role in society. THSP 543 Legal Communication. (3) Communication questions and skills employed by lawyers, judges, litigants, and jurors in criminal and civil judicial processes; special emphasis on interviewing, negotiation, and litigation. THSP 544 18th and 19th Century American Public Address. (3) The discourse of selected American speakers whose speeches have played a significant role in shaping and reflecting the nation's development from the 18th and 19th centuries. THSP 545 20th and 21st Century American Public Address. (3) The discourse of selected American speakers whose speeches have played a significant role in shaping and reflecting the nation's development from the 20th and 21st centuries. THSP 546 Alternative Voices. (3). The oral discourse of selected American speakers drawn from groups such as women, African Americans, and other populations traditionally underrepresented in the canons of public address. THSP 548 Contemporary Campaign Rhetoric. (3) Analysis and evaluation of the suasory speechmaking of political figures seeking state or national offices. Offered only in fall semester in which national elections are held. WOST 555 Language and Gender. (3) The course will explore an approach to gender and language use that emphasizes the ground in social social practice of truth. THSP 560 Advanced Argumentation and Debate. (3) A study of argument fields and methodologies, including descriptive and normative research of discourse and advanced contest debating. JOUR 562 The Journalism of Science and Technology. (3) Explores the role of the media in shaping perceptions of scientific issues and public policy. Emphasis on methods of communicating technical information to various publics. THSP 563 Great Debates. (3) A study of debates at the Constitutional Convention, Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858), vice-presidental and presidential debates, and other national debates. THSP 564 Speechwriting and Advocacy. (3) An exploration of the process of advanced public policy advocacy emphasizing speech writing strategies, issues management, and systematic advocacy campaigns. THSP 599 Special Topics in Theatre and Speech. (3) Reading and research on selected topics. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by suffix and title. May be repeated once as topics vary. THSP 701 Teaching Speech Communication. (3) Training in the instruction of the speech communication course. THSP 702 Directing Debate and Forensics. (3) Training in the direction and coaching of interscholastic and intercollegiate programs in contest debates and forensic events. JOUR 702 Communication Theory. (3). Considerations in the development of communication theory, with emphasis on theoretical formulations derived in the behavioral sciences and applications to communication situations. JOUR 710 Organizational Communication. (3) Communication within organizations. Theory and research in internal organizational communications, and current issues of concern in the field. GINT 720 Political Communication. (3) The role of communication in creating collective political reality, with particular attention to how governmental, economic, professional, and cultural factors influence media organizations. ENGL 792 Classical Rhetoric. (3) A survey of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory, the backgrounds of composition. ENGL 793 Rhetorical Theory and Practice, Medieval to Modern. (3) A survey of the major theories of rhetoric and composition from medieval to modern times focusing on 1500 to 1800. ENGL 794 Modern Rhetorical Theory. (3) A survey of twentieth century contributions to rhetorical theory as applied to writing. ANTH 780 Ethnography of Communication. (3) Ethnographic analysis of communication in groups and institutes in different cultures. THSP 796, 797 Special Projects (1-3 cr. Each). 


That should do it.

David M. Berube, Ph.D
Assoc. Prof., Speech Communication &
Director of Carolina Debate
University of South Carolina 29208
Dept. of Speech and Theatre
803-777-6663
803-777-0055 (fax)
berube@sc.edu and dmberube@mindspring.com 

>>>"Alfred C. Snider" <asnider@ZOO.UVM.EDU> 01/21/00 02:22PM >>> 
We are expanding our listings for graduate study connected with debate. Please send me basic contact information for any relevant graduate school opportunities at your institution and we will see that it gets listed at http://debate.uvm.edu/growgrad.html 

Thanks for your help. I want to assist potential graduate students in finding your program.

Alfred Charles Snider -- Lawrence Professor of Forensics, University of Vermont Mail: 475 Main Street, UVM, Burlington, VT 05405-4225, Phone: 802-238-8345 mobile, 802-656-0097 office, Fax: 802-656-4275; DEBATE CENTRAL: http://debate.uvm.edu/; WORLD DEBATE INSTITUTE 2000 - make plans now - http://debate.uvm.edu/wdi.html; Proud member of http://www.whosim.org - "Don't just observe it, experience it!"