Communication and Performance Studies (Theatre)

Major and Minor

The Communication and Performance Studies program offers a theatre major and minor. The program presents students with opportunities to study communication and performance behaviors at intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and organizational levels. Committed to the ethical development and treatment of communication in its rich variety of forms, the program challenges students to understand, apply, analyze, and articulate the complexity of human communication in a variety of contexts.

Courses

Major in Theatre: 39 credit hours

THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 220 Fundamentals of Acting
THEA 242 Production and Performance I
THEA 300 Fundamentals of Directing
THEA 352 Production and Performance II
THEA 401 History of the Theatre I
THEA 402 History of the Theatre II
THEA 411 Dramatic Literature
THEA 462 Production and Performance III
THEA 490 Portfolio
THEA 495 Internship

3 credit hours from:

THEA 190 Stagecraft or THEA 290 Production Design or THEA 390 Specialty Design

6 credit hours from:

THEA 395 Plays By and About Women or THEA 405 Advanced Acting or
THEA 406 Advanced Directing

6 credit hours from:

THEA or AMGT courses at the 300 level or higher

Major in Communication Studies & Theatre with teaching licensure (5-12): 30 credit hours COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication

COMM 227 Advanced Public Speaking
COMM 300 Argumentation
COMM 355 Conflict Management
DIGI 210 Media and Society
THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 220 Fundamentals of Acting
THEA 260 Oral Interpretation of Literature
THEA 300 Fundamentals of Directing
THEA 411 Dramatic Literature
Plus requirements for secondary education and education core
*Note: Because of limited placement options for secondary communication studies/theatre student
teachers, the candidate must complete a second teaching major.

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Minor in Theatre with teaching licensure (Education Licensure 5-12): 24 credit hours

COMM 100 Fundamentals of Communication
COMM 227 Advanced Public Speaking
COMM 300 Argumentation
DIGI 210 Media and Society
THEA 110 Introduction to the Theatre
THEA 220 Fundamentals of Acting
THEA 260 Oral Interpretation of Literature
THEA 300 Fundamentals of Directing
Plus requirements for secondary education and education core