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Theatre Emphasis in Communication

Theatre provides you with an opportunity to excel on stage. You can develop your talents in acting, directing, costuming, stage design and theatre management. You may take part in up to five major productions each year and a variety of one-act plays. In addition to performance, a broad range of courses are offered in acting, directing, stagecraft, and dramatic literature. You will be well prepared to pursue the kind of creative communication career you want.

Bachelor of Arts
(Communication with emphasis in Theatre)

University Degree Requirements

Hours

Specified General Education Courses:

Foundation Studies

18

Elective/Specified General Education Courses:

Liberal Arts

International Studies component (elect two of three courses)

6

Humanities (three electives)

9

Mathematics and Natural Sciences (three electives, one laboratory)

10

Social and Behavioral Sciences (three electives)

9

Upper-division Integrative Course (one elective)

3

Modern Language Courses (Beginning courses I,II)

10

Department Requirements

COMM 120/120L

Introduction to Theatre/Lab

4

COMM 128

Mass Media in a Free Society

3

INT 140

Introduction to Electronic Media

3

COMM 318

Introduction to Organizational Communication

3

SLP 600

Normal and Pathological Communication

3

Major Electives (Theatre Emphasis)

COMM 121

Interpretative Reading, or

COMM 125

Introduction to Motion Pictures, or

COMM 662

Creative Dramatics/Children's Theatre, or

COMM 675

Playwriting/Screenwriting

3

COMM 122

Acting

3

COMM 224

Stagecraft

3

COMM 226

Rehearsal and Performance, or

COMM 328

Theatre Workshop

3

COMM 361

Basics of Directing

3

COMM 666

Theatre History, or

COMM 667

Dramatic Literature (3-course sequence) (may substitute one of following)

COMM 670

Problems in Staging,or

COMM 671

Lighting, or

COMM 672

Scene Design

9

Free Electives

19

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