Communication Studies and Theatre Arts Degree Requirements
Communications Major Requirements – 42 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
ARTS 150 Digital Layout and Design – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 145 Media Production I – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 200 Introduction to Journalism – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 208 Mass Media – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 209 Multimedia Feature Writing – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 211 Editing and Publishing – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 232 Audio and Video Reporting and Anchoring – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 238 Human Communications – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 247 Publications – News – 2 Credit Hours
COMM 248 Publications – Yearbook – 2 Credit Hours
COMM 249 Publications – Video – 2 Credit Hours
COMM 325 Media Management – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 370 Media Production II – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 460 Internship – 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 360 Creative Writing: Fiction – 3 Credit Hours
Or ENGL 361 Creative Writing: Non-fiction – 3 Credit Hours
Suggested Free Electives for Communications:
ARTS 260 Photography – 3 Credit Hours
ARTS 315 Visual Communication Design – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 300 Principles of Marketing – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 360 Business Communications – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 230 The Film – 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 302 History and Development of the English Language – 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 201 Social Psychology – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 110 Techniques of Acting – 3 Credit Hours
Communications Minor Requirements- 18 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
- 18 Credit Hours of Communications electives
- Communications electives are to be chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.
Public Relations Major Requirements – 41 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
COMM 247 Publications – News – 3 Credit Hours
Or COMM248 Publications – Yearbook – 3 Credit Hours
Or COMM249 Publications – Video – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 240 Public Relations I – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 340 Public Relations II – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 460 Internship – 3 Credit Hours
ARTS 130 Typographic Design – 3 Credit Hours
ARTS 150 Digital Layout and Design – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 300 Principles of Marketing – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 301 Principles of Management – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 322 Human Resource Management – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 360 Business Communications – 3 Credit Hours
BUSA 450 Business Leadership and Ethics – 3 Credit Hours
COMP 150I Presentation Software: Power Point – 2 Credit Hours
Or COMP350E Presentation Software: Power Point – 2 Credit Hours
Choose two of the following electives for six (6) credit hours:
COMM 145 Media Production I – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 208 Mass Media – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 232 Audio and Video Reporting and Anchoring – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 238 Human Communications – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 370 Media Production II – 3 Credit Hours
Suggested Free Electives:
ARTS 120 Design I – 3 Credit Hours
ARTS 315 Visual Communication Design – 3 Credit Hours
COMP 350A Desktop Publishing I – 2 Credit Hours
COMP 350B Desktop Publishing II – 2 Credit Hours
ENGL 360 Creative Writing: Fiction – 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 361 Creative Writing: Non-fiction – 3 Credit Hours
PSYC 201 Social Psychology – 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 331 Methods of Research – 3 Credit Hours
Speech Major Requirements – 32 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
SCTH 130 Principles of Speech – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 137 Oral Interpretation of Literature – 1 Credit Hour
SCTH 140F Speech and Drama Activities – Forensics – 1 Credit Hour
SCTH 140T Speech and Drama Activities- Theatre – 1 Credit Hour
SCTH 230 Classical Rhetoric and Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 404 Senior Project – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 208 Mass Media – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 238 Human Communication – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 240 Public Relations I – 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 302 History and Development of the English Language – 3 Credit Hours
Electives – 9 Credit Hours
Speech/Theatre Education Major Requirements – 39 Credit Hours
SCTH 110 Techniques of Acting – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 137 Oral Interpretation of Literature – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 205 Arts Management – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 215 Technical Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 230 Classical Rhetoric and Criticism – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 310 Directing in the Modern Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 325 Theatre History and Literature – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 335 Current Practices in Debate & Forensics – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 208 Mass Media – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 238 Human Communication – 3 Credit Hours
ED 416 Methods for Teaching Speech and Drama (ACCK) – 3 Credit Hours
Students must complete 3 hours from the following electives:
SCTH 140F Speech and Drama Activities: Forensics and Debate – 1 Credit Hour
SCTH 140T Speech and Drama Activities: Theatre – 1 Credit Hour
SCTH 286 Special Topics – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 350 Topics in Speech, Communication, and Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 232 Broadcast Performance for Radio and TV – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 230 The Film – 3 Credit Hours
Students must complete 3 hours from the following:
SCTH 404 Senior Project – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 460 Internship – 3 Credit Hours
Theatre Major Requirements – 35 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
SCTH 100 Introduction to the Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 110 Techniques of Acting – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 137 Oral Interpretation of Literature – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 140T Speech and Drama Activities: Theatre – 2 Credit Hours
SCTH 205 Arts Management – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 215 Technical Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 310 Directing in the Modern Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 325 Theatre History and Literature – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 343 Principles of Stage Design – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 404 Senior Project – 3 Credit Hours
COMM 230 The Film – 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 301 Shakespeare – 3 Credit Hours
Theatre Minor Requirements – 18 Credit Hours
The student must complete all of the following:
SCTH 100 Introduction to the Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 110 Techniques of Acting – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 137 Oral Interpretation of Literature – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 215 Technical Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 310 Directing in the Modern Theatre – 3 Credit Hours
SCTH 325 Theatre History and Literature – 3 Credit Hours
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