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.

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

Minor in Theatre: 21 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 462 Production and Performance III

3 credit hours from:

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

6 credit hours from the following list:

THEA 395 Plays By and About Women
THEA 401 History of Theatre I
THEA 402 History of Theatre II
THEA 405 Advanced Acting
THEA 406 Advanced Directing
THEA 411 Dramatic Literature

Recommended support work

AMGT 425 Topicss in Arts Management
COMM 302 Intercultural Communication
COMM 340 Civic Communication
COMM 355 Conflict Management
DIGI 102 Media Studio II: Video
DIGI 103 Media Studi0 III: Audio
DIGI 210 Media and Society
MUSC 136 Class Voice
Private Voice Lessons (MUSC 161/162, 261/262, 361/362, 461/462)

For information about Teaching Licensures in Theatre, see Communications Studies.