Communications Minor

Minor

The Department offers a minor in Communication, requiring 18 semester hours. Each area requires 6 hours with 12 elective hours to be taken in consultation with your advisor. Of those 12 elective hours, 6 hours must be upper-level (3000-4000).

A minor with a concentration in MASS COMMUNICATION includes:

COMM 1040 Intro to Mass Communication (3)

COMM 1050 Technologies and Techniques of Digital Media (2)

COMM 1060 Fundamentals of Media Writing (1)

+12 hours of electives (6 hours upper level)

A minor with a concentration in COMMUNICATION STUDIES includes:

COMM 2100 Fundamentals of Communication (3)

COMM 3220 Advanced Public Speaking (3)

+12 hours of electives (6 hours upper level)

A minor with a concentration in THEATRE includes:

THTR 3520 Modern Drama (3)

Choice of one of the following:

THTR 2400 Elementary Acting (3)

THTR 1110 Stagecraft (3)

+12 hours of electives (6 hours upper level)

DANCE MINOR PROGRAM

The minor in dance is administered by the Department of Communications within the Theater and Dance Program. Students in any major field may minor in dance with the approval of the coordinator of the dance minor program and the department chairperson of Communications.

The purpose of the Dance Track Program is to provide a vigorous and comprehensive undergraduate education in theater and dance based on core requirements, which lead students to specialized creative work in the profession, to graduate work in preparation for teaching, performance, and research, or to other careers within or beyond the arts and entertainment industry. The program requires its students to build on a broad based liberal arts education that promotes the development of student’s knowledge and values for an increasingly complex, diverse and interdependent global village. The Dance Minor Program is designed to prepare students for a career in performance or choreography in a variety of professional situations. The Dance Minor Program, serve two main Tracks/groups of students, which are students in The Dance Performance Track and The Choreography Track. The Performance Track will prepare the student professionally within the rigorous demands of concentrated rehearsals and numerous performing experiences. The Choreography Track will enable the student to create works for concerts or workshops as well as the professional world of theater. There are two groups of course work that must be taken and they are Dance Technique Courses and Dance Lecture/Performance Courses. Students should consult with the theater coordinator to structure an academic program that will provide a broad understanding of the basic principles of the academic program. Consultation is important for all majors, so that the suggested program plan may be tailored to the student’s particular needs and interests.