Mass
Communication Bachelor
of Arts (BA)
In
addition to completing the General Education core, the following
courses are required:
- THEA
120, 320, 340;
- MC
100, 200, 215, 255, 315, 455, and 462,
- and
18 hours of MC electives for a total of 39 hours.
A
total of 130 or more credit hours is required to graduate. No
more than 42 hours of MC courses may be applied to this total.
In
addition to completing the General Education core, the following
courses are required:
- THEA
120;
- MC
100, 200, 215, 255, 315, 411, 412, 455, and 462,
- and
12 hours of MC electives for a total of 39 hours.
A
total of 130 or more credit hours is required to graduate. No
more than 42 hours of MC courses may be applied to this total.
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Bachelor
of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS)
In
addition to completing the General Education core, the following
courses are required:
- SPCH
140, 141, 320, 450, and 455;
- THEA
320 and 340;
- 3
hours from: SPCH 330, 360, 344 or 452;
- 3
hours from: SPCH 435 or 445; and
- 9
hours in Communication Arts electives, as approved by the adviser.
A
total of 130 or more credit hours is required to graduate.
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B.A.
or B.S. degree
In
addition to completing the General Education core, students must
complete the following courses:
- THEA
120, 213, 250, 270, 313, 320, 340, 355, 370, 371, 417, 423,
and 424; and
- 9
hours of THEA electives.
A
total of 130 or more credit hours is required to graduate.
All
B.A. and B.S. majors are expected to participate in departmental
productions.
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Bachelor
of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Theatre
Students
seeking the Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree in Theatre (Acting
and Directing) are required to audition for all departmental mainstage
productions.
Elective
courses, whether inside or outside the department, must be selected
in consultation with the major adviser.
In
order to be admitted to the B.F.A. program, a student must have
completed THEA 120, 213, 250, 270, demonstrated an aptitude for
the chosen area of study (acting/directing, design/technology,
musical theatre), and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA in all theatre
courses.
Upon
completion of the sophomore year (or for transfer students, after
one semester at UM), all students wishing to enter the B.F.A.
Theatre program must schedule a screening examination with Theatre
faculty, who will evaluate students individually and recommend
appropriate programs of study.
A
senior project (THEA 465) is required of every candidate for the
B.F.A. Theatre degree. The project may be in acting, directing,
or design, or it may consist of a research paper or creative work,
to be presented publicly or as approved by the faculty. The senior
project must be proposed, approved, and scheduled the year before
it is to be presented. Deadlines for submission, approval, and
scheduling are determined by the faculty (usually in November
of the junior year) and posted on the department call-board. If
a proposal is submitted late, the grade on the student’s
senior project will be lowered by one letter grade, and by an
additional letter grade for each month following, until the proposal
is submitted. A student who does not submit a proposal has the
option to not graduate or to complete a project assigned by the
faculty of the department.
All
Theatre majors must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better to participate
in a production that is not a class assignment.
In
addition to completing the General Education core, the student
should meet the following requirements:
The
concentration in Acting/Directing requires the following THEA
courses:
- 120,
213, 250, 270, 313, 317, 320, 323, 340, 370, 371, 380, 390,
409, 413, 417, 423, 424, 451, 465, and 470; and
- an
additional 17 hours of Theatre or theatre-related electives.
The
concentration in Design/Technology requires the following THEA
courses:
- 120,
213, 250, 270, 317, 318, 323, 340, 350, 355, 360, 371, 390,
409, 417, 423, 424, 451, and 465; and
- an
additional 23 hours of Theatre or theatre-related electives,
e.g., theatre, music, art, textiles, or dramatic literature,
as approved by the adviser.
The
concentration in Musical Theatre requires the following THEA courses:
- 120,
213, 250, 270, 313, 317, 320, 323, 340, 370, 371, 390, 409,
413, 417, 423, 424, 451, 465, and 470; and
- an
additional 20 hours of electives in Theatre, music, and dance,
as approved by the adviser.
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Minors
This
minor consists of
- MC
100, 200, 220, 255, 365,
- and
electives approved by the adviser, for a total of 21 hours.
Students
majoring in Mass Communication may not claim a minor in Journalism.
This
minor consists of
- MC
100, 200, 215, 255, 315, 455,
- and
electives approved by the adviser, for a total of 21 hours.
Communication
Studies
This
minor consists of
- SPCH
140 and 141,
- and
electives approved by the adviser, for a total of 21 hours.
Theatre
This
minor consists of
- THEA
213, 250, 270, 423, 424,
- and
6 hours of electives, as approved by a Theatre adviser.
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Currently
there is a hold on admission into the Theatre and Speech Graduate
Programs.
There is no Mass
Communication Graduate Program.
Contact the chair
regarding new applications.
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