Communication, Film, and Theatre

Communication, Film, and Theatre
Academic Bulletin  

Areas of Study: 

• Communication and Cultural Studies
  • Values and Societies
• Film and Digital Storytelling and Theatre
  • Visual and Performing Arts

Major/Minor Exclusions:
A student majoring in Communication and Cultural Studies may not double major or minor in Theatre or minor in Film and Digital Storytelling.
A student minoring in Communication and Cultural Studies may not major in Theatre.
A student minoring in Film and Digital Storytelling may not major in Communication and Cultural Studies or Theatre.
A student majoring in Theatre may not double major or minor in Communication and Cultural Studies or minor in Film and Digital Storytelling.
A student minoring in Theatre may not major in Communication and Cultural Studies.
Discontinued Program: Film and Digital Storytelling Major (last in 2021-2022 Bulletin)

The department offers 2 majors and 3 minors: 

• Communication & Cultural Studies (COMM) - major and minor
• Film & Digital Storytelling (FDS) - minor only
• Theatre (THTR) - major and minor

Minimum credits for majors & minors are as follows:

• Majors should take introductory courses during the 1^st year
• Minors should take introductory courses during the 1^st or 2^nd year
• Majors and minors must take introductory courses before the 4^th year
  • Communication & Cultural Stuides: COMM 120 and COM 145
  • Film & Digital Storytelling: FDS 171 and FDS 202
  • Theatre: THTR 110, THTR 150 and THTR 150
• The majors combin a core sequence (from introductory courses to the Senior Project) with 2 elective modules of 12 credits each. the Theatre major requires one of the elective modules to be “Live Performance” (THTR courses).
• The majors requier students to take at least 3 courses (12 credits) in one of the other areas of the department through a 3-course elective module. They are:
  • “Media, Politics, & Technology (COMM courses)
  • “Popular Culture and Civic Life” (COMM courses)
  • “Digital Storytelling” (FDS and JOURN courses)
  • “Live Performance” (THTR courses)
• FSCOM 201 is recommended but not required for majors or minors
  • Majors can use FSCOM 201 toward one “Module of Inquiry”
  • Minors can use FSCOM 201 toward their requirements
• If a student lets you know that they plan to major in Film & Digital Storytelling, please ask them to speak with Michael Mehler, chair of Communication, Film, and Theatre.

Communication and Cultural Studies Major (50 Credits) suggested timeline:

¹“Media-making” (choose 1)

²“Modes of Inquiry” (choose 2 modules, take 3 courses from each - 2 of 6 courses must be at 300-level)

Theatre Major (55 credits) suggested timeline:

¹“Theatre Electives” (3 courses, 1 must be at 300-level)

²“Modules of Inquiry” (choose 1 module, take 3 courses - 1 course must be at 300-level)

Communication and Cultural Studies Minor (24 credits) suggested timeline:

Film and Digital Storytelling Minor (24 credits) suggested timeline:

¹“Digital Storytelling” (2 courses, 2 at 300-level or above)

Theatre Minor (24 credits) suggested timeline:

²“Performance & Production” (4 credits):

See Communication and Theatre Transition Tracking