Advising Handbook 2022-2023 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
Advising Handbook 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication and Theatre Transition Tracking


Communication major

Category Courses through 20/SP COMM Courses 20/FA and after FDS/THTR Courses 20/FA and after
Introductory
     
Take BOTH
COMRT 120 Critical Media Studies COMM 120 Intro to Media Culture  
COMRT 145 Rhetoric & Public Comm COMM 145 Comm & Democratic Life  

Method

     Take ONE

COMRT 202 Modes of Film & Video   FDS 202 Film as a Narrative Art
COMRT 220 Media Criticism COMM 241 Cultural Criticism  
COMRT 240 Textual Analysis    

Practice

     Take ONE

COMRT 150 Acting I: Fundamentals   THTR 150 Acting 1: Fundamentals of Performance
COMRT 170 Oral Interpretation n/a  
COMRT 235 Adv Public Speaking COMM 235 Adv Public Speaking  
COMRT 276 Media, Theory, and Practice COMM 276 Digital and Integrated Branding Practices  
COMRT 285 Visual Production I   FDS 171 Filmmaking and Digital Storytelling 1

Communication and 
Civic Engagement

     Take ONE

COMRT 256 Power, Politics, & Comm COMM 256 Power, Politics, & Comm  
COMRT 261 Media Institutions COMM 261 Media Institutions  
COMRT 360 Rhetoric and Civic Engagement COMM 360 Rhetoric and Civic Engagement  

Communication and
Identity

     Take ONE

COMRT 251 Gender in Public Comm COMM 251 Gender in Public Comm  
COMRT 331 Bodies and Health in Public Comm COMM 331 Bodies and Health in Public Comm  
COMRT 351 Media and Identity COMM 351 Media and Identity  
COMRT 376 Media Consumption COMM 376 Ethnographic Methods in Media and Cultural
Studies
 

Advanced Topics

     Take ONE

COMRT 303 Acting & Directing for the Camera   FDS 310 Acting and Directing for the Camera
COMRT 305 Adv Studio Production  
COMRT 336 The Visual in Public Communication COMM 336 Screen Cultures  
COMRT 340 Computational Culture COMM 340 Computational Culture  
COMRT 375 Documentary Tradition   FDS 375 Documentary Tradition
COMRT 460 Media and Cultural Politics COMM 381 Media and Cultural Politics  

Advanced Theory and
Practice

     Take ONE

COMRT 300 Visual Production II   FDS 300 Filmmaking and Digital Storytelling 2
COMRT 465 Media and Cultural Theory COMM 300-level course not already taken  
COMRT 471 Theories of Identity and Representation n/a  
    FDS 350 Filmmaking Technique

Junior Seminar
     Take ONE

COMRT 581 Comm Jr Seminar COMM 581 Junior Seminar  
COMRT 583 Production Jr Seminar   FDS 583 Junior Seminar
Senior Project COMRT 600 Comprehensive Seminar COMM 600 Senior Seminar  
COMRT 610 Comm Senior Project COMM 610 Senior Project  
Electives additional COMRT course (4 credits) additional COMM course (4 credits) additional FDS course (4 credits0
-or- FSCOM 201 -or- FSCOM 201  


Communication minor

Catetory Courses through 20/SP COMRT Courses 20/FA and after FDS Courses 20/FA and after
Introductory
     Take ONE
COMRT 120 Introduction to Critical Media Studies COMM 120 Introduction to Media Culture  
COMRT 145 Foundations of Rhetoric and Public Communication COMM 145 Communication and Democratic Life  
200-level
     Take TWO
COMRT 200-level course COMM 200-level course  
  FDS 200-level courses
FSCOM 201 FSCOM 201  

300-level or higher

     Take TWO

COMRT 300-level courses COMM 300-level courses  
  FDS 300-level courses
COMRT 400-level courses n/a  
COMRT 581 COMM Jr Seminar COMM 581 Junior Seminar  
COMRT 583 Production Jr Seminar   FDS 583 Junior Seminar
Elective
     
Take ONE
Any COMRT course listed for the Communication major ANY COMM course not taken above Any FDS course not taken above
  any THTR course
COMRT 529 Internship COMM 529 Internship  


Theatre major

Category Courses through 20/SP Courses 20/FA and after  
Introductory
     
Take BOTH
COMRT 130 Introduction to Theatre THTR 110 Introduction to Theatre  
COMRT 225 Text and Performance THTR 210 Text and Performance  
Production
     
Take ONE (4 credits)
COMRT 150 Acting I: foundamentals THTR 150 Acting 1: Fundamentals of Performance  
COMRT 170 Oral Interpretation n/a  
Production
     
Take ONE (4 credits)
COMRT 180 Introduction to Theatre Production THTR 160 Introduction to State Production (2 credits) -AND–
one of:
THTR 160 Scenic Production (2 cr)
THTR 162 Costume Production (2 cr)
THTR 163 Lighting Production (2 cr)
-AND-
Take ONE (2 credits)
not taken above
COMRT 211 Topics in Scenic Prod THTR 161 Scenic Production (2 cr)  
COMRT 212 Topics in Ltg & Snd Prod THTR 163 Lighting Production (2 cr)  
COMRT 213 Topics in Costume Production THTR 162 Costume Production (2 cr)  
COMRT 214 Topics in Theatre Mgt n/a  

Practicum

     Take TWO

COMRT 151 Practicum: Performance THTR 221 Practicum: Performance  
COMRT 181 Practicum: Production THTR 222 Practicum: Production  
COMRT 281 Practicum: Management THTR 223 Practicum: Management  
  THTR 224 Practicum: Dramaturgy  
Theatre History
     
Take BOTH
COMRT 315 Theatre History I THTR 311 Theatre History 1  
COMRT 325 Theatre History II THTR 312 Theatre History 2  
Junior Seminar COMRT 582 Theatre Junior Seminar THTR 582 Junior Seminar  
Senior Project COMRT 600 Comprehensive Seminar THTR 600 Theatre Comprehensive Seminar  
COMRT 611 Theatre Senior Project THTR 610 Theatre Senior Project  
Electives
     
8-16 hours
additional COMRT courses Additional THTR courses may include COMM or FDS course at advisor’s 
discretion
-or- FSCOM 201 -or- FSCOM 201

Theatre minor

Category

Category Courses through 20/SP Courses 20/FA and after  
Introduction
     
Take BOTH
COMRT 130 Introduction to Theatre THTR 110 Introduction to Theatre  
COMRT 225 Text and Performance THTR 210 Text and Performance  

Performance/
Production

     Take ONE   

COMRT 150 Acting I: Fundamentals THTR 150 Acting 1: Fundamentals of Performance  
COMRT 180 Introduction to Theatre Production THTR 160 Introduction to Stage Production (2 credits)
-AND- one of:
THTR 161 Scenic Production (2 cr)
THTR 162 Costume Production (2 cr)
THTr 163 Lighting Production (2 cr)
COMRT 200 Fund of Play Direction THTR 280 Directing 1  

Advanced

     Take ONE

COMRT 230 Production Design I THTR 260 Production Design 1  
COMRT 270 Acting II: Scene Study THTR 250 Acting 2: Scene Study  
COMRT 315 Theatre History I THTR 311 Theatre History 1  
COMRT 325 Theatre History II THTR 312 Theatre History 2  
COMRT 380 Acting III: Styles THTR 350 ACting 3: Styles  
COMRT 425 Advanced Play Direction THTR 380 Directing 2  
COMRT 430 Advanced Topics n/a  
Theatre History
     Take ONE
COMRT 315 Theatre History I THTR 311 Theatre History 1  
COMRT 325 Theatre History II THTR 312 Theatre History 2  
Junior Seminar COMRT 582 Theatre Junior Seminar THTR 582 Junior Seminar