Communication, Media, and Performance

• Communication & Media program
• Dance & Movement Studies program
• Filmmaking program
• Journalism & Documentary Storytelling program
• Theatre program

Communication, Media, and Performance
Academic Bulletin

Exclusions:

• A student cannot minor in both Filmmaking and Journalism & Documentary Storytelling

Minimum credits for majors & minors are as follows:

Communication & Media program
 

Major suggested timeline (46 credits):

Junior Seminar & Senior Project Sequence: Students take the Jr. Seminar in Year 3, at the end of which a Sr. Project advisor is assigned. Students work individually with their Sr. Project advisor during Year 4, crafting a proposal plus a major section in the fall and completing it in the spring.

200-level COMM Electives (3 courses for the Major or 2 courses for the minor)

300-level COMM Electives (3 courses for the Major or 2 courses for the minor)

Minor suggested timeline:

Students interested in declaring a major in Communication & Media should speak directly with a faculty member to be their advisor or speak with the Department Chair of Communication, Media, and Performance. Students interested in declaring a minor should speak with the Department Chair.

Dance & Movement Studies program
 

Minor suggested timeline (26 credits):

¹DMS 380 is scheduled to be offered every Fall. Many students take DMS 381 and 382 in subsequent Fall semesters, beyond the minimum minor requirements..
²DMS 470 is scheduled to be offered every other Spring

DMS Practice Electives (12 credits, with at least 1 course from each column)
100- and 200-level courses earn 2 credits each; 300-level courses earn 1 credit each (except as noted)

Interdisciplinary Electives (choose 1 course)

Students interested in declaring a minor in Dance & Movement Studies should speak with Betsy Getschman (DMS faculty) or the Department Chair of Communication, Media, and Performance.

Filmmaking program
 

Minor suggested timeline (24 credits):

³FILM 202 is scheduled to be offered every Fall
⁴FILM 300 is scheduled to be offered every Spring
⁵FILM 400 is scheduled to be offered every Spring, beginning Spring 2026

Filmmaking Electives (choose 2 courses)

Students interested in declaring a minor in Filmmaking should speak with Mike Keeley (Filmmaking and Documentary Storytelling faculty) or the Department Chair of Communication, Media, and Performance.
 

Journalism & Documentary Storytelling program

Minor suggested timeline (24 credits):

⁵FILM 400 is scheduled to be offered every Spring, beginning Spring 2026 
⁶JOURN 310 is scheduled to be offered every Spring
⁷FILM 375 is scheduled to be offered every Fall

Journalism & Documentary Storytelling Electives (take a total of 4 credits)

Students interested in declaring a minor in Filmmaking or Journalism & Documentary Storytelling should speak with Mike Keeley (Filmmaking and Documentary Storytelling faculty) or the Department Chair of Communication, Media, and Performance.

Theatre program

Major suggested timeline (49 credits):

Junior Seminar & Senior Project Sequence: During Year 3 Majors take the THTR Jr. Seminar & Sr. Seminar, during which they develop their project proposals. The Senior Project is a single semester in either Fall or Spring based on student preference.

THTR Electives (3 courses)

Department Electives (4 credits) any THTR course not taken above or choose from 1 column below

Students interested in declaring a major in Theatre should speak directly with a faculty member to be their advisor or speak with the Department Chair of Communicaiton, Media, and Performance.

Minor suggested timeline (24 credits):

Students interested in declaring a minor should speak with the Department Chair of Communicaiton, Media, and Performance.