Communicating Arts

• Faculty and Staff
• Communicating Arts Degree Programs
• Communicating Arts Major - Communication Concentration Requirements
• Communicating Arts Major - Media Concentration Requirements
• Media Studies Track Requirements
• Journalism Track Requirements
• Digital Cinema Track Requirements
• Interactive Media Track Requirements
• Theatre Major Requirements
• Minors Offered
  • Communication Minor Requirements
  • Media Minor Requirements
  • Journalism Minor Requirements
  • Theatre Minor Requirements
• Student Learning Outcomes

Faculty and Staff

Beth Austin, Senior Lecturer- Distance Learning: Media
Martha J. Einerson, Professor - Communication
Cathy A. Fank, Professor - Theatre
Tom Hansen - Senior Lecturer, Media
George Kurtzweil - Senior Lecturer, Media
Ephraim Nikoi, Associate Professor - On Campus and Distance Learning: Communication
Brent Notbohm, Professor - Media
Thomas Notton, Senior Lecturer - Media
Kim Rawson, Senior Lecturer - Distance Learning: Communication
Scott Smith, Senior Lecturer - Distance Learning: Communication
Chad Vollrath, Assistant Professor - Communication
Sue Wedan, Senior Lecturer - Theatre
Alison Wielgus, Assistant Professor - Media

Communicating Arts Degree Programs

Communicating Arts: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

Communication Concentration: Bachelor of Arts (6 credits of foreign language required) or Bachelor of Science

Media Concentration, All Tracks: Bachelor of Arts (no foreign language required)

Theatre Major: Bachelor of Arts (no foreign language required)

Pass-Fail Policy: No students may take Communicating Arts 110 on a pass-fail basis.

Communicating Arts Major - Communication Concentration Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (6 credits of foreign language required) or Bachelor of Science

Communication Program Description

The Communication concentration allows students to explore how social interaction shapes our everyday personal and professional lives, including how we form and negotiate relationships in groups, communities, and cultures. Coursework offers contemporary communication focusing on critical, cultural, and global perspectives. Students prepare themselves to participate creatively and analytically in our ever-changing world.

33 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

Communication Core Courses (12 credits required):

Senior Capstone Statement: Courses available to be paired with COMM 491 for identification as capstone with consent of advisor (minimum 3 credits) include: COMM 332, 356, 425, 467, 495, 498.

Theatre Electives (3 credits required):

Media Electives (3 credits required):

Communication Electives (15 credits required):

Communicating Arts Major - Media Concentration Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (no foreign language required)

Media Program Description:

The Media Concentration is divided into four tracks, each offering students an opportunity to explore, analyze, and practice in a specific area of media communication. Coursework blends theories, technologies, and techniques that facilitate student's development as media makers and critics within the powerful and complex media field.

Media Studies Track Requirements

34 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

A highly analytical and interdisciplinary course of study focused on developing skills for both critiquing and working in media.

Core Media Studies Courses (16 credits required):

Applied Media Electives (3 credits required):

Interdisciplinary Electives (3 credits required):

Media Studies Electives (9 credits required):

Senior Capstone (3 credits required):

Note: COMM 191 is taken with KUWS, The Promethean, or University Video Production

Journalism Track Requirements

34 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

Prepares students for work as journalists in diverse media and grounds them in an understanding of the profession's vital role in a democratic society.

Portfolio Statement: As part of their program of study, all Journalism Track students (starting with COMM 191 and 203) are expected to start and maintain a portfolio of newspaper clippings, sound and/or video recordings of journalism work. This portfolio should also include an up-to-date resume and other appropriate materials.

Core Journalism Courses (22 credits required):

Journalism Electives (9 credits required):

Senior Capstone (3 credits required):

or

Note: COMM 191 and 391 are taken with KUWS, The Promethean, or University Video Production

Digital Cinema Track Requirements

34 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

A balance of theory, technique and practice in the art of digital filmmaking.

Core Digital Cinema Courses (19 credits required):

 

or

Media Studies Electives (6 credits required):

Media Production Electives (6 credits required):

or

Senior Capstone (3 credits required):

Note: COMM 191 and 391 are taken with University Video Production

Interactive Media Track Requirements

34 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

The theory and technique of content production across a variety of digital media.

Core Interactive Media Courses (22 credits):

 

Media Studies Electives (3 credits required):

Applied Media Electives (6 credits required):

Senior Capstone (3 credits required):

Note: COMM 191 is taken with KUWS, The Promethean, or University Video Production

Theatre Major Requirements

All students graduating from Communicating Arts/Theatre receive a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree rather than a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree. Communication Arts/Theatre students are exempt from two semesters of a second language requirement to earn the B.A.

NOTE: Theatre majors are required to take 4 one credit practicum (only 1 may be in acting). A maximum of 6 credits of practica may be applied toward the requirements for a BA in Theatre. All theatre majors are required to be involved in University Theatre productions, as well as an annual portfolio review.

35 total credits - 15 credits upper-division (300+) minimum required.

Required Courses (19 credits required):

or

Capstone Statement: Courses available to be paired with COMM 491 for identification as capstone with consent of advisor (minimum three credits) include: COMM 475, 495, 498 - 3 credits.

Communication Electives (3 credits required):

Business Electives (3 credits required):

or

Required Practicum (Four 1-credit practicums are required, only 1 may be in acting for a total of 4 credits):

or

Electives (3 credits required):

or

Minors Offered

Student Learning Outcomes

• Communication: Students will apply modes, styles, and conventions of communication appropriate to the work and the audience
• Individual and Social Responsibility: Students will practice healthy interdependence and mutual respect through teamwork
• Creative and Critical Thinking: Students will consider multiple perspectives to produce original work