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Department of Communication and Media Studies
The Department of Communication and Media Studies aims to educate students in all aspects of human communication. Our goal is to produce graduates who can think critically, reason morally, write and speak with precision and impact, and present performances in a variety of media to audiences of all types. We offer majors and minors in Communication and Mass Communication/Journalism (with concentrations in Public Relations and in Broadcasting) and majors in Speech Education and Performance Studies. Our Mass Communication degrees are complemented by lab work on the Bells, the UMHB student newspaper, and on the Bluebonnet, the university yearbook, as well as internships at a variety of local newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. Our Communication and Speech Education degrees are supported by a growing and successful inter-collegiate forensics and speech competition team. Our Performance Studies program produces short films as well as one-person stage performances and internet webcasts.
Major in Performance Studies, B.A. degree
A major in Performance Studies is 33 semester horus consisting of COMM 1340, 2340, 3350, 3380, 3390, 4370; DRAM 2350, 3310, 4300; ENGL 4321 and 4341. Suggested minors are Art, Communication, Drama, Mass Communication/Journalism, and Music. This degree is appropriate for students wishing to certify in Theatre Arts at the secondary level (see Theatre section of catalog). Students wishing to certify need to consult the Department of Education for EDUC course requirements, to obtain more information about student teaching and the certification process.
Academic Foundation
| ENGL 1321 & 1322 | 6 |
| English Literature | 6 |
| COMM 1320 | 3 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts | 3 |
| Social Sciences | 12 |
| Foreign Language (one language) | 14 |
| Mathematics (MATH 1306 or higher) | 3 |
| Mathematics and/or Laboratory Science | 3-4 |
| CSBS 1311 & 1312 | 6 |
| Exercise and Sport Science (two activity courses) | 2 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 64-65 |
Required Courses
| COMM 1340 Introduction to Speech Performance | 3 |
| COMM 2340 Storytelling | 3 |
| COMM 3350 Forensics and Competitve Speech | 3 |
| COMM 3380 Voice and Diction | 3 |
| COMM 3390 Introduction to Film Studies | 3 |
| COMM 4370 Distance Communication and Performance | 3 |
| THEA 2350 Introduction to the Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 3310 Acting | 3 |
| THEA 4300 Directing | 3 |
| ENGL 4321 Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 4341 Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
| Total | 33 |
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