Communications: Performance
TRANSFER MAJOR
Curriculum Code No. 1121
Decisions on the transferability of courses are made by the four-year colleges and differ from school to school. Students enrolled in this major should contact the Transfer Services Office early in their academic program to determine which courses will transfer to the college of their choice.
Department of the Arts: Communications Office
Hicks 125 • Phone (215) 968-8425
The Communications Performance major stresses awareness of the nature, purposes, problems, and effects of human communication. Seven of the nine required courses in this major focus on participatory classes involving mixed media and requiring some aspect of performance on the part of the student. The emphases vary among individual, group, and mass communications.
This major develops the student interested in the performing arts, but also in other careers in communications fields such as public relations, mass communication, advertising and marketing, intra- and interpersonal communication, to name just a few.
Graduates of this program are able to
- demonstrate a basic knowledge of communication theory and awareness of the responsibilities associated with communication in a free society;
- demonstrate basic, individual and ensemble acting skills;
- read about, write about, and analyze theater history and literature using basic research, critically thinking skills, and a performance arts vocabulary; and
- participate in the planning, production, directing, and evaluation of a theatrical performance or oral interpretation or video studio techniques.
Degree Course Requirements
| COMM111 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COMM230 | Oral Interpretation 3 | 3 |
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,I,1 | 3 |
| COMP111 | English Composition II I,2 | 3 |
| COMT101 | Introduction to the Theatre 4 | 3 |
| COMT103 | Acting I 3 | 3 |
| COMT203 | Acting II I | 3 |
| COMT150 | Theatre Production I | 1 |
| COMT209 | Acting for the Camera I | 3 |
| Acting Elective F | 3 | |
| College level Mathematics A or Science C | 6 | |
| Cultural Perspectives B | 6 | |
| Electives H | 6 | |
| INTG285 | Integration of Knowledge G,I,5 | 3 |
| Personal Health D | 2 | |
| Social Perspectives C | 6 | |
| Speaking Elective E | 3 | |
| 60 |
Recommended Semester Sequence
The recommended course sequence is designed for full-time students who average 15 credit hours per semester. Students may need more time to complete major requirements based on placement testing. This additional time will entail some adjustments to the sequence recommended.
| First Semester | ||
| COMM111 | Media and Society | 3 |
| COMP110 | English Composition I A,I | 3 |
| COMT103 | Acting I 3 | 3 |
| COMT150 | Theatre Production I | 1 |
| Personal Health D | 2 | |
| Social Perspectives C | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | ||
| COMM230 | Oral Interpretation 3 | 3 |
| COMP111 | English Composition II I,2 | 3 |
| COMT203 | Acting II I | 3 |
| Cultural Perspectives B | 3 | |
| Elective H | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| Third Semester | ||
| COMT101 | Introduction to Theatre 4 | 3 |
| COMT209 | Acting for the Camera I | 3 |
| College level Mathematics A or Science C | 3 | |
| Elective H | 3 | |
| Speaking Elective E | 3 | |
| 15 | ||
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Acting Elective F | 3 | |
| College Level Mathematics A or Science C | 3 | |
| Cultural Perspective | 3 | |
| INTG285 | Intergration of Knowledge G,I,5 | 3 |
| Social Perspectives C | 3 | |
| 15 |
A Placement testing required.
B Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any course may be chosen except COMT101.
C Consult the list of courses approved for this subcategory. Any course may be
chosen.
D Choose from PHED106, PHED126, PHED129, PHED130, PHED175.
E Choose from COMM105 or COMM110.
F Choose from COMT209, COMT210, COMT211.
G Any INTG course may be chosen.
H Pre-college level courses do not meet this requirement.
ICourse requires prerequisite.
1 Satisfies College Writing Level I.
2 Satisfies College Writing Level II.
3 Satisfies Creative Expression.
4 Satisfies Cultural Perspectives.
5 Satisfies Writing Intensive requirement.
Students who do not seek the Associate of Arts Degree may earn the legend, "Major Requirements Satisfied," on their transcripts by successfully completing all the courses listed in the major except six credits in mathematics or science, six credits in cultural perspectives, three credits in history, two credits in personal health, three credits in integration of knowledge and six credits of electives.
Credits exceeding the required minimum cannot be used to satisfy required credits in other course requirements.
