Communication & Theatre Arts News

NEW MA IN LIFESPAN & DIGITAL COMMUNICATION!



The Communication program is excited to launch our new MA degree this fall 2011. We have begun to accept applications for the MA degree as well as an for our new accelerated BS/BA-MA degree option.

For information about the degree and the many special events to be held this spring take a look at the MA in Lifespan and Digital Communication website, or contact Dr. Tom Socha, Graduate Program Director, tsocha@odu.edu, 757-368-4114.

ProComm Information
Please follow this link for information on the Professional Communication Program at ODU.

Call for Applications
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS
The Department of Communication & Theatre Arts invites student applications for research assistants beginning summer and fall semesters 2007. Students will work with department faculty on faculty research projects, and in the process, receive three course credits (COMM 369 – Research Practicum) and invaluable experience.

Requirements:
-Minimum GPA of 3.25
-Completion of core classes and six-hours of upper-level classes in the major
-Acceptance into the program by individual faculty members

Click here for applications; click here for faculty research areas.

Welcome from the Chair

Greetings—we are delighted that you are visiting our departmental website! Please take a moment to explore our degree programs in Communication, Dance, and Theatre, our wide-ranging curricular, creative, and research interests, and our many related extracurricular activities, such as hosting incoming scholars, artists, and professionals, as well as producing a wide array of plays, dance concerts, debate and forensics events, films and multimedia productions, and an annual film and video festival.

Communication and Theatre Arts is the fastest growing department in the College of Arts and Letter. Our department strives to produce creative, culturally aware, and effective communicators and artists. We are student-centered in an approach that is both theoretical and applied, providing the conceptual grounding for lifelong learning and career flexibility, along with opportunities for professional training and off-campus internships.

If you are already a member of our departmental or university community, please use this site as an information resource. If you are just visiting, feel free to discover the many opportunities in and outside the classroom that we provide. Contact us anytime. Let us know how we can be of service to you. We look forward to meeting you soon as students, colleagues, and friends.

Dr. Stephen Pullen