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 We hope you enjoy your visit. You should find a variety of information about our department. We have three major concentrations in the department: Communication Studies, Theatre, and Communication Disorders. Communication Studies majors currently may prepare for a variety of career paths in sales, public relations, tourism, marketing, personnel and other communication related occupations or graduate school opportunities. We were proud to announce a unique interdisciplinary program in Organizational Communication was approved in the summer of 1999. It is now growing very quickly and is placing internships though campus and the middle Tennessee area. We also have an exciting Theatre program that offers majors and specialized minors in both performance and technical areas. The Theatre program allows students to participate in all aspects of the performance and technical production of shows in a diverse theatre season every academic year. Two theaters are available for productions. Tucker theatre provides a 1000 seat venue and the Studio Theatre provides performance space for more intimate productions. Theatre majors are well trained for many careers. Our students have found careers in professional or educational theatre, the entertainment industry and related fields. Students interested in graduate school are well prepared by our program. Numerous scholarship opportunities are also available to students majoring in the Theatre program. We believe we have the best undergraduate theatre program in the state of Tennessee. Our newest program is our Dance minor. The Dance minor offers students interested in Dance a unique area of study that makes an excellent area of study for Theatre majors and other programs of study as well. We look forward to developing a concentration in Dance in the future. The Dance program will work closely with the Theatre program in curriculum development and theatrical and dance productions. Our Communication Disorders program provides excellent undergraduate training for students interested in the exciting and growing field of communication disorders. Our students receive high quality instruction, clinical experience and excellent preparation for graduate study. Our Communication Disorders program is one of the few in the country that offers undergraduates opportunities for clinical training. Our best graduates are in high demand by graduate programs in the region and in the nation. Our department also offers students outstanding opportunities for co-curricular participation in a nationally ranked intercollegiate debate program. The MTSU Debate Squad finished 10th in the nation in 1998 among over 200 colleges and universities competing in the activities of the Cross Examination Debate Association. The MTSU Debate Program dates from 1911 and is both the oldest and most successful competitive organization of any kind on the MTSU campus. Scholarships are also available for successful debaters at MTSU. If you have questions of any kind about our majors, minors, scholarships or other aspects of our programs, do not hesitate to email me at the address below. Regards, |
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