Department of Theatre and Communication Studies

Communication Arts Center
Robert W. Woodruff Library, Lower
Level Telephone: 404-880-8903

Dr. Eve Graves
(Chair)
jgraves@cau.edu

The mission of the Department of Theatre and Communication Studies is to prepare undergraduate students with mastery in areas of diverse literature, rhetoric, communication and performing arts, and technical skills for professional careers as well as graduate studies. The vision of the Department of Theatre and Communication Studies is to train future scholars and theatre practitioners in communication and theatre arts with the capabilities to influence national and international communities through the use of various new evolving art forms.

The Speech Communication degree program prepares students for careers in the fields of communication, education, law and politics as well as for positions in the public and private sectors and other industries that require employees to have excellent writing, oral and presentation skills, interpersonal skills and the ability to understand communication issues. Students also are prepared to pursue graduate and professional studies in communication related disciplines.

The Theatre Arts degree program prepares students in all the integral parts of theatre art form: acting, movement, technical, and literary studies. Theatre majors develop proficiency in the production, design and direction of plays, using oral and written communication expressions including the theoretical and philosophical perspectives of the theatre.