Welcome!
The Department of Communication Arts, located within the College of Arts & Humanities, provides a forum through which students can develop life skills such as confidence in oral and written presentations, communication skills, and critical analysis and problem-solving skills. Students in the Department represent a broad spectrum of majors, interests, and career possibilities in Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Multimedia Film & Production, Multimedia Journalism, Public Relations, and Theatre. They work together and with faculty on research projects, state-of-the-art productions, events, online news outlets, and broadcasts.
Degree programs are offered on the Statesboro and Armstrong campuses.
Statesboro Campus
Questions?
Professor Pamela Sears,
Department Chair,
psears@georgiasouthern.edu
Dr. Melanie Stone,
Assistant Chair,
mstone@georgiasouthern.edu
Armstrong Campus
Upcoming Events
“Female protagonists in the twenty-first century: A conversation with playwright Chris Mixon”
Thursday, March 21, 4 p.m.
Statesboro Campus, Sanford Hall Room 1002
The event is presented by the Campus Life Enrichment Committee, Theatre and Performance, Theatre South, Writing and Linguistics, Literature, and Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
Theatre 2022-23 Season
| Theatre Productions (all show times: Wed-Sat 7:30 p.m. & Sun 2 p.m.): | |
| Carrie Girl by Chris Mixon, adapted from Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie – Apr. 12-16, CAT Black Box, Directed by Sarah McCarroll, tickets online | |
| Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage March 30- April 1, 7:30 p.m. April 2, 3 p.m., Jenkins Theatre, Directed by: Teresa-Michelle W. Jackson, tickets online |
The Theatre Program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Theatre 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21 Reston, VA 20190-5248 703-437-0700, info@arts-accredit.org
News:
 | In 2021, the public relations area received Certification in Education for Public Relations (CEPR) from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Read more here. |
 | Each year, Dean Cummings challenges his Multi-Media & Film Production students with creating a TV show pilot. But because of the coronavirus, they were presented a new challenge. Read more about the new challenge. |
| The Georgia Southern Department of Communication Arts recently received an “A” grade for its commitment to providing its students with coursework in mass communication history from the American Journalism Historians Association. | |
 | Georgia Southern’s Communication Arts students have created Sincerely, Southern: A Communication Arts Department Magazine. Click here to visit the site. |
| Read the latest Comm Arts Talk newsletter | |
| Past News Items |
Alumnus James Kicklighter’s documentary examines first transgender singer in opera history to perform in a principal role. Read more here.
Legend of the Arts
