T. Richard Cheatham, Ph.D., Dean
Steven A. Beebe, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Cathy Fleuriet, Ph.D., Associate Dean
Department Chairs
Brian G. Row,
M.F.A. Frederick R. Blevens,
Ph.D. Manny Brand,
Ph.D. Steven A. Beebe,
Ph.D. Frederick J. March,
M.A.
The School of Fine Arts and Communication offers three undergraduate degrees: the Bachelor of Arts (BA), the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), and the Bachelor of Music (BM). Programs within the school are available in advertising design, graphic design, illustration, studio art, art education, music performance, music theory, music education, mass communication, speech, and theatre. Graduates of these programs are trained to work in areas of public relations, advertising, broadcasting, news journalism, organizational communication, rhetorical studies, education, acting, directing, scene design, and costuming.
In addition to the school's formal degree programs, students have the opportunity to pursue a number of co-curricular programs. These are available to all SWT students, regardless of major or minor, and range from acting, marching band, wind ensemble, choir, orchestra, and debate, attendance to art exhibits, lectures and workshops, to production work in KTSW, the campus radio station, or one of three student publications: The Daily University Star (newspaper), The Pedagog (yearbook), or Hillside Scene (magazine).
For more information, call 512-245-1932 or visit the advising center in Old Main 110.