Communication Studies

Students who pursue a major in communication studies will explore a variety of subjects, such as interpersonal communication, group processes, rhetorical theory, organizational communication, mass communication, persuasion, communication theory and qualitative/quantitative research methods.

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Theatre

IU Southeast offers theatre as a concentration of the Bachelor of Arts in Communications. As a theatre student, you can specialize in Acting, Directing, Design or Theatre-Business. Plus, you'll receive a well-rounded liberal arts education while exploring acting, oral interpretation, movement, voice and diction, theatre history, stagecraft, African-American theatre and theatre management.

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English

IU Southeast's English department offers a comprehensive but flexible undergraduate major both in literature and in writing. While maintaining its historic strengths in the traditional periods of British and American literature, the department has developed courses in the literatures of feminism, multicultural and world literature, and theory and gender. The department also offers a writing concentration that is practical and theoretical in approach. Writing students attain practice and understanding in both expository and creative modes. Finally, it is our main goal to help students become successful professionals, lifelong learners and contributing citizens.

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Fine Arts

The Fine Arts program at IU Southeast comprises five studio areas plus Art History and offers two degrees: the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Fine Arts. The BA degree program offers concentrations in the five areas listed below. The BFA degree program serves students who are seeking a focused and professional experience in any of the five concentrations. The BFA degree program is intended for professionally-oriented students and those planning to pursue graduate level work in studio art.

• Ceramics - develops studio skills related to clay and glaze formulation and kiln firing procedures.
  
  
• Painting - focuses on the ability to manipulate spatial skills through the use of oil and acrylic media.
  
  
• Graphic Design - emphasizes the use of computer technology for print and Web design.
  
  
• Printmaking - facilitates the appreciation of the aesthetic and technical qualities unique to the art of print.
  
  
• Drawing - encourages the development of basic artistic skills and the education of the artist's eye.
  
  
• Art History - covers both Western and non-Western traditions.

Students can major in one or more of these studio concentrations and can also minor in Art History.

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Modern Languages

IU Southeast's Modern Languages department is dedicated to the campus' overall mission to promote "the advancement of knowledge in the context of a global society." To achieve this objective the language curriculum is designed to develop and refine basic language skills within the cultural and historical framework of each language. Students learn communicative skills that will help them live and work effectively in today's diverse family of nations. Through its French, German, Spanish and Japanese programs, IU Southeast offers students a practical grounding in these languages, as well as a cultural knowledge of the areas of the world where they are spoken. IU Southeast's language courses prepare students to better understand the growing cultural diversity at home and abroad while learning more about their own language and culture.

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Music

Music is a language of human expression that communicates the spirit and creative impulse of the society that gives rise to it. The music we create helps us to know ourselves and understand the peoples of other cultures. It is an academic study that develops creativity and is an intrinsic part of a liberal education.

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Philosophy

When Socrates told his accusers, "I know you won't believe me, but I truly believe the highest human excellence is to question oneself and others," he captured the spirit of all subsequent philosophical effort. Although philosophy has undergone profound changes since his time, it still seeks to come to terms with the questions and issues provoked by every aspect of life, and it produces arguments and accounts bearing on every subject worthy of disciplined reflection.

Philosophy addresses questions like:

• Are there limits to what we can know?
  
  
• Can we know by reason that there is or is not a God?
  
  
• Why should we be moral?
  
  
• What is the best model for government and social organization?
  
  
• Are our thoughts and actions free or are they determined by prior events?
  
  
• Can anything be known?
  
  

Students who major in philosophy are challenged to develop high-level skills in critical thinking, reading, writing and speaking. These are vital skills if one is to succeed in a rapidly changing world. For students who intend to pursue an advanced professional degree (e.g., in law or medicine), the philosophy major provides the analytic training and intellectual studies that make for a well-rounded, qualified and attractive candidate.

Further, a major in philosophy (or a double major including philosophy) is an excellent degree for those who intend to pursue an advanced degree, even if the advanced degree will not be in philosophy. Ultimately, any student who expects to gain a deeper understanding of the world in which we live by pursuing an undergraduate degree would do well to consider the major in philosophy.

Whether you take only one or two courses or choose to major, your study in philosophy will enrich your life and change the way you look at the world.

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