Dates

• Existence: 1987 - 1988

Administrative History

The Department of Theatre, Speech and Cinema (1987-1988) taught classes and developed theatrical and cinematic productions. The Department was reorganized in 1988 as the Department of Theatre and Film.

The Department of Theatre, Speech and Cinema was formed in 1987 from the former Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts. Harold R. Oaks served as the Department Chair served from 1987 to 1988. The Department taught classes related to theatre, film, dance and directing. The Department also produced musical, theatrical and film productions. The Department awarded Bachelor, Masters and Ph.D. degrees. In 1988 the Department was renamed the Department of Theatre and Film.

Citation:

BYU Organizational History Project, via WWW, viewed May 13, 2013 (Department of Theatre, Speech and Cinema; 1987-1988; part of the College of Fine Arts and Communications; previously as the Department of Theatre and Cinematic Arts; 1988 was renamed as the Department of Theatre and Film; Chair was Harold R. Oaks (1987-1988); functioned to foster disciplined scholars and arts, committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, who so excel in their personal conduct and professional skill that they are sought as models of leadership, inspiration, and achievement, provided comprehensive programs designed to produce graduates and products that delight, edify, and enlarge the human spirit, offered degrees in Film (BFA), Musical Dance Theatre (BFA), Film (B.A.), Speech (B.A.), Theatre Arts (B.A.), Theatre Arts Education (B.A.), Acting (MFA), Directing (MFA), Playwriting (MFA), Theatre Design and Technology (MFA), Theatre History, Theory, Criticism (M.A.), Motion Picture History, Theory, Criticism (M.A.), Child Drama (M.A.) and Theatre, and Cinema (Ph.D.); the Department of Theatre, Speech, and Cinema was directly managed by a Department Chair who was under the direction of the College Dean)

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