Department Shake-ups
The Board of Regents has also approved GCSU to add a physics major, which the school used to have, but dropped in 1972 Since then, physics had only been available as a minor. The major will be a part of the Department of Chemistry and Physics.
The Mass Communication program is currently part of the Department of English, Speech and Journalism. The program had been trying to become a separate department for some time.
“It’s been a gradual process,” said Dr. Mary Jean Land, chair of the Mass Communication program. “We’ve separated from the English Department over five years. We’ve moved off the English Department Floor and into another building. The budget separated three years ago.”
The Theatre Department will also become its own department, separate from the Music Department on July 1. Dr. Karen Berman, chair of the Theatre Department, was excited about what this means for the future of the GCSU Theatre.
“This wonderful event will enable each of the chairs (of theatre and music) to direct and guide their departments separately,” Berman said. “We’re very excited about what’s in store as the department moves in another year or so into the campus theatre building downtown. That’s when there will be a physical separation between the two departments.”
Though the two departments are no longer under one banner, they plan to still work together just as they have done in the past. The Mass Communication Department also plans to continue to work with their old department.
“There are a lot of advantages of being in the English Department, and we’ve enjoyed being with them,” Land said. “There are a lot of good people there.”
The addition of the physics major will allow students to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree. The addition of the major adds GCSU as one of ten universities in the state to offer a physics major.
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