Drama and Theatre Arts Degree

The drama and theatre arts field of study is focused on performance and performers involved in the process. The term drama comes from the Greek word meaning “action”. Today, a drama performed in a theatre by actors upon a stage before a live audience includes an active mode of production often including music and dance. Get more details below including other Texas colleges that offer drama and theatre arts degrees.

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Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID)

520 E Front St, Tyler, TX

Located in Big Spring Texas, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) is a public institution that is part of a self-contained town. It is one of the campuses located in the Howard Junior College network, with other campuses of the school found in San Angelo, Lamesa, and Big Spring as well.

The school, which is located at 3200 Ave C in Big Spring, offers ten degrees under the category of liberal arts, 10 degrees under the classification of office administration, 3 types of degrees in the production trades, and one degree program in computer science and engineering. Degrees are also administered for the areas of media training and the construction trades. Students most often major in such disciplines as:

• Sing language translation
• Humanities
• General studies
• Welding
• Property Management
• Computer science
• Printing equipment operation

Most students attending the school are between 18 and 21 years of age. The school’s campus, which is remotely located, is home to approximately 140 students. Of that number, around 80 students are registered as full-time undergraduates. For further information about the programs offered at the SWCID campus, contact the school at 432-264-3700 or call Howard Junior College toll-free at 1-866-HC-HAWKS.

Career Options for Graduates

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Teach courses in drama, music, and the arts including fine and applied art, such as painting and sculpture, or design and crafts. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Actors

Description

Play parts in stage, television, radio, video, motion picture productions, or other settings for entertainment, information, or instruction. Interpret serious or comic role by speech, gesture, and body movement to entertain or inform audience. May dance and sing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, actors employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.6% from 2014 to 2024

Producers

Description

Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.

Career Outlook & Projections ()

According to the BLS, producers employment is expected to grow at a rate of 9.1% from 2014 to 2024

Salary & Wages

• Tyler, TX
  • Total Employment: 110
  • Average Hourly Rate: $24.83
  • Average Annual Salary: $51650

Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other

Description

All entertainers and performers, sports and related workers not listed separately.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).