Program Goals and Learning Outcomes

SMSU Entertainment and Theatre Arts Program Student Learning Outcomes

Revised February 2025

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Outcome 1

Students will communicate effectively, verbally and visually, about the production process and in theatre- and entertainment-related settings and situations. (Related to LEP/MnTC Goal 1 – Communication)

Components

• Clarity (e.g., syntax, mechanics, organization)
• Content and Context (e.g., message, to whom, delivery)
• Conventions (e.g., terminology)

Outcome 2: Students will solve problems in the production process and in theatre- and entertainment-related settings and situations. (Related to LEP Goals 2 and 3/MnTC Goal 2 – Critical/Creative Thinking)

Components

• Initiative to identify problem
• Analysis of situation
• Research in aid of solving the problem
• Creativity in developing possible solutions
• Selection and implementation of the optimal solution
• Evaluation of effectiveness of solution

Outcome 3

Students will work effectively as members of skilled production teams. (Related to portions of MnTC Goal 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts)

Components

• Relationships among theatrical specialty areas and personnel
• Collaboration and listening
• Appropriate skill sets
• Realized product
• Transferability to next experience

Outcome 4

Students will demonstrate foundational academic and practical knowledge in the discipline of theatre and related entertainment fields. (Related to portions of LEP Goal 5 – Diversity, and MnTC Goals 6 – Humanities and Fine Arts, 7 – Diversity, and 8 – Global Perspective)

Components

• Major artists, periods, and movements
• Key concepts and practices
• Contemporary issues, including diversity
• Global perspective