Nov 23, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Musical Theatre, B.F.A.


The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre is a professional degree plan which provides training in musical theatre for aspiring actors, directors and teachers of musical theatre. Students in the major will be able to successfully perform and rehearse as a “triple threat” (actor/singer/dancer) in musical theatre, identify basic music theory components, identify the history and components of American musical theatre, identify major influences in American musical theatre, identify appropriate musical theatre productions for various audiences and venues, identify characters and themes from musical theatre repertoire and critique musical theatre productions. Upper level performance courses include Song Study, Scene Study, Musical Theatre Auditions, Musical Theatre Repertoire; students will also work on their musicianship (Music Theory, Aural Skills, and private voice lessons), as well as their dance skills (Jazz, Tap, Modern, and Ballet). Students will have the opportunity to perform in two fully-staged Broadway musicals each year.

Degree Requirements (132 Cr. Hrs.)


University Core Requirements (41 Cr. Hrs.)


University Core Curriculum (Traditional)  Specified Course Requirements: Creative Inquiry: THE 120 

Theatre Practicum (6 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete THE 101 six (6) times.

Music Core (10 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete all of the following courses:

Music Applied (10 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete a total of 10 credit hours of MUA 110 and MUA 210.

Music Ensemble (4 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete a total of 4 credit hours from the ensemble choices below:

Dance Jazz (3 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete 3 credit hours from the choices below:

Dance Tap (3 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete 3 credit hours from the choices below:

Dance Modern (3 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete 3 credit hours from the choices below:

Dance Ballet (1 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete 1 credit hour from the choices below:

Major Electives (3 Cr. Hrs.)


Complete 3 credit hours of any THE course(s).

General Electives (7 Cr. Hrs.)


Suggested Eight Semester Sequence


Eighth Semester (14 Cr. Hrs.)