BFA Major in Musical Theatre
As of Fall 2023, courses of study in Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Musical Theatre have been discontinued for future enrollments. However, students currently enrolled in these programs will be supported as they complete their degrees or as they transition to other academic programs.
General Requirements of Musical Theatre Majors
- Students entering the B.F.A. in musical theatre major are required to have an audition and a musicianship evaluation prior to matriculation.
- Performance Forum, Music 099, is required each semester.
- A sight-singing proficiency and a piano proficiency are requirements for the musical theatre degree.
- All musical theatre majors must be enrolled in private voice lessons each semester.
- Participation in a professional senior showcase or a suitable alternative approved by the B.F.A. committee is required of all students seeking the B.F.A. in musical theatre.
B.F.A., Major in Musical Theatre
Major Requirements*
- MTHR101 Introduction to Musical Theatre Profession (2 hours)
- MTHR102-102-202-203-302-303-402-403 Musical Theater Workshop (1 hour)
- MTHR336 Musical Theatre Performance (3 hours)
- MTHR340 Musical Theatre History (3 hours)
- MTHR356 Junior Cabaret (0 hours)
- MTHR454 Senior Showcase (1-3 hours)
Cognate Requirements
- DANC130 Jazz 1 (1 hour)
- DANC131 Tap 1 (1 hour)
- DANC132 Musical Theatre 1 (1 hour)
- DANC133 Ballet 1 (1 hour)
- DANC230 Jazz 2 (1 hour)
- DANC231 Tap 2 (1 hour)
- DANC232 Musical Theatre 2 (1 hour)
- DANC233 Ballet 2 (1 hour)
- DANC330 Jazz 3 (1 hour)
- DANC332 Musical Theatre 3 (1 hour)
- DANC333 Ballet 3 (1 hour)
- DANC432 Musical Theatre 4 (1 hour)
- DANC435 Advanced Dance Techniques (1 hour)
- IART156 Introduction to World Music (3 hours)
- MUS 099 Performance Forum (every semester) (0 hour)
- MUS 112 Music Theory 1 (2 hours)
- MUS 126 Class Piano 1 (1 hour)
- MUS 127 Class Piano 2 (1 hour)
- MUS 162 Aural Skills and Sight Singing 1 (1 hour)
- MUS 211 Music Theory 2 (2 hours)
- MUS 230V Private Voice Lessons (every semester) (1 hours)
- MUS 233 A Cappella Choir (enrolled every semester) (1 hour)
- MUS 261 Aural Skills and Sight Singing 2 (1 hour)
- MUS 328 Vocal Dictation (1 hour)
- MUS 492 Sight Singing Proficiency (enroll semester of anticipated completion of proficiency requirement) (0 hour)
- MUS 493 Piano Proficiency (enroll semester of anticipated completion of proficiency requirement) If not completed with MUS 127, enroll in MUS 230M until complete. (0 hour)
- MUED210 Vocal Pedagogy (1 hour)
- THTR111 The Theatre Experience (3 hours)
- THTR115-116-215-216-315-316-415-416 Goal and Career Development (1 hour)
- THTR128-129-228-229-328-329-428-429 Theatre Practicum (0 hours)
- THTR200 Acting 1: Acting Foundations (3 hours)
- THTR201 Acting 2: Scene Study and Collaboration (3 hours)
- THTR234 The Expressive Voice (3 hours)
- THTR311 Acting 3: Styles and Periods (3 hours)
- THTR314 Stage Combat (3 hours)
- THTR330 Stage Movement (3 hours)
- THTR332 Theatre History 1 (3 hours) or THTR333 Theatre History 2 (3 hours)
- THTR410 Acting 4: Studies in Acting (3 hours)
*2022-2023 Academic Catalog
