Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Musical Theatre (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

Category I: The Individual (9 to 11 hours)

IA: Rhetoric

ENGL 1101

           

Rhetoric and Composition

3

IB: Mathematical Reasoning

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4

IC: Critical Thinking 

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

ID: Scientific Method

 

           

Choose course from approved list

0 to 1

Category II: Western Civilization (15 hours)

IIA: Freshman Composition

ENGL 1102

           

Literature and Composition

3

IIB: Speaking

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

IIC: Social and Behavioral Sciences

 

           

Choose course from approved list 

3

IID: Humanities 

 

           

Choose course from approved list 

 3

IIE: Government 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choose course from approved list 

3

Category III: World Citizen (12 hours)

IIIA: Modern Language

 

           

Choose sequence from approved list

6

IIIB: History of Other Cultures

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

IIIC: Fine Arts

THTR 3301

           

Theatre History I

3

 Category IV: The Natural World (6 to 9 hours)

 IVA: Natural Science

 

           

Choose course from approved list

6 to 9

Category V: Ethical Perspectives (3 hours)

VA: Philosophy, Religion, and Ethics

 

           

Choose course from approved list

3

 Category VI: Institutional Requirement (1 hour)

VIA: First-Year Experience

PDMT 1101

           

Introduction to University Life and
the Liberal Arts Tradition

1

Total Credit Hours:46-51

Students who enter with fewer than 24 semester credit hours must satisfy the institutional requirement.

Music Foundations

MUSC 1100Music Theory I

3

MUSC 1110Aural Skills I

1

MUSC 1910Applied Music Lessons

2

MUSC 1920Applied Music Lessons

2

MUSC 2200Music Theory II

3

MUSC 2210Aural Skills II

1

MUSC 2910Applied Music Lessons

2

MUSC 2920Applied Music Lessons

2

 

MUSC 3210Music History I

3

OR

MUSC 3220Music History II

3

OR

MUSC 3230Music History III

3

 

MUSC 3440Diction I

2

Total Credit Hours:21

Piano

 
MUSC 1171Piano Class I

1

MUSC 1172Piano Class II

1

MUSC 1173Piano Class III

1

MUSC 1174Piano Class IV

1

Total Credit Hours:1-4

All Musical Theatre majors must pass the piano proficiency requirement in MUSC 1174. The department may require students to complete MUSC 1171, MUSC 1172, and MUSC 1173 prior to enrolling in MUSC 1174. All keyboard majors must enroll in MUSC 1175 and pass an advanced piano proficiency exam. 

Theatre Foundations

MTHE 3000Music Theatre History

3

MTHE 4900Music Theatre Capstone

1

THTR 1110Ballet

1

THTR 1111Tap

1

THTR 1112Jazz Dance

1

THTR 1113Modern Dance

1

THTR 1150Technical/Production Practicum

1

OR

THTR 1151Acting/Directing Practicum

1

THTR 2205Fundamentals of Technical Theatre I

3

THTR 2210Fundamentals of Acting

3

THTR 2220Stage Movement and Dance

3

THTR 3302Theatre History II

3

 

THTR 3305Introduction to Scenic Design

3

OR

THTR 3319Costume Design

3

 

THTR 3310Advanced Acting

3

THTR 3314Audition Techniques and Professional Development

3

THTR 4410Fundamentals of Directing

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Students must complete an additional three hours of THTR 1150 (1 hour each)

General Electives

General Electives

9-17

Total Credit Hours:9-17

Total Credit Hours: 121