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Musical Theatre (BA)

Bachelor of Arts Degree

General Education

I. Communication (9 hours)

Rhetoric and Composition

  

ENGL 1101*

            

Rhetoric and Composition

3
                     
Literature and Composition 
ENGL 1102*             Literature and Composition 3

Communication 

                

Choose course from approved list

3

II. Humanities and Fine Arts (15 hours)

Modern Languages

                

Choose sequence from approved list

6
                     

English Literature

  

 

             Choose one 2000-level English Literature course
(except for ENGL 2225 and ENGL 2226 which

3
                   meet the General Education Ethics requirement, below)  
                     

Philosophy and Religion

                 Choose one PHIL or RELG course at the
1000-2000 level

3
                     
Fine Arts    THTR 3301             Theatre History I 3

III. History and Social Sciences (9 hours)

World History

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

Government

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

Social Science

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3

IV. Mathematics and Natural Sciences (11 to 12 hours)

Mathematics*

  

 

            

Choose course from approved list

3 to 4
                     
Natural Science                 Choose a pair in sequence from approved list   8
                     

V. Ethics (3 hours)
                     
Ethics                  Choose course from approved list 3
                     

VI. Institutional Requirement (1 hour)

First-Year Experience

 

*Grade of C or higher required.

  

PDMT 1101

            

Introduction to University Life and
the Liberal Arts Tradition

 

1
Total Credit Hours:47-49

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