2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 21, 2024  
2013-14 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Musical Theatre [MUTH]


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The Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre in the Performing Arts Department  provides comprehensive training in musical theatre while maintaining a firm grounding in the liberal arts. The goal is to foster flexibility and versatility in students to enable them to participate in musical theatre on a number of levels. The program’s objectives are far reaching. Students will leave the program with the knowledge and confidence to participate in educational, professional or semiprofessional productions with competence and skill. Performance opportunities include senior voice recitals, usually given in the spring semester of the senior year.

Graduates are active in community and professional theatre organizations, assist and provide leadership in primary and secondary school productions and often continue their education in musical theatre in an M.F.A. or M.A. program in music, theatre or musical theatre.

Career Potential

  • Actor/singer
  • Choreographer
  • Director
  • Theatre technician

Students must audition for admittance to the program. In addition to the College-wide requirements in writing, Quantitative Skills, foreign language and General Education, the B.A. in musical theatre requirements will be met by successful completion of the following courses and portfolio or project assessment:

A. Music Courses: 17 credit hours


B. Theatre Courses: 13 credit hours


C. Dance Courses: Eight credit hours


Students must complete four semesters of ballet (from DNC 101, 201, 301, 401). Students are required to complete DNC 101 and DNC 201 at a mimimum. Each ballet course may, by advisement, be repeated once.

The additional Dance courses listed below must also be taken:

D. Musical Theatre Courses: 11 credit hours


E. Additional Requirement - Three credit hours


F. Portfolio, senior presentation, exit interview


G. Technical Theatre Practica


Students must also complete at least six noncredit technical theatre practica (one per semester for six semesters — e.g., working backstage for productions on costumes, set painting, props, etc.). Work at previous institutions may be accepted for part of this requirement. Students must audition for all departmental theatre productions and accept roles as cast.

Total Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 124


Example of the undergraduate degree in Musical Theatre over four years


First Year


Spring Total credit hours: 15-16


  • Foreign language

Second Year


Fall Total credit hours: 15


  • 2 GE courses
  • Foreign Language

Spring Total credit hours: 16


  • 2 GE courses
  • Foreign language

Third Year


Spring Total credit hours: 16


  • 2 GE courses
  • Two electives

Fourth Year


Fall Total credit hours: 15


  • GE course
  • Two electives

Spring Total credit hours: 15


  • Three electives

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