Musical Theatre: Major Information
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Total credit hours to complete major: 45
Basic Requirements
Three courses by advisement from: DANC 201*, 202*, 203*, 204*, 301, 302, or 303 *Prerequisites: DANC 101-104 or equivalent and permission of instructor. | 6 | |
MUSC 160 | Choral Organization | 2 |
MUSC 210 | Theory of Music I | 3 |
MUSC 211 | Theory of Music II | 3 |
MUSC 222 | F/Stage Musicals | 3 |
MUSC 251** | Voice for the Performance Option **Prerequisites: Two semesters of MUSC 151 and permission of instructor | 4 |
MUSC 351 | Voice for the Performance Option | 4 |
MUSC 399 | Directed Study: Senior Musical Theater Project | 2 |
THEA 130 | F/Introduction to Technical Theater | 3 |
THEA 140 | F/Play Analysis for the Theatre | 3 |
THEA 221 | Acting I | 3 |
THEA 320 | Acting II | 3 |
THEA 311 | Directing I | 3 |
DANC 222 | F/Dance History Since 1900 OR | 3 |
MUSC 227 | F/Music in Western Civilization Since 1750 OR | |
THEA 200 | F/The American Theater OR | |
THEA 203 | F/History of the Theater Since the 17th Century | |
Additional Requirements
Meeting the following requirements and the Minimum Competence Requirement (stated below) are prerequisite to continuance in the Major.
- Participation in the Weekly Voice Seminar
- Jury examination each semester in MUSC 151-351
- Performance each semester in the Major in a Friday afternoon recital or in some other public, faculty-sponsored event approved by the principal instructor and the advisor
- Junior Review
Minimum Competence Requirement
A grade of C- or better is required for each required course.
Department Writing Requirement
All musical theatre majors write in all courses except MUSC 160, but the style and content of the writing varies widely, based upon the course topic. Examples include journals, concept statements, production analyses, character analyses, musical analyses, and traditional research papers, such as one might find in typical courses in the liberal arts.