Mar 28, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre, BFA Musical Theatre Emphasis

81 credit hours

To earn the BFA in Theatre with an emphasis in Musical Theatre, students must complete the following requirements. This emphasis requires a total of 81 credit hours, as well as, a minimum grade of C in the following courses. Students must be accepted through the program audition process prior to entering the program.

Requirements

Major Coursework

12 credit hours (3 credit hours from each course) of coursework from the following options:

TA 33600 - Survey of Dramatic Literature 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 37000 - History of Theatre 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 48001 - Industry Standards 1 Credit Hour(s)
TA 48900 - Senior Project 3 Credit Hour(s)

Major Coursework Continued

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

TA 21000 - Stage Management 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 30600 - Principles of Directing 3 Credit Hour(s)

Production Coursework

24 credit hours (6 credit hours from each course) of coursework from the following options:

TA 10011 - Production I 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 20011 - Production II 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 30011 - Production III 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 40011 - Production IV 3 Credit Hour(s)

Musical Theatre Emphasis Coursework

24 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MUS 10000 - Fundamentals of Music 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 10100 - Acting I 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 20100 - Acting II 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 30301 - Acting the Song I 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 30302 - Acting the Song II 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 30303 - History of the American Musical 3 Credit Hour(s)
TA 32200 - Acting Studio II 2 Credit Hour(s)
TA 42401 - Performance Lab 1 Credit Hour(s)

Private Lessons: Voice Coursework

8 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

MUS 10462 - Private Lessons: Voice 1-2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 20462 - Private Lessons: Voice 1-2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 30462 - Private Lessons: Voice 1-2 Credit Hour(s)
MUS 40462 - Private Lessons: Voice 1-2 Credit Hour(s)

Dance Coursework

4 credit hours of coursework (repeatable) from the following options:

DAN 23100 - Musical Theatre Dance 2 Credit Hour(s)

Jazz Coursework

4 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

DAN 10030 - Jazz I: Beginning Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10031 - Jazz I: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10032 - Jazz I: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 20031 - Jazz II: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 20032 - Jazz II: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 30031 - Jazz III: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 30032 - Jazz III: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 40032 - Jazz IV: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)

Tap Coursework

2 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

DAN 10040 - Tap I: Beginning Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10041 - Tap I: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 10042 - Tap I: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 20041 - Tap II: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 20042 - Tap II: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 30041 - Tap III: Intermediate Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 30042 - Tap III: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)
DAN 40042 - Tap IV: Advanced Level 2 Credit Hour(s)