Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre
The B.F.A. in Musical Theatre provides a unique opportunity for undergraduate students who want to focus more intensely on their major to explore every facet of Musical Theatre and performance. The B.F.A. insists that majors be in dance and vocal lessons nearly every semester they attend. They take an exhaustive slate of acting, singing, dancing, and technical theatre course. Musical Theatre majors may choose from a variety of Theatre, Music, and Dance courses, including, but not limited to Ensembles, Applied Voice, Lighting, Makeup, Tap, Jazz, and Ballet. This amalgamation of courses allows students to develop their techniques across the board.
Degree Requirements
- EN 302/EN 302H - Shakespeare
- MU 102 - Class Piano I
- MU 103 - Class Piano II
- MU 119 - Fundamentals of Music Theory
- MU 129 - Beginning Aural Skills
- MU 139 - Music Theory I
- PE 135 - Ballet Dance I
- PE 136 - Tap Dance I
- PE 143 - Tap Dance II
- PE 144 - Ballet Dance II
- TH 101 - Drama Appreciation
- TH 102 - Acting: Basics
- TH 103 - History of Theatre
- TH 110 - Fundamentals of Play Production
- TH 111, 114-115 - Experiential Theatre
- TH 116 - Fundamentals of Makeup
- TH 203 - Improvisation
- TH 204 - Acting : Audition
- TH 301 - Gender and Race as Performance
- TH 303 - Musical Theatre Performance I
- TH 307 - Directing
- TH 310 - Musical Theatre Performance II
- TH 312 - Junior Qualifier
- TH 319 - History of Musical Theatre
- TH 407 - Advanced Directing
- TH 480 - Student Production Lab
- Experiential Theatre Requirement: 3 Semester hours from: TH 111 Experiential Theatre
- Choose 1 of the following dance classes: PE 137 Modern Dance, PE 138 Jazz Dance, or PE 142 Musical Theatre
- Music Ensembles: 4 credit hours from ME 120 , ME 220, ME 320, ME 420 Chorus
- Applied Voice: 8 credit hours from ML 146, ML 246, ML 346, ML 446 Applied Music Lesson - Voice
**After all General Education and Major course requirements have been met; students will need additional elective courses to meet the 123 hour minimum for graduation.
Financial Aid, Scholarships & Grants
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