Musical Theatre, BA

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities (12 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select One Literature Course

ENGL 2110 - Survey of British Literature to 1700 3 hours
ENGL 2120 - Survey of British Literature since 1700 3 hours
ENGL 2210 - American Literature to 1865 3 hours
ENGL 2220 - American Literature since 1865 3 hours
ENGL 2310 - World Literature through Renaissance 3 hours
ENGL 2320 - World Literature Since the Enlightenment 3 hours

Select One Philosophy or Religion Course

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1101 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 1102 - The New Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (11 semester hours)

Select two lab science courses 8 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours

Area IV

Social Sciences (6 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours

Select One:

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses Related to the Program of Study (63 semester hours)

Music Courses (27 semester hours):

MUSI 1141 - Music Theory I 3 hours
MUSI 1142 - Aural Skills I 1 hour
MUSI 1143 - Music Theory II 3 hours
MUSI 1144 - Aural Skills II 1 hour
MUSI 1101P - Class Piano I 1 hour
MUSI 1102P - Class Piano II 1 hour
MUSI 2261 - Introduction to Music Technology 1 hour

Applied Voice Lessons (8 semesters)

Choir (8 semesters)

Theatre and Dance Courses (36 semester hours)

THEA 1201 - Acting I: Fundamentals 3 hours
THEA 1302 - Stagecraft 3 hours
THEA 2101 - Dramatic Literature 3 hours
THEA 2201 - Acting II Character and Scene Study 3 hours
THEA 2202 - Voice and Diction 3 hours
THEA 2301 - Introduction to Theatrical Design 3 hours
THEA 3101 - Theatre History I 3 hours
THEA 3102 - Theatre History II 3 hours
THEA 3202 - Acting for Musical Theatre 3 hours
THEA 4102 - History of Musical Theatre 3 hours
DANC 1101 - Dance Fundamentals I 1 hour
DANC 1102 - Dance Fundamentals II 1 hour
DANC 2211 - Dance for the Musical Theatre: Tap 1 hour
DANC 2212 - Dance for the Musical Theatre Jazz 1 hour
DANC 2213 - Dance for the Musical Theatre: Ballet 1 hour
DANC 2214 - Dance for the Musical Theatre: Modern 1 hour

Additional Requirements (16 hrs.)

General Electives 14 hours

Physical Education

(see Note ¹)

PHED 1137 - Yoga I 1 hour
PHED 1138 - Yoga II 1 hour

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120 hours

Note:

¹ Physical Education courses may not be used as general electives.