Oct 31, 2025

2012-2013 Catalog

2012-2013 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Theatre - Musical Theatre Concentration, BA

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Area I

Area II

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select One Literature Course:

Select One Philosophy or Religion Course:

PHIL 1100 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hours
PHIL 2200 - Introduction to Ethics 3 hours
RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 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 ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (6 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours

Select one History Course:

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 (58 semester hours)

Required Core for the Major (45 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 2302 - Stage Management 3 hours
THEA 3101 - Theatre History I 3 hours
THEA 3102 - Theatre History II 3 hours ²
THEA 3201 - Acting III 3 hours
THEA 4201 - Acting IV 3 hours ³
THEA 4202 - Directing 3 hours

Select one of the following:

THEA 3302 - Advanced Stagecraft 3 hours
THEA 3303 - Costume Construction 3 hours
THEA 3304 - Lighting Technology 3 hours

Select Six Dance Courses (each is 1 hour):

DANC 1101 - Dance Fundamentals I 1 hour
DANC 1102 - Dance Fundamentals II 1 hour
DANC 2201 - Dance Fundamentals III 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

Musical Theatre Courses (13 semester hours)

MUSI 1131C - Concert Choir I 1 hour
MUSI 1132C - Concert Choir II 1 hour
MUSI 1142 - Aural Skills I 1 hour
MUSI 1144 - Aural Skills II 1 hour
MUSI 1146 - Music Theory I for Musical Theatre 3 hours
MUSI 1211VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre I 1 hour
MUSI 1212VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre II 1 hour
MUSI 2211VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre III 1 hour
MUSI 2212VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre IV 1 hour
MUSI 3211VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre IV 1 hour
MUSI 3212VT - Applied Principal Voice for Theatre VI 1 hour

Area VI

Additional Requirements (21 semester hours)

General Electives 19 hours
Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) 2 hours ⁴

Total Hours for Graduation: 120

Note:

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination.

² Students may substitute THEA 4102 for this requirement.

³ Students may substitute THEA 3202 for this requirement.

⁴ A maximum of two PALS (Physically Active Life Skills) courses may be used as general electives.