Theatre Arts Musical Theatre Concentration
2023-2024
FIRST YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 100 | Theatre Arts Seminar | 1 | Fall | |||
THEA 150 | Text Analysis for the Theatre | 3 | Fall | |||
THEA 125 |
Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting | 3 | Fall, Spring | |||
ENGL 100 | 3 | |||||
THEA 132 | Stage Craft | 4 | Fall | |||
THEA 115 or 117 | 1 | Fall, Spring | ||||
TOTAL | 15 |
Winterim Year 1 - optional
Consult with your advisor whether winterim is appropriate for you in your first year.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 121 | Theatrical Make-Up I | 3 | Spring | |||
MATH 102 | 4 | |||||
THEA 160 | Principles of Theatrical Design | 3 | Spring | |||
ENGL 101 | 3 | Fall, Spring | ||||
THEA 225 | Acting II: Shakespeare | 3 | Spring | |||
THEA 115 or 117 | 1 | Fall, Spring | ||||
TOTAL | 17 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 32 |
Summer Year 1 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their first year with less than 30 credit hours.
SECOND YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
Gen Ed NS | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed SS | 3 | |||||
THEA 115 | Musical Theatre Applied Voice | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 117 | Musical Theatre Dance | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
Foreign Language 103 | 4 | Fall, Spring | ||||
THEA 325 | Acting III: Scene Study | 3 | Fall | |||
THEA 14 | Acting Practicum | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
TOTAL | 16 |
Winterim Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 45 credits.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 10 | Theatre Practicum 1 | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 363, 373, or 383 | Design I | 3 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 115 | Musical Theatre Applied Voice | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 117 | Musical Theatre Dance | 1 | Fall, Spring | NS | ||
THEA 228 | Voice and Movement 1 | 3 | Spring | |||
THEA 133 | Costumecraft | 4 | Spring | |||
Language 104 | 4 | |||||
TOTAL | 17 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 33 |
Summer Year 2 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their second year with less than 60 credit hours.
THIRD YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 355 | Theatre History and Literature to 1660 | 3 | ||||
THEA 386 | Audition Techniques | 3 |
THEA 386 is Fall only THEA 385 is Spring only |
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THEA 426 | Acting for Musical Theatre | 3 | Fall (even years) | Could be second year fall even years if there's room | ||
THEA 310 | Directing 1 | 3 | Fall | HU | ||
Gen Ed SS | 3 | NS | ||||
MUSI 120 | Music Theory 1 | 2 | Fall | Consider adding MUSP 135 or 150 | ||
TOTAL | 17 |
Winterim Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 75 credits.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 356 | Theatre History and Literature from 1660-1925 | 3 | ||||
THEA 414 | Musical Theatre Performance | 3 | gone for the next catalog year | |||
Gen Ed NS | 3 | Fall, Spring | SS | |||
Gen Ed HU | 3 | Fall, Spring | HU | |||
THEA MT Elective | 3 | Fall, Spring | ||||
THEA 115 | Musical Theatre Applied Voice | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 117 | Musical Theatre Dance | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
TOTAL | 17 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 34 |
Summer Year 3 - optional
Enrollment in Summer courses is recommended for students who end their third year with less than 90 credit hours.
FOURTH YEAR
Semester 1
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 495 | Business of Theatre | 3 | Fall | |||
THEA 12 | Theatre Practicum II | 1 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 357 | Theatre History and Literature from 1915 to Today | 3 | ||||
THEA MT Elective | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed HU | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed SS | 3 | |||||
TOTAL | 16 |
Winterim Year 4 - optional
Enrollment in Winterim courses is strongly recommended for students who have accumulated less than 105 credits.
Semester 2
COURSE | TITLE | CREDITS | FREQUENCY | COURSE NOTES | MIN. GRADE | CATEGORY |
THEA 50 | Company Participation | 0 | Fall, Spring | |||
THEA 300+ MT Elective | 3 | |||||
Any 300+ Elective | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed NS | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed NS | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed HU | 3 | |||||
Gen Ed SS (DV) | 3 | |||||
TOTAL | 18 | |||||
YEAR TOTAL | 34 |
Summer Year 4 - if needed
Enrollment in Summer courses is strongly recommended for students who have not completed the required 120 hours.
Graduation Requirements Summary
Minimum Total Hours | Minimum Upper-Division Hours | Min. Core Hours | Major GPA | Overall GPA |