Theatre Major, Musical Theatre Performance Track, B.F.A.

(75 credits)

Required Core Courses (28 credits)

PFMA 100Field Experience

0

PFMA 395Business of the Business

3

PFMA 495Senior Seminar

3

THEA 103Theatre Production I

1

THEA 105Introduction to Acting

3

THEA 115Acting I

3

THEA 117Introduction to Technical Theater

3

THEA 285Theatre History I

3

THEA 303Theatre Production II

1

THEA 335Directing I

3

THEA 385Theatre History II

3

THEA 103 and THEA 303 must be taken two times each.

Required Track Courses (36 credits)

MUSC 102Music Theory I

3

MUSC 104Aural Skills I

1

MUSC 132Piano Lessons I

1

MUSC 134Voice Lessons I

1

MUSC 216MT Studio 1: Styles & Literature

3

MUSC 334Voice Lessons II

1

MUSC 356MT Studio 2: Auditioning/Acting the song

3

MUSC 357MT Studio 3: Adv Audition/Scene Study

3

THEA 102Theatrical Makeup

2

THEA 205Acting II

3

THEA 215Acting III

3

THEA 286History of Musical Theatre

3

PFMA 345Rock the Audition

2

  • Students must test into MUSC 102 via the Theory Placement Exam or take MUSC 101: Fundamentals of Music first (3 hours)
  • MUSC 132 must be taken twice (MUSC 131: Group Piano for Beginners can be substituted for one semester of private piano)
  • MUSC 134 must be taken for four semesters
  • MUSC 334 must be taken a minimum of two semesters

Two credits from an Ensemble

MUSC 242Treble Ensemble

1

MUSC 243Regent Singers

1

Note: Ensemble courses are repeatable.


Supporting Requirements (11 credits)

MT Students must take at least one dance technique course every semester.

Students may test into the intermediate level of dance technique courses.

DANC 211Ballet I

1

DANC 213Jazz I

1

DANC 214Tap I

1

DANC 231Broadway Dance Styles

1

DANC 311Ballet II

1

Additional Dance Technique Courses

3

One of the following six courses

ARTH 235Survey of World Art I

3

ARTH 236Survey of World Art II

3

ARTH 237Survey of World Art III

3

CLAS 111Mythology of Greece and Rome

3

CLAS 262Words, Ideas, and Cultures

3

ENGL 381Seminar in Literature

3