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2024-2025 Course Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Course Catalog

Musical Theatre BFA


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This program provides a solid foundation in vocal performance, acting and dance. It creates for the students a more thorough concentration in a performing arts discipline, rather than just a minor in music or theatre. The program also improves opportunities for students to become involved with the campus community and in the larger community. Performing Arts programs do this by their very nature. The BFA concentration in Music Theatre will allow our students to focus on a formalized area of study while they contribute to the world around them.

 

Auditions

Students MUST audition for admission to the program. Auditions occur in the spring of each year. New students will audition before entering their freshman year and must demonstrate talent, initiative, and potential for success.

Application and Audition Instructions

 

Learning outcomes:

  1. Display proficiency with core musical theatre skills including singing, dancing, acting, stagecraft, costumes, makeup, and direction.
  2. Demonstrate audition performance proficiency consistent with the requirements of professional employment or graduate program screening.
  3. Conceptualize, discuss, and critique artistic performance using discipline-specific terminology; utilize direction to improve performances.

Degree Requirements


Requirement Hours
General Education Program 44
Musical Theater Core Requirements 21
Stage Concentration 21
Performance Studies 29
General Electives 6
Total Hours Required 121

General Education Requirements


Requirement Hours
English Composition 6
Oral Communication 3*
Quantitative Reasoning 3
Engaged Citizenry 3*
Ethical Insight and Reasoning 3
Fine and Performing Arts 3
Global Perspective 3*
Historical Perspectives 3*
Human Behavior 3
Literature 3
Natural Sciences 7
First Year Experience 1
Senior Capstone 3
Total Hours: 44

Notes

  • Some majors have opportunities to double count certain courses withing the GEP for the major. Contact your academic advisor for details.
  • Please refer to the General Education Program information for specific courses.

More information


This program is a part of the Fine, Digital, and Performing Arts department. For more information or to get started with this degree, contact the department chair or the department secretary. 

Voice Studies (8 hours)


Students take 8 semesters of Applied Voice.

Choir Studies (7 hours)


Students take 7 semesters of University Choir and/or Shawnee Chorale.

Theater Practicum (6 hours)


Students take 6 semesters of Theatre Practicum.

General Electives (6 hours)


Choose any course other than those listed in the major.

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