Musical Theatre (BA)

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Program Prerequisite: Completion of the required pre-major core courses listed under the following Course Requirements with a grade of “C” or better and an audition are required for admission to this program.
Minor: Not required.
Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better in courses required for this major (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA of 2.00 or better.
Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; 62-63 of these are required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required (courses numbered 3000 and above); a minimum of 19 of these is required within the major.
Program Code: 3049BA
CIPC: 500509

Advisement

Students should meet annually with a faculty advisor for course and program advisement. Call 801-626-6437 for more information and referrals for an appointment.

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Admission Requirements

An audition is required for admission to this program after completing the pre-major core courses. Auditions will be scheduled in spring semester each year.

General Education

Refer to General Requirements for Bachelor of Arts requirements. See Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA listed under the major course requirements. The following courses required for this major may also be applied to fill general education requirements: DANC 1010 CA/DV - Introduction to Dance (3), THEA 1033 CA - Introduction to Acting (3) and THEA 1043 CA - Introduction to American Musical Theatre (3).

Major Course Requirements for BA Degree

Required Pre-Major Core Courses (15 credit hours)

Admittance to the Musical Theatre Major is contingent upon successful completion of the Pre-Major Core Courses AND by successful audition. The program audition may be attempted concurrently while enrolled in the Pre-Major Core. Transfer students will be evaluated on an individual basis.

This Pre-Major Core includes 3 credit hours of Creative Arts Gen Ed, so only 12 credit hours are added to the total required hours for the degree.

THEA 1030 - Voice and Movement for the Actor Credits: (3)
THEA 1220 - Acting I Credits: (3)
THEA 1043 CA - Introduction to American Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
THEA 1063 - Theatre Foundations Credits: (3)
THEA 1075 - Class Voice for Musical Theatre Credits: (1) (repeated 2 times)
Select one of the following Dance classes
DANC 1100 - Ballet I Credits: (1)
DANC 1200 - Modern I Credits: (1)
DANC 1500 - Jazz I Credits: (1)

Language Courses Required to fulfill the BA

Refer to Degree Requirements in this catalog. Musical Theatre majors must complete Option 1 - Foreign Language (12 credit hours of a foreign language, refer to the Foreign Language section of this catalog for additional information on obtaining foreign language credit) OR Option 2 - Foreign Language and Language Arts (6 credit hours of a foreign language and 6 hours of language arts-the required language arts courses are: THEA 3343 - History & Literature of Musical Theatre and either THEA 3303 - History and Literature of Theatre I (3) or THEA 3313 - History and Literature of Theatre II (3) .

Required Courses for Musical Theatre

57 Credit Hours (exclusive of required general education courses)

Dance (7 credit hours)

The following courses may be repeated for credit as approved by an advisor

DANC 1100 - Ballet I Credits: (1)
DANC 1200 - Modern I Credits: (1)
DANC 1450 - Special Topic Dance Form Credits: (1)
DANC 1500 - Jazz I Credits: (1)
DANC 1520 - Folk & Ethnic Dance Credits: (1)
DANC 1580 - Rhythm Tap Credits: (1)
DANC 2470 - Ballet II Credits: (1.5)
DANC 2500 - Jazz II Credits: (1)
DANC 2490 - Modern II Credits: (1.5)
DANC 3440 - Dance for Musical Theatre Credits: (1)
DANC 3450 - Special Topic Dance Form Credits: (1)
DANC 3470 - Ballet III Credits: (1.5)
DANC 3490 - Modern III Credits: (1.5)
DANC 3580 - Rhythm Tap Credits: (1)
DANC 4910 INT - Rehearsal and Performance Credits: (1)
The following courses are also recommended for conditioning and training up to 2 of which may be used to fulfill the Dance requirement:
PE 1010 - Aerobics, Level I Credits: (1)
PE 1011 - Aerobics, Level II Credits: (1)
PE 1012 - Aerobics, Level III Credits: (1)
PE 1057 - Hatha Yoga, Level I Credits: (1)
PE 1080 - Strength Training, Level I Credits: (1)
PE 1081 - Strength Training, Level II Credits: (1)
PE 1082 - Strength Training, Level III Credits: (1)
PE 1155 - Fencing, Level I Credits: (1)
PE 1410 - TaiChi, Level I Credits: (1)

Music (6 credit hours)

MUSC 1100 - Fundamentals of Music Credits: (2)
MUSC 1143 - Music Theory and Piano for Musical Theatre Credits: (4)

Theatre (41 credit hours)

THEA 1223 - Stage Makeup Credits: (3)
THEA 1713 - Script Analysis Credits: (3)
THEA 2033 - Acting II Credits: (3)
THEA 2443 - Acting for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
THEA 3103 INT - Directing I Credits: (3)
THEA 3343 - History & Literature of Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
THEA 3443 - Scene Study for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
THEA 3651 - Musical Theatre Repertoire Credits:
THEA 3991 - Junior Seminar Credits: (1)
THEA 4143 - Directing and Choreographing for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
THEA 4651 - Individual Training in Stage Voice Credits: (1) (repeated 6 times)
Select one of the following Theatre History classes
THEA 3303 - History and Literature of Theatre I Credits: (3)
THEA 3313 - History and Literature of Theatre II Credits: (3)
Select two of the following Technical Theatre classes, these classes frequently serve as prerequisites for the Theatre Design classes so plan accordingly.
THEA 1513 - Stagecraft Credits: (3)
THEA 2022 - Costume Fundamentals Credits: (3)
THEA 2032 - Lighting Fundamentals Credits: (3)
THEA 2580 - Computer Software for the Theatre Credits: (3)

Theatre Design (3 credit hours)

Select one of the following Theatre Design classes, prerequisites may need to be met first.

THEA 3100 - Projection Design Credits: (3)
THEA 3212 - Scenic Design Credits: (3)
THEA 3222 - Lighting Design Credits: (3)
THEA 3500 - Sound Design Credits: (3)
THEA 4203 - Costume Design Credits: (3)