Degree Options
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with a Specialization in Music
A degree program consisting of 43 semester hours in Music. Nineteen semester hours to include MUS 204, 205, 221, 222, 305, 306, 321, 415, 498. Applied Music instrucdtion, all in the same section, to be taken as follows: four semester hours of MUS 235, two semester hours of MUS 335, and two semester hours of MUS 435.
Eight semester hours of participation in a performance ensemble are required. An additional four semester hours in each skill area of piano and voice are required, unless competency is established through examination.
Music Core Curriculum
MUS 204, 205 Comprehensive Musicianship
6 credits
MUS 305, 305 Comprehensive Musicianship
6 credits
MUS 221, 222, 321 Ear Training & Sight Singing
3 credits
MUS 235 Applied Music (major performance area)
4 credits
MUS 281/MUS 235A Piano Skills
4 credits
MUS 271/MUS 235B Vocal Skills
4 credits
Performance Ensemble
8 credits
Total Core Curriculum Requirements
35 credits
Upper-Level Music Courses
MUS 335, 435 Applied Music (major performance area)
4 credits
MUS 415 Conducting
3 credits
MUS 498 Senior Recital
1 credit
Total Upper-Level Curriculum Requirements
8 credits
TOTAL CREDITS for BA in Music
43 credits
Music as a Minor
For students who are majoring in another discipline but wish to minor in Music, the Music concentration requires 18 semester hours of Music courses including MUS 204/206, or305/306; MUS 221; two semester hours of ensemble participation, and three semester hours each of applied voice and applied piano. The one remaining hour is an elective in music.
Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Musical Theatre
Special Requirements for Admission to the Major: Audition through the Dance, Music and Theater faculty. Depending on the outcome of the audition, students may have to take DAN 101 and THR 131.
Musical Theatre Core Curriculum
9 credits
MUS 363 Musical Theater Song Repertoire
3 credits
MUS 364 History of Musical Theater
3 credits
MUS 365 Musical Theatre Performance Lab (repeated 3x)
3 credits
Dance:
Required Course:
DAN 310 Advanced I Dance Studies I
(Ballet, Jazz and Tap)
3-4 credits
From the following:
6-7 credits
DAN 110 Dance Studies I
3 credits
DAN 111 Dance Studies II
3 credits
DAN 112 Dance Studies III
3 credits
DAN 210 Intermediate Dance Studies I
3 credits
DAN 211 Intermediate Dance Studies II
3 credits
DAN 212 Intermediate Dance Studies III
3 credits
DAN 311 Advanced I Dance Studies II
3-4 credits
DAN 312 Advanced I Dance Studies III
3-4 credits
DAN 410 Advanced II Dance Studies I
3-4 credits
DAN 411 Advanced II Dance Studies II
3-4 credits
DAN 412 Advanced II Dance Studies III
3-4 credits
Theater:
All of the following:
12 credits
THR 330 Acting II
3 credits
THR 335 Audition Technique
3 credits
THR 391 Production Practicum
3 credits
THR 466 World Theatre History
3 credits
Music:
All of the following:
13 credits
MUS 130 Foundations of Music
3 credits
MUS 221 Ear Training and Sight-Singing
2 credits
MUS 235 Applied Music - Voice (repeated 2x)
2 credits
MUS 313 Chamber Choir (repeated 2x)
2 credits
MUS 335 Applied Music - Voice (repeated 2x)
2 credits
MUS 435 Applied Music - Voice (4 repeated 2x)
2 credits
Electives:
3 credits
The following electives may be chosen from this list:
DAN 121 Modern Dance
1 credit
DAN Intermediate Modern Dance
1 credit
DAN 321 Advanced I Modern Dance
1 credit
DAN 342 Individual Choreographic Project
1 credit
DAN 383 Summer Session Workshop in Advanced Dance I
1-3 credits
DAN 398 Performance - Third Year
1 credit
DAN 498 Performance - Fourth Year
1 credit
MUS 235 Applied Piano (can be repeated)
1 credit
MUS 313 Chamber Choir (can be repeated)
1 credit
MUS 495 Independent Research Project
1-3 credits
MUS 498 Senior Recital
1 credit
THR 331 Acting Styles
3 credits
THR 341 Play Direction and Script Analysis I
3 credits
THR 432 Actor's Lab
3 credits
THR 441 Play Direction and Script Analysis II
3 credits