The Musical Theatre minor offers students: instruction in singing, acting and thinking, and creative skills that can be applied in a variety of professional environments and disciplines; and a formal credential for students interested in pursuing Musical Theatre as a potential career.
Degree Requirements
This interdisciplinary minor consists of seven (7) HHP, MUS, & THR courses with distribution courses to be selected from many additional classes to create a minor with at least five (5) credits. The Musical Theatre Minor can be combined with any major. No student may earn more than one minor in Music.
Required Core Courses (4.25 credits)
THR 105, THR 115, HHP 229, HHP 230, MUS 200, MUS 103, MUA-V
The additional .75 credits for a total of at least 5.0 credits for the minor can be taken from any combination of the courses/credits listed below. Students are encouraged to speak with their minor advisor to select the course(s) that best meet their needs.
AFR 138 (MUS 135), MUS 100, MUS 130A, MUS 130C, MUS 131, THR 202, THR 220, THR 317, THR 300, THR 302, WELL 206Y, WELL 224, WELL 227.
The additional .75 credits for a total of at least 5.0 credits for the Minor can be taken from any combination of credits listed below. Students are encouraged to speak with their academic advisor to select the course(s) that best meet their needs.
Note: Any non-Music major, with voice as their major instrument must take three terms of a combination of Class Voice and MUA-Applied Voice.
| MUS 103 | Class Voice | 1/4 Course Credit |
| MUS 200/THR 200 | Survey of Amer Music Thr (THR) | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 105 | Script Analysis | 1 Course Credit |
| THR 115 | Principles of Acting | 1 Course Credit |
| WELL 229 | Beginning Jazz Dance | 1/4 Course Credit |
| WELL 230/HHP 230 | Beginning Ballet | 1/4 Course Credit |
MUS
| Applied | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5.00 |