Musical Theatre Major Curriculum
The musical theatre major provides students with training in piano, music theory, and musical theatre; acting, voice, and movement; technical theatre including costume and makeup, theatre history, directing, and performance; and ballet, jazz, and modern dance. In addition to the acquisition of technical performance skills in singing, acting, and dancing courses, the program is designed to develop a fundamental knowledge of music theory and technical theatre through coursework and practice. Musicological and theatre history studies round out the curriculum to give students a thorough understanding of history, repertoire, and style to prepare students for the musical theatre business, graduate school, or theatre education opportunities. PALS students only.
Learning Outcomes
The successful musical theatre graduate is expected to:
- Sing accurately and musically;
- Exhibit proficiency in diverse acting techniques and styles;
- Exhibit proficiency in diverse dance techniques and styles;
- Identify and apply the historical, cultural and stylistic aspects of musical theatre.
Curriculum Requirements
General Education Requirements (30 credits)
Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of the General Education Program.
Musical Theatre Major Requirements (65 credits)
Core Courses (59 credits)
DANC 1200 Ballet I (2 credits)
DANC 1400 Jazz Dance I (2 credits)
DANC 1600 Modern Dance I (2 credits)
DANC 2400 Jazz Dance II (2 credits)
DANC 2600 Modern Dance II (2 credits)
MUSC 1200 Piano I (3 credits)
MUSC 1800 Music Theory I (3 credits)
MUSC 2700 Musical Theatre Performance I (2 credits)
MUSC 3000 Musical Theatre (3 credits)
MUSC 3701 Advanced Musical Theatre Performance I (2 credits)
MUSC 3702 Advanced Musical Theatre Performance II (2 credits)
MUSC 3703 Advanced Musical Theatre Performance III (2 credits)
THEA 2000 Voice and Movement (3 credits)
THEA 2020 Acting I (3 credits)
THEA 2030 Play Analysis (3 credits)
THEA 2060 Technical Theatre (3 credits)
THEA 2101 Theatre Laboratory I (1 credit)
THEA 2102 Theatre Laboratory II (1 credit)
THEA 2103 Theatre Laboratory III (1 credit)
THEA 2104 Theatre Laboratory IV (1 credit)
THEA 2200 Vocal Articulation for Media and Stage (3 credits)
THEA 3020 Acting II (3 credits)
THEA 3050 Costume and Makeup (3 credits)
THEA 3200 Theatre History I (3 credits) OR THEA 3250 Theatre History II (3 credits)
THEA 4100 Directing for the Stage (3 credits)
THEA 4930 Senior Seminar (1 credit)
Major Electives (6 credits)
Select 6 credits from the following courses:
DANC 1500 Contemporary Dance Techniques (3 credits)
DANC 2200 Ballet II (2 credits)
DANC 3200 Dance History (3 credits)
DANC 3600 Modern Dance III (2 credits)
DANC 4000 Dance Composition (3 credits)
DANC 4950 Internship in Dance (3 credits)
MUSC 1250 Piano II (3 credits)
MUSC 1850 Music Theory II (3 credits)
MUSC 3200 Musicology I (3 credits)
MUSC 3250 Musicology II (3 credits)
MUSC 3301 Ensemble I (1credit)
MUSC 3302 Ensemble II (1 credit)
MUSC 3303 Ensemble III (1 credit)
MUSC 3304 Ensemble IV (1 credit)
MUSC 3305 Ensemble V (1 credit)
MUSC 3306 Ensemble VI (1 credit)
MUSC 3307 Ensemble VII (1 credit)
MUSC 3308 Ensemble VIII (1 credit)
MUSC 4950 Internship in Music (3 credits)
THEA 2025 Performance for Film and Television (3 credits)
THEA 3060 Scene Design (3 credits)
THEA 3070 Lighting and Sound Design (3 credits)
THEA 3500 Stage and Production Management (3 credits)
THEA 4020 Acting Styles (3 credits)
THEA 4950 Internship in Theatre (3 credits)
The academic program and curriculum requirements listed on this page are from the 2012-2013 edition of the NSU Undergraduate Student Catalog. Students are bound by policies and curricula published in the catalog in effect the semester they enter the university, unless an agreement is made with appropriate NSU administration officials allowing them to abide by policies published in a later catalog.