Certificate in Music: Musical Theater
The Certificate in Music: Musical Theater is aligned with the Bachelor of Music in Performance (Music), Bachelor of Art (Theatre), Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts and Design), and Bachelor of Art/Science (Visual Arts and Design). The certificate program is designed in three tracks that address differing approaches to building competencies and preparedness for work in the Musical Theater art form. All three tracks include learning outcomes in the areas of acting, dance, theater design, vocal pedagogy and performance, and musical theatre history/literature. Differing course requirements in those areas for the three tracks reflect the synergy of certificate curricula with that of the students’ major degree programs.
Admission Requirements:
Actor Track - students must successfully complete an entrance audition and be accepted for enrollment in a Theater program.
Vocalist Track - students must successfully complete an entrance audition and be accepted for enrollment in a Music degree program.
Artist Track - students must be enrolled as a major in one of the following degree programs within the School of the Arts: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts and Design), and Bachelor of Art/Science (Visual Arts and Design).
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Actor Track | 19 | |
| For students enrolled as Theater Majors | ||
| MU 108 | Opera/Musical Theater | 2 |
| MU 110 | Collegiate Singers | 2 |
| MU 111 | Voice | 4 |
| MU 211 | Voice | 4 |
| MU 350 | Dance I | 1 |
| MU 351 | Dance II | 1 |
| MU 391 | History of Musical Theater | 3 |
| MU 490 | Special Topics | 2 |
| Vocalist Track | 19 | |
| For Students enrolled as Music Majors with Voice as primary performance area | ||
| CAT 220 | Beginning Acting | 3 |
| CAT 310 | Script Analysis | 3 |
| CAT 320 | Movement | 3 |
| MU 108 | Opera/Musical Theater | 1 |
| MU 111 | Voice | 2 |
| MU 211 | Voice | 2 |
| MU 350 | Dance I | 1 |
| MU 351 | Dance II | 1 |
| MU 391 | History of Musical Theater | 3 |
| Artist Track | 19 | |
| For students enrolled in an approved major within the School of the Arts | ||
| CAT 220 | Beginning Acting | 3 |
| CAT 340 | Scenography | 3 |
| CAT 350 | Design for the Stage | 3 |
| CAT 360 | Advanced Design Techniques | 3 |
| MU 110 | Collegiate Singers | 1 |
| MU 121 | Class Voice | 1 |
| MU 111 | Voice | 1 |
| MU 350 | Dance I | 1 |
| or MU 351 | Dance II | |
| MU 391 | History of Musical Theater | 3 |