Theatre: Musical Theatre Specialization (B.F.A.)

Specialization Requirements (87 hours)

• THEA 131 - Introduction to Acting (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]

• Or

• THEA 231 - Acting I [SGR #4, HSDC] (majors)

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• THEA 140 - Survey of Technical Theatre Production
• THEA 140L - Survey of Technical Theatre Production Lab (2 concurrent sections required)
• THEA 150 - Musical Theatre Class Voice
• THEA 161 - Introduction to Musical Theatre Applied Voice
• THEA 181 - Fundamentals of Voice & Movement
• THEA 210 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 1
• THEA 211 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 2
• THEA 232 - Acting II
• THEA 239 - Auditioning
• THEA 243 - Make-Up (C)
• THEA 250 - Play Analysis (C)
• THEA 280 - Ballet I
• THEA 282 - Jazz Dance I (C)
• THEA 283 - Voice Dynamics
• THEA 310 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 3
• THEA 311 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 4
• THEA 331 - Acting III
• THEA 335 - Acting: Musical Theatre
• THEA 380 - Ballet II
• THEA 381 - Tap Dance I (C)
• THEA 382 - Jazz Dance II
• THEA 385 - Dance-Musical Theatre Styles (C)
• THEA 410 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 5
• THEA 411 - Musical Theatre Applied Voice 6
• THEA 421 - Tap Dance II
• THEA 435 - History of American Musical Theatre (C)
• THEA 440 - Business of the Performance Profession
• THEA 483 - Ballet III
• THEA 494 - Internship (C) 1 credit required
• THEA 495 - Practicum (C) 4 credits required
• THEA 498 - Senior Project (C) 1 credit required

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• Select 1 course from the following:

• THEA 461 - Origins to Early Modern
• THEA 462 - Early Modern to Melodrama
• THEA 463 - Modern Drama & Theatre
• THEA 464 - Contemporary Drama & Theatre

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• Specialization Nondepartmental Supportive Course Requirements (9 hours)

• ENGL 210 - Introduction to Literature (C) [SGR #4, HSDC]

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• Music Theory Requirement (6 credits):

• MUAP 115 - Class Instruction-Keyboard (C) (2 cr hrs required)

• AND
  No Prior Music Theroy Experience (4cr)*

• MUS 100 - Music Appreciation (C) [SGR #4, HSDC] (3 cr hrs required)
• MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Laboratory (C) (1 cr hr required)

OR

• Prior Music Theory Experience (4cr)*

• MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I (C) (2 cr hrs required)
• MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Laboratory (C) (2 cr hrs required)

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• THEA Electives 7cr

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Four-Year Program Guides and Costs

USD encourages students to take 15 credits per semester or 30 credits within the year in order to graduate in 4 years. To help students complete their academic degree program in four years, we provide a sample academic plan. Please work with your academic advisor to confirm your plan. 

• Theatre, B.F.A.-Musical Theatre specialization 4-year plan guide  

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to systematically explore issues, objects or works through the collection and analysis of evidence that results in informed conclusions or judgments, and break down complex topics or issues into parts to gain a better understanding of them.
2. Students will design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.
3. Students will engage in purposeful, ongoing learning activities that improve their knowledge, skills and competence in their personal and professional lives.
4. Students will interact with other students and evaluate the effort put into team tasks, interactions with others, and the quantity and quality made to team discussions.
5. Students will comprehensively explore issues, ideas, artifacts and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion, and combine or synthesize existing ideas, images or expertise in original ways reflecting a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risk taking.
6. Demonstrate effective, healthy techniques of vocalization for the singing and speaking voice.
7. Students will demonstrate the ability to release tension, facilitate concentration, and create a believable character, and utilize text analysis in the creation of a believable character.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of effective audition technique and the musical theatre performer’s workfinding process.
9. Demonstrate effective and healthy techniques of movement and dance styles used in musical theatre performance.
10. Demonstrate the ability to integrate the disciplines of singing, acting, and dancing into the creation of a role.

State Authorization - It Matters Where You Live

If your learning placement course (internship, externship, clinical, rotation, practicum, independent study, study away, etc.) or your online course will be taken outside South Dakota, please reference the State Authorization webpage.

State Authorization