Dec 05, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Musical Theatre Minor

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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Allows students to explore performance, acting, and theory behind musical theatre performance.

Musical Theatre Required Courses

Musical Theatre Minor students will complete 4 credits of private instruction (MUSIC 255) and 16 additional credits as specified below.

Required Musical Theatre Core (14 credit hours)

THTRE 211 will be taken for “0” credits.

DANCE 280 - Musical Theatre Dance Credits: 2-3
MUSIC 255 - Lower-Division Performance Credits: 1-4
THTRE 171 - Fundamentals of Acting Credits: 3
THTRE 211 - Run Crew Credits: 0-2
THTRE 369 - Fundamentals of Theatrical Design Credits: 3
THTRE 580 - Music Theatre Workshop Credits: 0-1

Electives (6 credit hours)

Choose from the following:

Choose two credits from:
DANCE 120 - Contemporary Dance I Credits: 2-3
DANCE 165 - Ballet I Credits: 2-3
DANCE 171 - Jazz Dance I Credits: 2-3
DANCE 181 - Tap I Credits: 2-3
MUSIC 100 - Introduction to Music Theory Credits: 3
MUSIC 210 - Music Theory I Credits: 3
MUSIC 230 - Music Theory II Credits: 3
MUSIC 231 - Aural Skills I Credits: 1
THTRE 220 - Musical Theatre History Credits: 3
THTRE 271 - Intermediate Acting Credits: 3
THTRE 280 - Script Analysis Credits: 3
THTRE 761 - Advanced Acting: Decolonizing the Classics Credits: 3

Total hours required: 20