Master of Music in Musical Theater
44 credits
Applied Lessons and Thesis Performance (3 credits each semester)
12 cr | Years 1 and 2
Acting 1-4
4 cr | Years 1 and 2
Voice and Speech
1 cr | Year 1
Script and Score Analysis 1-3
4 cr | Years 1 and 2
Musical Theater Performance
5 cr | Years 1 and 2
Musical Theater Repertoire
4 cr | Years 1 and 2
Thesis
1 cr | Year 2
General Electives
5 cr | Years 1 and 2
Academic Electives
4 cr | Years 1 and 2
Cultural Perspectives and the Theater
4 cr | Year 1
Key Policies
- Full-time students must be enrolled in at least 10 credits per semester and may take up to 12 credits per semester without incurring any additional tuition charges.
- No more than 6 credits earned at other institutions may be accepted toward the degree. Acceptance of transfer credit is by approval of the Dean following an appropriate recommendation by the Department Chair.
- Students must earn at least a B- in all courses taken for graduate credit.
- Upon matriculation Masters Degree candidates sit for proficiency examinations in Music Theory. These exams are designed to identify minimum competencies in both areas reflecting a normal undergraduate preparation in music. Any deficiencies revealed by these exams must be corrected within the first year in residence through successful completion of prescribed remedial courses in Ear Training and/or Harmony. Musical Theater majors may take these deficiency courses without additional tuition charges
