Oct 30, 2025

2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

*NEW Music Major, Musical Theatre, BM, MU05

Major Code: MU05 Bachelor of Music Summary Degree Requirements

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 36 Hours

Area 1A 6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
Area 1B 3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
Area 2A 6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
Area 2B 3 hours Oral Communication - fulfilled by TH 0220
Area 3 7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
Area 4 3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
Area 5A 6 hours Humanities - see below for options
Area 5B 3 hours Fine Arts - fulfilled by MUS 0101 or MUS 0106 or MUS 120 (new course)
Area 5C 3 hours Global Competencies - see below for options
Area 5D 2 hours Health & Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 Yours to Lose students only

Required Music Courses: 53 Hours

Choose one (meets gen ed area 5B): 3 hours

MUS 0101 - Jazz Styles & Appreciation 3
MUS 0106 - World Music 3
MUS 120 History of Rock and Roll (new course, coming soon)

Class Piano and/or applied: 2 hours

Choose a combination to total 2 credit hours

Additional Music Courses: 48 Hours

MUS 0107 - Aural Skills I 1
MUS 0108 - Aural Skills II 1
MUS 0111 - Music Theory I 3
MUS 0112 - Music Theory II 3
MUS 0202 - Musical Theatre Performance 1
MUS 0229 - Musical Theatre Diction 2 Also offered as TH 229
MUS 0240 - Recital Attendance 0
MUS 0243 - Musical Theatre 3 Also offered as TH 243
MUS 0302 - Musical Theatre Performance 1
MUS 0311 - History of Music I 3 OR MUS 312 History of Music II
MUS 0350 - Junior Recital 1
MUS 0373 - Music Theatre Styles I 3 Also offered as TH 373
MUS 0374 - Musical Theatre Styles II 3 Also offered as TH 374
MUS 0451 - Senior Recital 1
Various large ensembles (6 semesters) 6 hours
Various private study in one major area (8 semesters) 16 hours

Required Theatre Courses: 20 Hours

TH 0116 - History of Musical Theatre 3

Theatre Technical Class Choose One: 3 Hours

Additional Theatre Courses: 17 Hours

TH 0116 - History of Musical Theatre 3
TH 0122 - Theatre Laboratory 2 Or TH 221 Theatre Laboratory
TH 0220 - Professional Interaction 3
TH 0233 - Stage Makeup 3
TH 0241 - Acting I (Writing Intensive) 3
TH 0242 - Theatre Movement I 3

Movement Courses: 10 Hours

Total Hours: 120

General Education requiremnts Area 2 B fulfilled by TH 220 and Area 5B fulfilled by MUS 101 or MUS 106 or MUS 120 (new course)
Must include at least 39 upper division (300-400) credit hours