University General Course Catalog 2025-2026 (DRAFT)
Musical Theatre, B.A.
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The mission of the Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre is to help students receive a university education along with intense, conservatory-style training while exposing them to an environment that reflects the diversity and richness of the profession. Students admitted into this program through an audition process will confront the content as artists and scholars. Building on Stanislavski’s emphasis on character-based action, objective, and truth, students learn how to develop their technical skillsets into personalized craft. Musical theatre productions and performance lab classes allow students to explore integrating their training into a unique, fully-realized performer. This interdisciplinary major allows students and faculty to explore connections that unite acting, singing and dancing. Students will graduate well prepared to immerse themselves in the musical theatre profession.
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Program Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- analyze, discuss, or present on various production elements (e.g. performance, design, direction, choreography, etc.) in oral, written, and/or expressive mediums. (C)
- describe, analyze, and apply geometric and algebraic mathematical equations and/or probability and analytical symbolic systems as used in a variety of production elements (e.g. theatrical design and construction, arts management and scheduling, choreography/composition, music theory, linguistic/poetic analysis, etc.). (QR)
- identify, analyze, and assess various production elements through the lenses of cultural, historical, and theoretical contexts while developing a disposition toward reflective inquiry. (CT)
- demonstrate competency in theatre, music, and dance techniques and performance as individual artists.
- collaboratively create theatrical productions.
- demonstrate a thorough knowledge of musical theatre theory in the areas of acting, music, and dance, and competency in application of skills in audition and performance settings.
Transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno
Use the transfer agreement and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.
If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement if available. If neither is available, access Transferology to assist in your planning.
Graduation Requirements
- Total Units | 120
- Cumulative GPA | 2.0
- University GPA | 2.0
- Major GPA | 2.0
- Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
- Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
- Upper-Division Requirement | 42 Upper-Division Units
I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)
Students in this major must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course descriptions.
A. Composition & Communication; Critical Analysis & Use of Information (3-6 units) - CO1, CO3
B. Quantitative Reasoning (3 units minimum) - CO2
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO2 courses.
C. Physical & Natural Phenomena (6 units minimum) - CO4, CO4L
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO4/CO4L courses.
D. Cultures, Societies, & Individuals (3 units) - CO6
Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of approved CO6 courses.
E. Artistic Composition, Interpretation, & Expression (3 units) - CO7
F. History & Culture; Constitution (6 units) - CO5, CO8
II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (6 units maximum)
Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these requirements may be satisfied by courses in the major requirements. Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter in this catalog.
A. Science, Technology & Society - CO9
Choose one course; the following courses are suggested:
- ENG 412D - Introduction to Phonology (3 units) CO9
- HIST 370 - Cultural History of Disasters (3 units) CO9, CO10
OR Refer to the Core Curriculum chapter for a list of CO9 courses.
NOTE: In order to avoid exceeding the 120 total units needed for the degree, students should choose from approved CO9 courses within College of Liberal Arts disciplines so that this course may also apply to the College Breadth requirement (units counted in Additional College Requirement).
B. Diversity & Equity - CO10
C. Global Contexts - CO11
D. Ethics - CO12
Choose one course; the following courses are suggested:
E. Capstone Integration & Synthesis - CO13
III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)
Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.
A. World Language Requirement (0-14 units)
Students seeking this bachelor’s degree must demonstrate proficiency in a world language other than English equal to a fourth semester course level through one of the following options:
- complete a fourth semester college course in a world language other than English;
- demonstrate proficiency through a means determined by the Department of World Languages and Literatures including but not limited to minimum standardized test scores (CBAPE, SAT II, or IB), attaining a minimum aptitude on an accredited world language assessment test, or providing transcript evidence of a high school or equivalent diploma in which English was not the language of instruction; or,
- participate in a study abroad language program pre-approved by the Department of World Languages and Literatures to meet the world language requirement.
Note: Four years of high school world language instruction does not automatically satisfy this requirement.
B. College Breadth Requirement (6 units)
Students seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree in the college shall be required to take, within the College of Liberal Arts, 6 units that are outside the departments in which they major or minor, and that exclude courses taken to fulfill the Core General Education requirements (Core Objectives 1 through 8).
IV. Major Requirements (73 units)
A. Theatre Foundations (10 units)
1. Production Requirement (3 units)
2. History Requirement (6 units)
3. Career Development Requirement (1 unit)
B. Musical Theatre Requirement (63 units)
1. Theatre Acting Requirement (23 units)
2. Music Requirement (28 units)
3. Dance Requirement (12 units)
V. Minor Requirement (0 units)
Because of the rigorous interdisciplinary nature of this program, the minor requirement will be met through courses taken in the major.
VI. Elective (5-28 units)
VII. Recommended Schedule
Spring Semester (16 units)
Spring Semester (14 units)
Spring Semester (15 units)
Spring Semester (12 units)
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