The Catholic University of America
Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre
Washington, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Early action deadline: November 15, 2021
Key Summary
Are you a born performer? The musical theatre program in the Rome School of Music, Drama, and Art is designed to engage your passion for the stage in a rigorous training program that will prepare you to become a professional musical theatre artist, armed with the skills to perform on regional, national, and Broadway stages.
The Musical Theatre Division's "triple threat" instruction includes intensive acting, voice, and dance lessons. Classroom study will translate into practical performance experience, preparing you for a career on the stage. Your core liberal arts requirements will round out your education, preparing you to make thoughtful choices as an entertainer.
When you graduate, you will have a strong musical theatre background with the added benefit of a liberal arts education, preparing you well to excel on the stage or in whatever calling you may choose.
Typical Plan of Study
The following is a sample four-year plan outlining only the required courses for the prescribed major and does not include electives, minors, certificates, etc which can be added upon advisement.
Freshman Year
- ENG 101 Writing: Logic & Rhetoric
- PHIL 201 The Classical Mind
- PHIL 202 The Modern Mind
- TRS ___ Foundations in Theology I: Scripture and Jesus Christ
- DR 101 Theatre I
- DR 104 Theatre II
- MUS 103 Acting the Text
- MUS 103A Acting the Song
- MUS 105A Ballet I (by assessment)
- MUS 105B Ballet II (by assessment)
- MUS 121 Ear Training and Sight Singing I
- MUS 122 Ear Training and Sight Singing II
- MUS 123 Harmony I
- MUS 124 Harmony II
- MUS 205A Tap I
- MUS 205B Tap II
- MUS 470 CUA Chamber Choir (by audition)
- MUS 470B University Singers (by audition)
- MUS 183/4 or MUPI 320A Class Piano or Secondary Piano
- MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction
Sophomore Year
- TRS ___ Foundations in Theology II: The Church and the Human Person
- DR 201 Survey of Theatre History
- DR 202 Theatre Topics
- DR 206 Fundamentals Acting
- DR 305 Theatre Topics III
- DR 415 Intermediate Acting: Scene Study
- DR 465 Acting Shakespeare
- DR 485 Acting for the Camera
- MUS 105C Ballet III (level by advisement)
- MUS 105D Ballet IV (level by advisement)
- MUS 199B Crew Credit
- MUS 215 Movement for Actors: Level I
- MUS 215A Movement for Actors: Level II
- MUS 221 Ear Training and Sight Singing III
- MUS 222 Ear Training and Sight Singing IV
- MUS 223 Harmony III
- MUS 224 Harmony IV
- MUS 406 Jazz I (level by advisement)
- MUS 406A Jazz II (level by advisement)
- MUS 437 Musical Theatre and the Meisner Technique
- MUS 459 History of 20th-Century Directing
- MUS 470 CUA Chamber Choir (by audition)
- MUS 470B University Singers (by audition)
- MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction
Junior Year
- ___ Academic Elective (Math, Science)
- ENG ___ Literature Elective
- DR 307 Speech for the Actor
- MUS 199B Crew Credit
- MUS 315 Pop and Contemporary Vocal Styles for the Theatre Performer: Level I
- MUS 315A Pop and Contemporary Vocal Styles for the Theatre Performer: Level II
- MUS 337 Basic Conducting
- MUS 385 History of Musical Theatre, 1727-1935
- MUS 386 History of Musical Theatre, 1935-present
- MUS 399MT Junior Solo Musical Theatre Recital (30 minutes)
- MUS 470 CUA Chamber Choir (by audition)
- MUS 470B University Singers (by audition)
- MUS 495 Musical Theatre Internship
- MUPI 210A Junior Recital Coaching
- MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction
Senior Year
- ___ Academic Elective (Social Science)
- ___ Academic Elective (Free)
- DR 201 Survey of Theatre History
- DR 202 Theatre Topics
- DR 305 Theatre Topics III
- DR ___ Drama Elective
- MUS 131 Music Literature
- MUS 199D Crew Credit
- MUS 449 Business of Theatre
- MUS 449A Senior Showcase
- MUS 450 Musical Theatre Directing
- MUS 459 History of 20th-Century Directing
- MUS 470 CUA Chamber Choir (by audition)
- MUS 470B University Singers (by audition)
- MUS 495 Musical Theatre Internship
- MUS 499MT Senior Solo Musical Theatre Recital (60 minutes)
- MUPI 210A Senior Recital Coaching
- MUPI 410 Private Musical Theatre Voice Instruction
The above plan is a sample arrangement of required classes and should not be used as an official degree audit. Students will meet with their major advisor to plan out a custom path that meets their needs and allows them to study various electives of interest.