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Degree Requirements

Students performing during a music theatre show.

Carthage offers a Bachelor of Arts in Music: Music Theatre and a Minor in Music Theatre.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music: Music Theatre provides performers with the skills necessary for a successful career in music theatre. The curriculum is designed to develop core skills in music, theatre, and dance. Students have multiple performance opportunities each semester, combined with dance, acting, and Musical Theatre Techniques courses. Students graduate with the skillset they need to be an asset in the ever-changing industry of music theatre.

Bachelor of Arts in Music: Music Theatre* Requirements (56 credits)

The following courses comprise the Bachelor of Arts in Music: Music Theatre
  • MUS 1010 Music Theory I (3 credits)
  • MUS 1020 Aural Skills I (1 credit)
  • MUS 1030 Music Theory II (3 credits)
  • MUS 1040 Aural Skills II (1 credit)
  • MUS 2110 Introduction to Western Music History (4 credits)
  • MUS/THR 3400 Music Theatre History (4 credits)
  • MUS 0250 Private Voice (1 credit each term, 8 terms)
  • MUS 0160 Keyboard Skills I (1 credit)
  • MUS 0170 Keyboard Skills II (1 credit)
  • MUS 0180 Keyboard Skills III (1 credit)
  • MUS 0190 Keyboard Skills IV (1 credit)
  • Ensemble participation for four terms (0-8 credits)
  • MUS 4990 Senior Thesis Completion (0 credits)
  • MUS 0700 Recital Attendance (0 credits, 4 terms)
  • MUS/THR 2620 Music Theatre Workshop (0-8 credits, 4 terms)
  • Dance Electives (4 credits, 1 credit each term)
  • THR 2110 Acting I (4 credits)
  • THR 3110 Acting II (4 credits)
  • THR 2900 Play Reading and Analysis (4 credits)
  • THR 2910 Stagecraft (4 credits)
  • THR 2920 Costumes and Makeup (4 credits)
Choose one:
  • THR 3260, 3270, or 3280 Theatre Surveys (4 credits)

* An audition is required for admission to the Music: Music Theatre major.

Minor in Music Theatre* Requirements (22-26 credits)

  • MUS 0160 Keyboard Skills I (1 credit)
  • MUS 0170 Keyboard Skills II (1 credit)
  • MUS 0250 Applied Voice (4 semesters, 1 credit per semester, 4 credits total; fulfills FAR)
  • MUS 1620 Music Theatre Techniques I (2 credits)
  • MUS 1630 Music Theatre Techniques II (2 credits)
  • MUS 2620 Music Theatre Workshop (2 terms, 0-4 credits total)
  • MUS 3400 Music Theatre History (WI) (4 credits)
  • Dance elective (4 credits)
  • THR 2110: Acting I for Majors and Minors (4 credits)

* An audition is required for admission to the Minor in Music Theatre.

Master of Music in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy

Carthage College offers a Master of Music (M.M.) in Music Theatre Vocal Pedagogy. This 10-month, full-time, master’s degree program provides opportunities for creative endeavor, inquiry, and investigation into the field of professional voice use in music theatre style. The program features seminar courses in vocal pedagogy, application and integration courses in voice performance in music theatre style, and analysis courses that focus on repertoire and rehearsal techniques.

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Current students: You should follow the official College Catalog from the year you entered Carthage and work with your advisors and the department chair to ensure all requirements are met.