Two Year Course of Study –
Musical Theatre Track

Associate of Arts with a concentration in Theatre

Because of the sequential nature of many of the Fine Arts courses, students must meet during their first semester at Perimeter College with a Fine Arts adviser to plan their course of study. Fine Arts majors need to start their major area courses in their first semester in order to complete the two-year sequence.

 

Areas A-E: Core Curriculum (42)

  1. Required Courses (13)
    • World language at the 1002 or higher level (3)
    • THEA 2210 Beginning Acting (3)
    • THEA 2100 Play Analysis for Production(3)
    • Select four hours from the following (4):
      • THEA 1607 Stagecraft Skills (3) and select one of the following:
        • THEA 1701 Theatre Practicum (1)
        • THEA 1702 Technical Theatre Practicum (1)
  2. Select additional elective courses to complete 18 hours in Area F
  3. 200 Service Hours in the Department or Theatre Arts Guild, including performance,working a technical position in a show, working in the scenery, costume, props or light department, front of house operations and many other opportunities.
  4. Suggested: APVC 1000 Applied Non-Major Voice (1) (Each Semester)

 

Recommended for students wanting to study Music Theatre:

  • THEA 1550 Dance Technique for the Performer (3)
  • THEA 1551 Tap Dance I (1)
  • THEA 1552 Tap Dance II (1)
  • THEA 1553 Jazz Dance I (1)
  • THEA 1554 Jazz Dance II (1)
  • THEA 1556 Social Dance I (1)
  • THEA 1758A Music Theatre Ensemble (1)
  • THEA 2212 Intermediate Acting (3)
  • THEA 1610 Improving Voice and Articulation for the Actor (3)
  • THEA 1660 Makeup for the Stage (3)
  • THEA 2345 Audition Portfolio (2)
  • Suggested: MUS 1430 Fundamentals of Music

Term 1………………………………………17 Hours

  1. THEA 2210 Beginning Acting (3)
  2. THEA 1607 Stagecraft Skills (3)
  3. OPTION: MATH 1101 Introduction to Mathematical Modeling or MATH 1111 College Algebra (3)
  4. ENGL 1101 English Composition I (3)
  5. SCOM 1000 Human Communication (2)
  6. OPTION: Area C-III Foreign Language (3)

Term 2…………………………………………….16-18 Hours

  1. THEA 2100 Play Analysis for Production (3)
  2. OPTION: Area F, Any 1xxx Musical Theatre Track (1-3)
  3. OPTION: Area C-II,
    • THEA 2040 Introduction to Theatre (3) Recommended
  4. ENGL 1102 English Composition II (3)
  5. POLS 1101 American Government (3)
  6. OPTION: Area C-III Foreign Language (3)

Term 3………………………………….14-16 Hours

  1. OPTION: Area F, Any 1xxx Musical Theatre Track (1-3)
  2. OPTION: Area F, Any 2xxx Musical Theatre Track,
    • THEA 2345 Audition Portfolio (2) Recommended if Fall Term
  3. OPTION: Area D-I, Science/Math/Technology (3)
  4. OPTION: Area D-I Lab* Science/Math/Technology(1)
  5. HIST 2110 Survey of United States History (3)
  6. OPTION: Area C-I Literature (3)
  7. THEA 1701 or 1702 Theatre Practicum (1)

Term 4……………………..16 Hours

  1. OPTION: Area F, Any 2xxx Musical Theatre Track (3),
    • THEA 2345 Audition Portfolio (2) Recommended if Fall Term
  2. ELECTIVE: Area F, Any xxxx Performance or Design Track (3)
  3. OPTION: Area E-III Social Sciences (3)
  4. OPTION: Area D-II Science/Math/Technology (3)
  5. OPTION: History (3)
    • HIST 1111 Survey of World History to 1500
    • HIST 1112 Survey of World History since 1500
  6. THEA 1701 or 1702 Theatre Practicum

Total Hours: 60-67

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