2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Dec 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Musical Theater (BA.MTH)


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Program Description 

Vermont State University’s Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater program offers a strong combination of theory and practice through a comprehensive curriculum of music, theater, and dance.  Students will gain knowledge and skills through a carefully planned course of studies that will introduce foundational concepts in each of the three content areas and progress to more advanced and focused studies in musical theater.  Students will also receive training in a variety of specific styles for individual and group performance. 

Students will be performing on stage from their first year and they will have multiple opportunities to hone and showcase their skills during full-length musical production every year with a variety of other opportunities such as: University Chorale, Wind Symphoney, Jazz Ensemble, Dance performances, Main Stage Theater, and many student productions. 

Program Outcomes 

  1. Discuss and analyze productions in terms of thematic concerns, literary qualities, and artistic approaches.  

  1. Demonstrate a degree of competency in dance, theater, and a musical instrument or voice through public performance.  

  1. Incorporate input and ideas generated through the collaborative process of production into their own creative work.  

  1. Present work for review in a professional manner.  

Program Electives (14 credits)


Credits Required for Major: 76


Graduation Requirements


To obtain a degree, students must fulfill the major-specific requirements as well as satisfy all other Degree Requirements  including the Connections General Education Program Requirements .

Sample Degree Map


Degree Map (Sample) - BA.MTH  

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