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Jan 30, 2025
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Theatre and Dance (BFA)
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Admission Requirements
In addition to the University’s admission requirements, students must be officially accepted into the BFA program prior to the first semester of coursework in the major. Auditions and/or interviews for placement in the program are held on campus during the fall and spring semester of each year. Prospective students should contact the Department of Theatre and Dance for specific information about the audition process and dates.
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Design/Technology (6 hours) Two groups from:
Staging Composition (6 hours) Directing or Choreography:
Performance Techniques (3 hours) from
Note:
*THE 121 is open to admitted BFA in Theatre and Dance/Acting and Musical Theatre majors only.
Practicum (9 hours):
Repeat THE 495(3) or DAN 520(3) three times for a total of nine hours. See each option for specifics pertaining to this requirement.
Senior BFA Project (1-2 hours):
Complete one of the following options:
Acting option (47 hours):
Three hours from approved performance related electives
from Dance, Music, or Theatre courses.
Each candidate will have a formal assessment
with the Acting faculty at the end of each spring semester to evaluate individual progress, strengths, and goals.
Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:
Each candidate will complete five elective hours from approved courses inside or outside the department.
Practicum (required in the major core): Each candidate will complete the following:
Three hours of acting performance in a MSU mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours of acting performance in a MSU mainstage project or a non-mainstage MSU faculty supervised initiative to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours as a crew member in a MSU sponsored mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Dance Technique (24 hours):
Six hours in each category. Must achieve the 300 level in two categories in order to graduate.
Partnering Techniques (6 hours):
Additional Choreography (5 hours):
Electives (5 hours):
Five hours from THE/DAN approved by advisor.
Introduction to the Profession (1 hour):
Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:
Practicum (required in the major core): Each candidate will complete the following:
Three hours of performance in a MSU mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours of choreography in a MSU mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours as a crew member in a MSU sponsored mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Dance majors
are strongly encouraged to take DAN 180 and one course from the following: MUS 241 (fulfills a General Education requirement), MUS 345 or MUS 346.
Design/Technology/Stage Management option (47 hours):
Design/Technology core course sequence (3 hours) not selected in major core from:
Design/Technology Specialties and BFA Reviews (33 hours):
Practicum (required in the major core): Each candidate will complete the following:
Three hours of a design/production assignment in a MSU mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours of a design/production assignment in a MSU mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Three hours as a crew member in a MSU sponsored mainstage project to be approved by major advisor:
Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of:
Total Credit Hours: 78-79
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