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Music Theatre BFA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BFA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Technique, versatility, and your own creative point of view come together in UB’s Music Theatre BFA program. As a music theatre major, you’ll spend the next few years developing your technical skills in acting, voice, and dance, while performing in an array of shows, discovering how musicals have engaged the world, and preparing to take your place in the ever-changing industry. Are you someone who loves to connect through interdisciplinary storytelling? Do you thrive in deeply collaborative and creative spaces? If you’re ready to make your impact on the future of musical theatre, step into the spotlight.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_215f2e6e
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

0 items

    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Music Theatre Core (62 credits)

      23 items
      1. Foundations
        Not resolved to a course
      2. TH 101LEC
        Introduction to Theatre
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. TH 106LEC
        Introduction to Entertainment Technology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. TH 108LEC
        Acting I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. TH 203LEC
        Visual Imagination
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. MUS 104LEC
        Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. MTR 118LEC
        Musicianship for Music Theater
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. Performance Core
        Not resolved to a course
      9. TH 109SEM
        Acting II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. TH 208LEC
        Method Acting I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. TH 227SEM
        Voice Training I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. MTR 210SEM
        Music Theatre Repertoire I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. MTR 410SEM
        Music Theatre Repertoire II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. MTR 305SEM
        Music Theatre Industry Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. MTR 420SEM
        Music Theatre Scene Study
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. MTR 460SEM
        Applied Voice for Music Theatre
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      17. DAC 116LEC
        Ballet Technique I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. DAC 213LEC
        Ballet 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. DAC 118LEC
        Jazz Dance Technique I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. DAC 263LEC
        Jazz Dance 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. DAC 210LEC
        Tap Dance 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. MTR 220SEM
        Music Theatre Dance I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      23. MTR 320SEM
        Music Theatre Dance II
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      History (2 courses, 6 credits)

      Choose 1 of the following · Choose one: · 5 items
      1. MTR 302LEC
        Music Theatre History
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. Choose one:
        Not resolved to a course
      3. TH 301LEC
        World Theatre Before 1700
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. TH 302LEC
        Theatre in the Modern World, 1700-Present
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. DAC 430LEC
        Dance History
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Electives (A minimum of 9 credits required)

      40 items
      1. Acting Electives
        Not resolved to a course
      2. TH 209LEC
        Method Acting II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. TH 228SEM
        Voice Training II
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. TH 308SEM
        Movement
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. TH 309SEM
        Acting in Shakespeare
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. TH 409LEC
        Advanced Movement
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. TH 427LEC
        Voice and Movement
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. Dance Electives
        Not resolved to a course
      9. DAC 115LEC
        Afro-Fusion Dance 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. DAC 117LEC
        Modern Dance Technique I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. DAC 119LEC
        World Dance I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. DAC 160LEC
        Open Hip Hop 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. DAC 201LEC
        Modern Dance 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. DAC 381SEM
        Social Dance Forms 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. DAC 127LEC
        Open Modern 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. DAC 211LEC
        Tap Dance 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. DAC 214LEC
        Ballet 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. DAC 215LEC
        Afro-Fusion Dance 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. DAC 260LEC
        Open Hip Hop 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. DAC 264LEC
        Jazz Dance 2
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. DAC 432LEC
        Applied Kinesiology and Anatomy for Dancers
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. Theatre Electives
        Not resolved to a course
      23. TH 201SEM
        Script Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. TH 207LAB
        Stage Makeup
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      25. TH 240SEM
        Introduction to Stage Combat
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. TH 300LEC
        Stage Management
        Not resolved to a course
        1-3
      27. TH 401SEM
        Directing I
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      28. TH 415SEM
        Dramaturgy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      29. TH 421SEM
        Devised Performance
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      30. TH 485SEM
        Playwriting Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      31. Literature and History Electives
        Not resolved to a course
      32. TH 301LEC
        World Theatre Before 1700
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      33. TH 302LEC
        Theatre in the Modern World, 1700-Present
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      34. DAC 430LEC
        Dance History
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      35. TH 220LEC
        Performing in America: Race, Gender, Class and American Identities on Stage
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      36. TH 327LEC
        Seriously Funny: Comedy In Text And Performance
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      37. TH 464SEM
        Black Theatre-Past and Present
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      38. TH 466SEM
        Women in Theatre
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      39. TH 480SEM
        Shakespeare On Stage
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      40. TH 481SEM
        Irish Dramatists
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Production Practicum Requirements (4 credits)

      Complete three credits from: · 8 items
      1. Choose one to be taken concurrently with TH 106 (1 credit):
        Not resolved to a course
      2. TH 135LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. TH 136LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. Complete three credits from:
        Not resolved to a course
      5. TH 235LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1-2
      6. TH 236LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1-2
      7. TH 335LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      8. TH 336LAB
        Production Practicum
        Not resolved to a course
        1

      Four Performance Requirements: (10 credits)

      10 items
      1. MTR 405SEM
        Gemms Music Theatre Company
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. TH 341LAB
        Theatre Studio I
        Not resolved to a course
        1-3
      3. TH 342LAB
        Theatre Studio II
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4
      4. TH 343LAB
        Theatre Studio III
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4
      5. TH 411LAB
        Theatre Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4
      6. TH 412LAB
        Theatre Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4
      7. TH 413LAB
        Theatre Workshop
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4
      8. DAC 337SEM
        Dance Studio - Zodiaque
        Not resolved to a course
        2-4
      9. DAC 338SEM
        Dance Studio - Zodiaque
        Not resolved to a course
        2-4
      10. DAC 340SEM
        Dance Studio
        Not resolved to a course
        1-4

      Additional Degree Requirements Include

      2 items
      1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 125 credit hour total
        Not resolved to a course

      Notes

      0 items

        Academic Requirements

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          51 items
          1. UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. TH 101LEC
            Introduction to Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          3. TH 108LEC
            Acting I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. DAC 210LEC
            Tap Dance 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. DAC 116
            OR DAC 213LEC - Ballet 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          6. MTR 118LEC
            Musicianship for Music Theater
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          7. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          8. TH 106LEC
            Introduction to Entertainment Technology
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          9. TH 135LAB
            Production Practicum
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          10. TH 109SEM
            Acting II
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          11. MUS 104LEC
            Introduction to Music Theory and Musicianship
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          12. Theatre or Dance Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          14. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          15. DAC 118LEC
            Jazz Dance Technique I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. TH 208LEC
            Method Acting I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. TH 227SEM
            Voice Training I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          18. MTR 210SEM
            Music Theatre Repertoire I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          20. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          21. TH 235LAB
            Production Practicum OR TH 335LAB - Production Practicum
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          22. MTR 302LEC
            Music Theatre History
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          23. Theatre or Dance Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. Math & Quantitative Reasoning
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          25. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          27. TH 236LAB
            Production Practicum OR TH 336LAB - Production Practicum
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          28. TH 203LEC
            Visual Imagination
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          29. MTR 220SEM
            Music Theatre Dance I
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. MTR 410SEM
            Music Theatre Repertoire II
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          31. Communication Literacy 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          33. MTR 405SEM
            Gemms Music Theatre Company
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          34. MTR 320SEM
            Music Theatre Dance II
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. MTR 302LEC
            Music Theatre History
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          36. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. Scientific Literacy and Inquiry Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          38. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          39. MTR 405SEM
            Gemms Music Theatre Company
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. MTR 410SEM
            Music Theatre Repertoire II
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          41. Theatre History Elective OR Theatre or Dance Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          42. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          43. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          44. MTR 405SEM
            Gemms Music Theatre Company
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          45. Theatre History Elective OR Theatre or Dance Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          46. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          47. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          48. MTR 460SEM
            Applied Voice for Music Theatre
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          49. TH 236LAB
            Production Practicum OR TH 336LAB - Production Practicum
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          50. TH 411LAB
            Theatre Workshop OR Other Curricular Performance Option
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          51. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
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