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Jun 17, 2026
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2026-2027 Undergraduate Academic Catalogue
Performing Arts, Comprehensive Concentration, BA
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The comprehensive concentration provides a well-rounded introduction to, and education in, the performing arts. Featuring a combination of courses from our theatre and music curricula, students will build the foundations to become a triple threat and/or undertake interdisciplinary study and research in the performing arts.
Learning Aims
Students will demonstrate:
- Advanced literacy in the terminology, conventions, and collaborative methodology of theatre and music.
- Historical, literary, and theoretical literacy, defined as an ability to identify and recognize the major periods of theatre and music history.
- A heightened aesthetic sensibility through participation in performance.
- Eloquentia perfecta, defined as an ability to communicate and persuade through the arts.
- Communication and information literacy, defined as the ability to conduct scholarly research in the disciplines.
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Requirements for the Major
One Course from the Following:
One Course from the Following:
Applied Music Lessons
Students must take a combination of MU 360 and MU 361 four times. MU 360 may only be taken once. Theatre Practicum
Students must also complete three one-credit hours of DR 275 and one one-credit hour of DR 276 . DR 276 must be taken during the senior year. Typical Program
A typical program of courses for a major is as follows: Notes:
- Performing arts majors with a comprehensive concentration take a minimum of 5.5 credits of Applied Music (MU 360 and/or MU 361 ), MU 205 and MU 206 (1.5 credits each), and four semesters of DR 275 (1 credit each). Students register for these courses during the regular registration period.
- MU 205 and MU 206 , MU 360 and MU 361 , and DR 275 are taken in addition to the regular five-course load since they are not three credit courses. A combined total of six credits from these courses fulfill requirement towards graduation.
- DR 375 may be repeated a second time for credit in place of a DR 300-level elective.
- MU 361 available only to students who have declared a performing arts major with a comprehensive concentration, performing arts major with a music concentration, or a music minor.
- Students that test out of MU 202 take an MU 300-level or MU 400-level course to fulfill the requirement.
- Students must complete the diversity core requirement through a designated diversity core, major, or elective course (see Diversity Core Requirement under Curriculum and Policies).
- DR 276 should be taken by students during their final semester before graduation.
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