Musical Theatre: Music, B.A.
School of Music
Pursue your passion for theatrical performance in our Music Theatre concentration and enhance your music major with additional arts and sciences courses.
A bachelor of arts in music with a concentration in musical theatre is especially for students who want to combine vocal performance, acting and dance. Students benefit from rich musical resources, including a rehearsal space, costumes, props and set, computer music studios, extensive music library collection and a state-of-the-art recording studio. An audition is required.
Program Highlights
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Experiential Learning
Receive applied instruction in the various styles of musical theatre and participate in a musical theatre ensemble.
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Enhanced Perspectives
Gain the ability to evaluate moral issues and respect, understand and evaluate works in a variety of disciplines.
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Career Options
Music entrepreneurship, audio recording and music industry minor programs are also possibilities for additional study.
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Additional Skills
Learn to think, speak and write clearly and effectively and address culture and history from a variety of perspectives.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Performance
Presenting oneself creatively through a specific medium to an audience
Attention to Detail
Being meticulous and thorough in all aspects of a task or project
Listening Skills
Understanding what others are saying to facilitate effective communication
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Responsibility
Being accountable for one's actions and decisions and fulfilling obligations and duties
Teamwork
Working collaboratively with others to achieve a shared goal or objective
Presentation Skills
Preparing and delivering effective and engaging presentations to inform, persuade or inspire
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.
Potential Careers
- Artist
- Performer
Job Titles of Alumni
- Owner
- Music Teacher
- Performer
- Studio Manager
- Vocal Music Teacher
Average Alumni Salary
Five to 10 years after graduation without additional education $69,979
Workplace Settings
- Arts
- Entertainment
Employers of Alumni
- Lexington County School District One
- South Carolina Philharmonic
- Tacoma Opera
- University of South Carolina
- Sound and Images
- San Francisco Ballet
