Biology - Major in Biology Program

Required courses:
ENG 301 Acting Lab

A workshop that meets once a week to explore specific issues in acting; course content changes every semester. May be repeated for credit. 1 credit.

MSC 205 Song Interpretation: Analyzing Dramatic Context

This is a performance class where singers are taught various methods and techniques used for connecting to an interpreting dramatic context within a song. A piano accompanist is provided. A certain amount of singing and musical skills are expected as these will be secondary focuses within the class structure. Prerequisite: MUI 121, MUI 221, or permission of the instructor. 2 credits.

MSC 243 Musical Theater History

A survey course of musical theater history from the late 18th century through the present. The course addresses innovations, trends, styles, famous composers and writers along with foundational political, social and cultural influences. 2 credits.

MUE 240 Musical Theater Repertoire

Open to all students by audition, Musical Theater Repertoire is a performance-based course that focuses on the production of musical theater repertoire spanning the Golden Age to Present Day. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: audition required prior to taking the course; contact the instructor for more information. Note: students whose primary instrument is voice still must be in College or Concert Choir as their major ensemble. 1/2 credit.

One of the following:
ENG 341 Reading and Performing Between the Lines

Exploration of the relationship between the actor and the text through script analysis and the performance of scenes and monologues. 3 credits.

IME 107 Acting Ensemble Practicum

An immersive experience aimed at students cast in major, supporting, minor, and chorus roles in production for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: participants must audition for the specific show and be cast by the show's director and casting committee. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits.

IME 307 Directing/Stage Management Practicum

An immersive experience aimed at students holding directing and stage manager positions for the Wig & Buckle Theater Company, LVC's student-run resident theater company since 1934. Fulfills requirement: Immersive Experience. This course may be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: directors are elected by the Theater Company in the spring before the season in which the work will take place; stage managers submit resumes to the director and the faculty advisor. Contact the executive director of the Wig and Buckle Theater Company in the English department for more information. 0 credits.

Students will be placed into the following courses based off of the Music Department placement exam:
MSC 101 Fundamentals of Music

An introduction to the rudiments of music: notation, key signatures, theory, aural theory and so forth. Fulfills requirement: . 3 credits.

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MSC 115 Music Theory I

A study of the rudiments of music and their notation. Harmonization of melodies and basses with fundamental triads. Aspects of form and analysis. Music core course. Prerequisite: audition for admission or permission of the instructor. 2 credits.

MSC 117 Aural Skills I

The singing and aural recognition of music fundamentals, with emphasis on tonal pitch patterns and rhythmic patterns, and including intervals, scales, and triads. Music core course. Prerequisite: audition for admission or permission of the instructor. 2 credits.

Two semesters of:
MSC 099 Recital Attendance

Designed for music majors and minors and graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Music core course. Graded pass/fail. May be repeated. 0 credits.

Three semesters of the following:
MUI 121 Individual Instruction: Voice

Additional fees apply. May be repeated for credit. Restricted to music majors & minors or by permission of the instructor. 1 credit.

MUI 221 Individual Instruction: Voice

Additional fees apply. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment restricted to music majors. 2 credits.