Associate in Arts, Fine Arts, Emphasis in Musical Theatre
The Associate in Arts, Fine Arts (AAFA), Emphasis in Musical Theatre degree provides a foundation in performance and production practices in music, theatre, and dance. The degree is designed to prepare students to meet selective admission criteria for programs, such as the Bachelor of Musical Theatre, which may require an audition.
Details
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.
Some courses may require permission of instructor and/or audition for placement. For enrollment in private instruction for voice, consult the college music department.
Because transfer requirements vary by program and institution, students intending to transfer are strongly encouraged to meet with an academic and faculty advisor once they have selected their transfer institution to ensure all requirements for achieving junior standing are satisfied.
Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.
This pathway map will help you gain the expertise needed to:
- Demonstrate fundamental technical and artistic proficiency in singing, dancing, and acting.
- Create convincing characters through techniques in voice, movement, and interpretation.
- Locate and evaluate multiple sources of information in order to inform performance.
- Examine and interpret relevant historical and cultural context to inform individual performance and the production process.
- Integrate the unique characteristics, complexities, and best practices of the performing arts to inform individual performance and the production process.
- Interpret and apply constructive feedback as appropriate.
- Collaborate effectively by identifying the importance of individual roles and contributions, diverse experiences, and opinions.
- Apply the required time, focus, and acquired skills to achieve short, mid-, and long term goals.
- Develop and employ an effective collection of audition/portfolio materials to highlight relevant aspects of music, dance, and theatrical abilities.
- Adhere to ethical standards and current practices related to intellectual property and copyright laws, permissions, and revision of source material.
- Communicate effectively in written, verbal, and nonverbal forms.
- Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field.
Successful completion of this degree may lead to employment in a variety of different occupations and industries. Below are examples of related occupations with associated Maricopa County-based annual median wages* for this degree. Education requirements vary for the occupations listed below, so you may need further education or degrees in order to qualify for some of these jobs and earn the related salaries. Please visit with an academic advisor and/or program director for additional information. You can click on any occupation to view the detail regarding education level, wages, and employment information.
Actors
$39,352 Show expanded career information for Actors
Choreographers
$46,921 Show expanded career information for Choreographers
Dancers
$47,646 Show expanded career information for Dancers
Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
$63,340 Show expanded career information for Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers
Producers
$55,628 Show expanded career information for Producers
Producers and Directors
$55,091 Show expanded career information for Producers and Directors
Secondary School Teachers
$54,253 Show expanded career information for Secondary School Teachers
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
$45,858 Show expanded career information for Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
Singers
$55,740 Show expanded career information for Singers
Course Sequence by Term
The following is the suggested course sequence by term. Please keep in mind:
- Students should meet with an academic advisor to develop an individual education plan that meets their academic and career goals. Use the Pathway Planner tool in your Student Center to manage your plan.
- The course sequence is laid out by suggested term and may be affected when students enter the program at different times of the year.
- Initial course placement is determined by current district placement measures and/or completion of 100-200 level course and/or program requirements.
- Degree and transfer seeking students may be required to successfully complete a MCCCD First Year Experience Course (FYE) within the first two semesters at a MCCCD College. Courses include FYE101 and FYE103. Course offerings will vary by college. See an academic, program, or faculty advisor for details.
Full-time Sequence
Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MTC101 or (MTC105 and MTC106) or (MTC155 and MTC156) or (MTC205 and MTC206) or (MTC255 and MTC256) | Introduction to Music Theory or (Music Theory I and Aural Perception I) or (Music Theory II and Aural Perception II) or (Music Theory III and Aural Perception III) or (Music Theory IV and Aural Perception IV) | 3–4 | |||
MUP101AA or MUP102AA | Private Instruction: Voice or Private Instruction: Voice | 1–2 | |||
MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Critical course Gateway course Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 1–2 | ||
THP112 | Acting I | Critical course | 3 | ||
ENG101 or ENG107 | First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Critical course | FYC or FYC | 3 | |
MAT14+ | College Mathematics | Critical course OR Any higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area | MA | 3–6 | |
MUP131 or MUP132 or MUP231 or MUP232 | Class Piano I or Class Piano II or Class Piano III or Class Piano IV | 1 | |||
FYE101 or FYE103 | Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MUP151AA or MUP152AA | Private Instruction: Voice or Private Instruction: Voice | 1–2 | |||
MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 | ||
MHL146 | Survey of Broadway Musicals | HU | 3 | ||
THE220 | Modern Drama | HU, L | 3 | ||
THP212 | Acting II | 3 | |||
ENG102 or ENG108 | First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
COM100 | Introduction to Human Communication | SB | 3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 | ||
MUP202AA | Private Instruction: Voice | 2 | |||
THP213 or (DAN210 and THP201AA) or (THO202AA) | Introduction to Technical Theatre or (Dance Production I and Theatre Production I) or (Theatre Production I Scene Shop) | THP213 OR [DAN210 and (THP201AA OR THO202AA)] or formerly THP202AA | 3–4 | ||
COM/THP271 or THP131 | Voice and Diction or Stage Movement | 3 | |||
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 | |
SQ | Natural Sciences Quantitative | SQ | 4 | ||
DAH100 or DAH250 or THE111 | Introduction to Dance in the United States or Dance in Popular Culture or Introduction to Theatre | HU or C, HU or HU | 3 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
DAN+++ or MUP+++ or THP+++ | Any DAN Dance Course or Any MUP Music: Performance Course or Any THP Theatre Performance/Production Course | Select an elective course within the area of Dance, Music Performance, and/or Theatre Performance/Production in consultation with the Faculty, Program advisor and/or the Visual and Performing Arts student success analyst. Course cannot be used to satisfy Required Courses. | 1–3 | ||
MUP252AA | Private Instruction: Voice | 2 | |||
MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 | ||
CS | Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application | Recommend MTC180 | CS | 3 | |
SB | Social & Behavioral Sciences | SB | 3 | ||
SG or SQ | Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 |
Part-time Sequence
Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.
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Term 1
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MTC101 or (MTC105 and MTC106) or (MTC155 and MTC156) or (MTC205 and MTC206) or (MTC255 and MTC256) | Introduction to Music Theory or (Music Theory I and Aural Perception I) or (Music Theory II and Aural Perception II) or (Music Theory III and Aural Perception III) or (Music Theory IV and Aural Perception IV) | 3–4 | |||
MUP101AA or MUP102AA | Private Instruction: Voice or Private Instruction: Voice | 1–2 | |||
THP112 | Acting I | Critical course | 3 | ||
FYE101 or FYE103 | Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success | 1–3 |
Term 2
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MUP131 or MUP132 or MUP231 or MUP232 | Class Piano I or Class Piano II or Class Piano III or Class Piano IV | 1 | |||
MUP151AA or MUP152AA | Private Instruction: Voice or Private Instruction: Voice | 1–2 | |||
THP212 | Acting II | 3 | |||
CRE101 | College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking | OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment | L | 0–3 |
Term 3
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Critical course Gateway course Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 1–2 | ||
ENG101 or ENG107 | First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | Critical course | FYC or FYC | 3 | |
MAT14+ | College Mathematics | Critical course OR Any higher approved general education course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area | MA | 3–6 |
Term 4
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
COM100 | Introduction to Human Communication | SB | 3 | ||
ENG102 or ENG108 | First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL | FYC or FYC | 3 | ||
MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 |
Term 5
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MUP202AA | Private Instruction: Voice | 2 | |||
DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MHL146 | Survey of Broadway Musicals | HU | 3 |
Term 6
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 | ||
THP213 or (DAN210 and THP201AA) or (THO202AA) | Introduction to Technical Theatre or (Dance Production I and Theatre Production I) or (Theatre Production I Scene Shop) | THP213 OR [DAN210 and (THP201AA OR THO202AA)] or formerly THP202AA | 3–4 | ||
THE220 | Modern Drama | HU, L | 3 |
Term 7
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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COM/THP271 or THP131 | Voice and Diction or Stage Movement | 3 | |||
DAH100 or DAH250 or THE111 | Introduction to Dance in the United States or Dance in Popular Culture or Introduction to Theatre | HU or C, HU or HU | 3 |
Term 8
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN | Dance Technique | Select a total of four credits from the Dance Technique Courses list. Up to four courses may be selected from the area of Musical Theatre. No more than two courses can be selected from each of the other areas. | 1–2 | ||
MUP252AA | Private Instruction: Voice | 2 | |||
SQ | Natural Sciences Quantitative | SQ | 4 |
Term 9
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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DAN+++ or MUP+++ or THP+++ | Any DAN Dance Course or Any MUP Music: Performance Course or Any THP Theatre Performance/Production Course | Select an elective course within the area of Dance, Music Performance, and/or Theatre Performance/Production in consultation with the Faculty, Program advisor and/or the Visual and Performing Arts student success analyst. Course cannot be used to satisfy Required Courses. | 1–3 | ||
CS | Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application | Recommend MTC180 | CS | 3 | |
SB | Social & Behavioral Sciences | SB | 3 |
Term 10
Course Number | Course Name | Requisites | Notes | Area | Credits |
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MUP/THO270 or MUP/THO270AA or MUP/THP273 | Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Workshop or Musical Theatre Production | Students must complete at least one credit of MUP/THP273. MUP/THP273 may be completed for credit twice. MUP/THP270AA may be completed for credit twice. | 0–2 | ||
SG or SQ | Natural Sciences General or Natural Sciences Quantitative | SG or SQ | 4 |
Dance Technique
Students must complete a total of five credits from the list below. No more than two credits may be taken from any one of the areas listed below.
Musical Theatre
DAN129 Musical Theatre Dance I
DAN130 Musical Theatre Dance II
DAN229 Musical Theatre Dance III
DAN230 Musical Theatre Dance IV
Ballroom
DAN104++ Any Ballroom Course
DAN106AA Latin I
DAN106AB Latin II
Jazz
DAN133 Jazz Dance I
DAN136 Jazz Dance II
DAN233 Jazz Dance III
DAN233AA Jazz Dance III: Intensive
DAN236 Jazz Dance IV
DAN236AA Jazz Dance IV: Intensive
Ballet
DAN131 Ballet I
DAN134 Ballet II
DAN231 Ballet III
DAN231AA Ballet III: Intensive
DAN234 Ballet IV
DAN234 Ballet IV: Intensive
Modern
DAN132 Modern Dance I
DAN135 Modern Dance II
DAN232 Modern Dance III
DAN232AA Modern Dance III: Intensive
DAN235 Modern Dance IV
DAN235AA Modern Dance IV: Intensive
Tap
DAN140 Tap Dance I
DAN145 Tap Dance II
DAN240 Tap Dance III
DAN245 Tap Dance IV
Hip Hop
Gateway Course = Generally the first major-specific course in a pathway.
Critical Course = A course that is highly predictive of future success in a pathway.
- C = Cultural Diversity in the US
- CS = Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Application
- FYC = First Year Composition
- G = Global Awareness
- H = Historical Awareness
- HU = Humanities, Fine Arts, and Design
- L = Literacy & Critical Inquiry
- MA = Mathematics
- SB = Social-Behavioral Sciences
- SG = Natural Sciences General
- SQ = Natural Sciences Quantitative
Students must earn a grade of C or better for all courses required within the program.
Course Sequence total credits may differ from the program information located on the MCCCD curriculum website due to program and system design.
View MCCCD’s official curriculum documentation for additional details regarding the requirements of this award (https://aztransmac2.asu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MCCCD.woa/wa/freeForm10?id=188784).
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