<p>Can anyone give me the scoop on Univ Miami's Musical Theatre Department? How do they rate? We are also looking at Elon, UArts, Univ Arizona, Cal State Fullerton. Do they have a "cut" policy?</p>
<p>Try the Musical Theatre forum, you'll probably get better responses there.</p>
<p>Miami offers a Bach. of Music in Musical Theatre through the Frost School of Music, and a BFA in MT through the Theatre Arts dept. The degrees differ as you would expect based on which school/dept. they are in. The BM has more music (theory, ensemble etc.), the BFA more theatre stuff (tech, costume). Students in both take acting and dance together in first two years. In years 3 & 4, however, the 2 programs come closer together and the students take many classes together in a conservatory/studio format. </p>
<p>The 2 programs audition separately. Theatre Arts dept. comes out to Unifieds, Frost School does not. Hope that helps. My daughter auditioned on campus for the BM program this past year.</p>
<p>My D just graduated from the University of Miami this past May with a BFA in MT. What mwparent said about the differences in the 2 programs is correct. My D loved the program and the faculty but wasn't real fond of the city of Miami. It was an adjustment since we are from the midwest. </p>
<p>She shared many classes with the BM/MT majors, but my D chose the BFA track b/c she wanted more of a focus on the acting than the music. If you are going the BM track you must audition on campus. There are more merit scholarship $'s offered to BM students than BFA. My D got an academic scholarship that covered 1/2 the tuition per year, which helped tremendously.</p>
<p>They bring in quite a few guest artists for master classes, and direction of shows every year, and they also have a good alumni base in NYC which is helpful.</p>
<p>Their senior showcase in NYC is well attended, and my D went straight into auditions for Wicked 2 days later!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the info. We're visiting in December. Getting info from the schools themselves is helpful, but "personal experience" is much more informative. Good luck to your D in her career</p>