Jun 29, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Music, B.A.

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The Bachelor of Arts degree in Music enables students to acquire a broad knowledge of music, focusing on the development of musicianship, the ability to perform and an academic grasp of the art.

Degree Requirements

Institutional Degree Requirements

Program-Specific Degree Requirements: To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Music must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in all required major courses.

General Education Requirement

First Year Seminar

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours

Foundations Requirements

Global Citizenship course:

Students are required to take 6 credits of the same foreign language.

Disciplinary Perspectives Requirement

Choose 3 credits of the following Humanities courses:

FLM 216 Introduction to Film 3 credit hours
HIS 101 The Foundation of the West 3 credit hours
LIT 200 Introduction to Literary and Textual Studies 3 credit hours
PHL 221 Introduction to Philosophy 3 credit hours
PHL 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours crosslisted as WGS 238 Race, Gender, and Sexuality 3 credit hours

Arts course:

Satisfied by major (MUS 290 )

Choose 3 credits of the following Social and Behavioral Sciences courses:

ECO 205 Economic Perspectives 3 credit hours
ENT 150 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 3 credit hours
MKT 100 Principles of Marketing 3 credit hours
PS 110 Introduction to Political Science 3 credit hours
PSY 100 General Psychology 3 credit hours
REC 101 Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society 3 credit hours
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 credit hours

Choose 3 credits of the following Natural and Physical Sciences courses:

BIO 204 Exploring Biology 3 credit hours
CHM 240 Perspectives on the Molecular World 3 credit hours
CHM 241 Perspectives on the Molecular World Lab 0 credit hours
G 151 Introduction to Physical Geography 3 credit hours
G 152 Introduction to Physical Geography Lab 0 credit hours
PHY 252 Science and Sustainability 3 credit hours

Constellation Requirement

The Constellation requirement is met when a student completes four courses from a minimum of three disciplines within the Constellation requirements. Students who transfer in 60 credits or more at the time of admission to the college will be waived from the Constellation requirement, except for Education majors. The waiver applies to the requirement for graduation but does not waive the credits to graduate; students need to meet the overall bachelor’s degree credit requirement.

Required Courses

Historical and Theoretical Courses

MUS 181 Foundations of Music Theory and Musicianship 3 credit hours (if necessary)
MUS 182 Music Theory I 3 credit hours
MUS 183 Music Theory II 3 credit hours
MUS 184 Aural Skills I 1 credit hour
MUS 185 Aural Skills II 1 credit hour
MUS 187 Introduction to Music Technology 3 credit hours
MUS 282 Music Theory III 3 credit hours
MUS 283 Music Theory IV 3 credit hours
MUS 284 Aural Skills III 1 credit hour
MUS 285 Aural Skills IV 1 credit hour
MUS 290 Introduction to Music Literature 3 credit hours
MUS 390 Music History I 3 credit hours
MUS 391 Music History II 3 credit hours
MUS 490 Choral Conducting 3 credit hours
OR
MUS 491 Instrumental Conducting 3 credit hours

Music Performance Courses

Primary Applied Lessons 8 credit hours
Secondary Applied Lessons 1 credit hour
Ensembles 8 credit hours
Piano Proficiency 0 credit hours
Senior Recital 0 credit hours
Music Electives 12 credit hours
Recital Attendance 0 credit hours (six semesters required)

MUS 140 Piano Class 0.5 credit hours
MUS 141 Piano Class 0.5 credit hours

General Elective Courses

Students must complete 17 credits of free elective courses.

Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year

Fall Semester (14.5 credits)

FYS 100 First-Year Seminar 3 credit hours
FYS 102 Common Hour 0 credit hours
MUS 001 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
MUS 140 Piano Class 0.5 credit hours
MUS 181 Foundations of Music Theory and Musicianship 3 credit hours (if necessary)
MUS 290 Introduction to Music Literature 3 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Foundations - Quantitative Fluency course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (15.5 credits)

FCO 105 Rhetorical Communication 3 credit hours
MUS 002 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
MUS 141 Piano Class 0.5 credit hours
MUS 182 Music Theory I 3 credit hours
MUS 184 Aural Skills I 1 credit hour
Foundations - American Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Disciplinary Perspectives - Humanities course 3 credit hours

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester (15.5 credits)

MUS 003 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
MUS 183 Music Theory II 3 credit hours
MUS 185 Aural Skills II 1 credit hour
MUS 390 Music History I 3 credit hours
Foundations - Global Citizenship course 3 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Secondary Applied Lesson 0.5 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Foundations - Advanced Communication course 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (12.5 credits)

MUS 004 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
MUS 282 Music Theory III 3 credit hours
MUS 284 Aural Skills III 1 credit hour
MUS 391 Music History II 3 credit hours
Disciplinary Perspectives - Social and Behavioral Sciences course 3 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Secondary Applied Lesson 0.5 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour

Junior Year

Fall Semester (15 credits)

MUS 005 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
MUS 187 Introduction to Music Technology 3 credit hours
MUS 283 Music Theory IV 3 credit hours
MUS 285 Aural Skills IV 1 credit hour
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Elective courses 3 credit hours
MUS 490 Choral Conducting 3 credit hours
OR
MUS 491 Instrumental Conducting 3 credit hours

Spring Semester (17 credits)

MUS 006 Recital Attendance 0 credit hours
Music Elective course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Elective courses 6 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Disciplinary Perspectives - Natural and Physical Sciences course 3 credit hours

Senior Year

Fall Semester (14 credits)

Constellation courses 6 credit hours
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Music Elective courses 6 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour

Spring Semester (16 credits)

Music Elective course 3 credit hours
Constellation course 3 credit hours
Elective courses 8 credit hours
Primary Applied Lesson 1 credit hour
Ensemble course 1 credit hour
Senior Recital