The Bachelor of Arts in Music is conceived as a flexible program that guides the student toward broad learning and a wide range of professional applications. The School of Music has established four tracks of specialization. All tracks require 66 credit hours outside of Music.
Major Requirements
Musicianship Core:
NOTE:
- Students enrolled in the Jazz track complete:
- MUS 118 waived for students whose principal instrument is piano.
- MUS 120 is required each semester of private applied lessons.
TRACK SPECIALIZATIONS (select one)
- Limited to 21-27 credit hours, 9 of which will be outside of music.
General Track:
In this plan, the student is able to explore subjects in and beyond music while fully developing musicianship skills and accessing four years of lessons and performance study.
MUS 217 | Piano Class, Intermediate | 1 |
MUS 218 | Piano Class, Intermediate | 1 |
MUS 300 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
MUS 325 | Applied Music Major | 2 |
MUS 326 | Applied Music Major | 2 |
MUS 400 | Recital Seminar | 0 |
MUS 425 | Applied Music Major | 2 |
MUS 426 | Applied Music Major | 2 |
| Additional ensembles (1-credit ensemble each semester of residency) | 4 |
| Additional electives outside of music | 9 |
| Graduation Recital | 0 |
Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
NOTE:
- MUS 217 and MUS 218 are waived for students whose principal instrument is piano.
Additional requirements if voice is principal instrument:
MUS 033 | Opera Prod Practicum | 0.5 |
MUS 137 | Diction for Singers-English | 0.5 |
MUS 138 | Diction for Singers-Italian | 0.5 |
MUS 139 | Diction for Singers-German | 0.5 |
MUS 140 | Diction for Singers-French | 0.5 |
Total Credit Hours: | 2.5 |
NOTE:
- MUS 033: one semester of participation is required during the freshman year.
- Voice students in the B.A. in Music-Applied degree program are encouraged to utilize foreign language offerings to partially complete the required 66 hours outside the major area.
Jazz Track:
Jazz is no longer a stylistic idiom in and of itself. This program treats jazz as an arm of American culture, allowing the student to fully develop performance skills while exploring its context within the whole of our complex society.
Electives by advisement, selected from:
Entrepreneurship Track:
This program will provide the student a core of musical studies while exploring the world of business, non-profit organizations, foundation and corporate grants, and personal enterprise.
MUS 272 | Arts Advocacy and Leadership | 3 |
MUS 363 | Music Entrepreneurship I | 3 |
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MUS 364 | Music Entrepreneurship II | 3 |
MUS 492 | Music Capstone Project | 3 |
ECON 205 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
ACCT 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
NOTE:
- ECON 205 serves General Education - Social Sciences category and Critical Thinking & Analysis theme
Electives by advisement, selected from:
Music Technology Track:
As with many industries today, music and its related fields have been influenced by the advances of new technologies. This program builds a foundation of musical skills and the knowledge to apply them to current digital and technological trends.
SRT 105 | Recording Techniques for Music | 1 |
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MUED 291 | Technology in Music I | 2 |
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MUED 292 | Technology in Music II | 2 |
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MUS 440 | Composition for Electronic Media: Analog | 3 |
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MUS 441 | Composition for Electronic Media: Digital | 3 |
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MUS 442 | Digital Music Seminar: Digital Orchestration | 3 |
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MUS 443 | Digital Music Seminar: Sound Design | 3 |
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PHYS 121 | College Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 311 | Acoustics I | 3 |
| Guided Specialization | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: | 23 |
NOTE:
- Guided Specialization: Courses fulfilling the guided specialization must be chosen in consultation with the advisor based on the student's potential career interest and the nature of the anticipated Capstone Project. These courses may be in the School of Music or in other departments with supporting courses.
Capstone
MUS 492 | Music Capstone Project | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
History and Literature Track:
Musicology considers how music works as expressive testimony of people and events. It prepares students for the resurgent field of cultural criticism, thinking and writing about music and art. Students venture deeply into the history of music and explore across the humanities.
Music History Seminars, chosen from:
MUS 453 | The Baroque Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 454 | The Classical Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 455 | The Romantic Period in Music | 3 |
MUS 456 | The Modern Period in Music | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Music History Electives, by advisement:
Supporting courses outside of music
selected by consultation with the advisor, in areas such as history, art theory and history, and English and world literature.
Capstone
MUS 492 | Music Capstone Project | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
NOTE: * A total of two courses among these 12 credits may be selected to also satisfy General Education requirements.