Bachelor of Arts in Music (B.A.)

Music Studies Concentration

Our concentration in music offers you a focus on music performance, musicology, and theory with courses in the liberal arts including fine arts and literature, letters (history, philosophy and religion, speech), social sciences, natural sciences, mathematics, English communication (writing and general communication), and foreign language and culture.

B.A. Program Advisor: Adam Hanna

Curriculum

A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation. At least 42 of these must be at the 300 level or above.

The music studies option requires 38 credits in musicianship and performance as follows:

Musicianship:

  • MUS 115: Musicianship Lab I (1 credit)
  • MUS 116: Music Theory I (3 credits)
  • MUS 117: Musicianship Lab II (1 credit)
  • MUS 118: Music Theory II (3 credits)
  • MUS 119: Introduction to the Music Profession (1 credit)
  • MUS 215: Musicianship Lab III (1 credit)
  • MUS 216: Music Theory III (3 credit)
  • MUS 217: Musicianship Lab IV (1 credit)
  • MUS 218: Music Theory IV (3 credits)
  • MUS 220: Music as Global Culture (3 credits)
  • MUS 222: History of Classical Music 900-1900
  • MUS 280: Mid-Program Portfolio in Music (0 credits)
  • MUS 322: Genre as Identity in 20th & 21st Century Music or upper-division music history course (3 credits)
  • MUS 480: Graduation Portfolio (1 credit)

Students who are deficient in keyboard skills must take MUS 171: Class Piano I (1 credit).

Performance:
Four semesters of the principal applied music area, at two credits per semester (8); three semesters of ensembles appropriate to the principal applied music area:

  • MUS 291: University Marching Band
  • MUS 292: Concert Band
  • MUS 293: University Chorus
  • MUS 394: Symphonic Wind Ensemble
  • MUS 395: Concert Choir
  • MUS 396: Jazz Studio Ensemble
  • MUS 397: University Symphony Orchestra
  • MUS 398G: Chamber Music Ensembles

Seven semesters of MUS 300: Music Convocation

A successful audition is required prior to study in the principal applied music area.

Electives: 43 credits, of which at least 30 credits must be in non-music courses. We strongly recommend that 13 credits of electives be taken in music. At least 6 of these credits should be in upper-division music courses.