Music B.A.
Course Requirements
Music Theory
ONE COURSE from
MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 307 | Composition | 3 | Fall (even years). |
MUS 321 | Orchestration | 3 | Spring (odd years). |
MUS 323 | Counterpoint | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 | As needed. |
Sight Singing and Ear Training
MUS 113 | Basic Rhythm | 1 | Fall, Spring. |
MUS 231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 | Fall. |
MUS 233 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 | Spring. |
MUS 235 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 | Fall. |
MUS 237 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 | Spring. |
Music History and Literature
MUS 205W | Music History and Literature I | 3 | Fall. |
MUS 206W | Music History and Literature II | 3 | Spring. |
TWO COURSES from
MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 | Fall (even years). |
MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 | Spring (odd years). |
MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
Performance
SIX SEMESTERS of
Note: Choose one major ensemble.
SIX SEMESTERS of
Note: Choose one instrument.
SIX SEMESTERS of
MUS 091 | Student Recital Series | 0 | Fall, Spring. |
TWO SEMESTERS of
Note: Students must pass Freshman Applied Music Proficiency upon completion of the second semester of Applied Music.
Capstone Course
CHOOSE concentration A, B, C, or D below
A. General Music
NINE CREDIT HOURS of music courses at the 300- or 400-level, chosen with advisor’s consent
| Music courses at the 300- or 400-level | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 61 | |
B. Music Composition
THREE COURSES from
MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 307 | Composition | 3 | Fall (even years). |
MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 321 | Orchestration | 3 | Spring (odd years). |
MUS 323 | Counterpoint | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 360 | Seminar in Music Literature | 2 | Spring. |
MUS 390 | Directed Study | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 490 | Independent Study in Music | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 491 | Independent Study I | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 494 | Independent Study II | 3 | As needed. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60-61 | |
C. Music History
THREE COURSES from
MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 | Fall (even years). |
MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 | Spring (odd years). |
MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 | Fall (odd years). |
MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | Spring (even years). |
MUS 360 | Seminar in Music Literature | 2 | Spring. |
MUS 390 | Directed Study | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 490 | Independent Study in Music | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 491 | Independent Study I | 3 | As needed. |
MUS 494 | Independent Study II | 3 | As needed. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60-61 | |
D. Music Theory
THREE COURSES from concentration B above
| THREE COURSES chosen with advisor's consent | 9 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60-61 | |