Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013

Music B.A.

Degree Requirements

Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog) (42 semester hours)

Area F (18 semester hours)

MUSC 1500 / MUSC 1501
Elementary Music Theory I / Lab

3 / 1

MUSC 1510 / MUSC 1511
Elementary Music Theory II / Lab

3 / 1

MUSC 2500 / MUSC 2501
Advanced Theory I / Lab

3 / 1

MUSC 2510 / MUSC 2511
Advanced Theory II / Lab

3 / 1

MUAP 1100Applied Study

1

MUAP 1100:(Principal Instrument) two courses - 2 hours

Major Requirements (24 semester hours)

MUSC 3600Music History I

3

MUSC 3610Music History II

3

MUSC 3650Jazz History

3

MUSC 3660American Music

3

or

MUSC 4800Studies in World Music

3

MUAP 3100 level
Applied Study

4

MUEN 3000 level
Major Ensemble

4

MUSC 4990Senior Project

1

Music courses at the 3000-4000 level appropriate to the major interest

4

Cognate Area (10 semester hours)

MUSC 1990Recital Attendance

0

MUEN 1000 level
Major Ensemble

4

MUAP 1100 level
Applied Study

2

Courses on the 2000-4000 level appropriate to the student's interest

4

Foreign Language (9-12 semester hours)

Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002).

Electives (14-16 semester hours)

Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours to develop a minor concentration in another field related to their career aspirations, or to choose a secondary area in music (theory, history, composition, second instrument).

Total Credit Hours: 120

Other Requirements

  • See the Department Handbook for further requirements.
  • A minimum of 39 semester hours must be taken at the 3000-4000 level.
  • Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a satisfactory grade.