BA IN Music

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a degree designed for students who would like to study music at the undergraduate level with less of an emphasis placed on performance.  With a strong foundation in music theory, music history, and a concentration in one or more applied area, graduates will have a well-rounded music education in order to become a studio teacher, pursue a graduate degree in music, or work towards a career in a related field. 

curriculum

a. Liberal Arts Core (33 hours):

  • COE 102 (College Orientation Experience)

  • ENG 101 (Expository Writing)

  • ENG 111 (Writing about Literature)

  • ENG 201 (Western Literature and the Arts I)

  • ENG 202 (Western Literature and the Arts II)

  • 6 hours from REL 111 (Understanding the Old Testament), 112 (Understanding the New Testament), 113 (Christian Worldview)

  • 3 hours numbered MTH 111 (College Algebra) or higher

  • 4 hours from BIO, CHE, PHY, or SCI lecture and lab numbered 100/100L or higher

  • 6 hours from HIS 200 level or higher

B. PROGRAM CORE (26 hours):

  • HEA 201 (Personal Health)

  • 1 hour of PED Activity

  • ART 111 (Introduction to Drawing) or 213 (History of the Visual Arts I) or 214 (History of the Visual Arts II)

  • COE 401 (Career Opportunity Experience)

  • SPA 111 (Spanish I)

  • SPA 112 (Spanish II)

  • SPA 211 (Intermediate Spanish I)

  • SPA 212 (Intermediate Spanish)

  • SOC 111 (Principles of Sociology) or SAT 110 (Public Speaking and Communication) or SAT 201 (Acting) or PHI 211 (Introduction to Philosophy)

  • PSY 111 (Introduction to Psychology)

  • 3 hours from: ART 213 (History of the Visual Arts I), 214 (History of the Visual Arts II); ART 215 (Art Appreciation); MUS 331 (Popular Music History); SAT 110 (Public Speaking and Communication), SAT 201 (Acting)

C. Music Emphasis (53 Hours):

  • 8 semesters of MUS 010 (Recital Hour)

  • MUS 121 (Music Theory I)

  • MUS 121L (Music Theory I Lab)

  • MUS 122 (Music Theory II)

  • MUS 122L (Music Theory II Lab)

  • MUS 201 (Music Appreciation)

  • MUS 221 (Music Theory III)

  • MUS 221L (Music Theory III Lab)

  • MUS 301 (Music History I)

  • MUS 302 (Music History II)

  • MUS 327 (Form and Analysis)

  • MUS 304b (Conducting)

  • MUS 380 (Junior Recital)

  • 6 hours from any other MUS courses numbered 200 or above

  • Ensembles totaling eight (8) hours

  • 8 hours required in one applied music area

  • 4 hours from applied piano and/or class piano (proficiency exam required) (If the principle instrument is piano, the student must take 2 hour from a secondary applied area)

D. Minor not required

E. elective courses

*All music majors are required to pass a piano proficiency examination or enroll in applied piano until the examination is passed.

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