Music Comprehensive Major, 44 hours: B.A.-No Minor Required

Location(s): On Campus

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CIP: 500901

The Bachelor of Arts in Music may be taken as a stand-alone major or with an emphasis area. Emphasis areas require an additional 24 hours of coursework and include: Audio Production, Business, and Wellness.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

B.A. Modern Language Requirement (9 hours)

All 9 hours must be in the same language.

Modern Language Credit Hours: 9

Music Core (18 hours)

MUS 19171 - Aural Skills I Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19172 - Aural Skills II Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19173 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 19174 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 19271 - Aural Skills III Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19273 - Theory of Music III Credit Hours: 3
MUS 19280 - World Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 19472 - Musical Form and Analysis Credit Hours: 2
OR
MUS 19493 - Choral Composition and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
OR
MUS 19494 - Instrumental Composition and Arranging Credit Hours: 2
MUS 19499 - Senior Recital and Seminar Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19299 - Music Recital Attendance Credit Hours: 1

Note:

Recital Attendance Requirement: MUS 19299 must be taken for 8 semesters.

Music Literature (5-6 hours)

Choose two courses from the following:

MUS 19385 - Music History: Antiquity through Renaissance (BC-1600) Credit Hours: 2
MUS 19386 - Music History I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 19387 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3

Required Courses (20-21 hours)

Applied music courses as recommended by advisor Credit Hours: 10
Approved music electives as needed to total 44 hours

University music ensembles taken for academic or activity credit selected from:

MUS 19110 - Marching Band Credit Hours: 1
OR
MUS 19111 - Marching Band Activity Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19115 - Symphonic Band Credit Hours: 1
OR
MUS 19116 - Symphonic Band Activity Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19120 - Concert Band Credit Hours: 1
OR
MUS 19121 - Concert Band Activity Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19209 - Wind Symphony Credit Hours: 1
OR
MUS 19210 - Wind Symphony Activity Credit Hours: 1
MUS 19112 - University Chorale Credit Hours: 1
OR
MUS 19113 - University Chorale Activity Credit Hours: 1

Note:

University music ensembles should be taken each fall and spring semester of full-time enrollment for a total of 8 semesters minimum.

Audio Production Emphasis (24 hours)

Students in the Audio Production emphasis area will take 15 hours of required coursework and an additional 9 hours of electives.

MMED 20224 - Introduction to Audio Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20329 - Audio Technology and Recording Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20370 - Live Sound Theory and Practice Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20406 - Advanced Audio (Music) Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20407 - Advanced Audio (Post) Credit Hours: 3

Audio Production Electives

Choose 9 hours from the following:

MMED 20111 - Introduction to Broadcast Operations Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20110 - Fundamentals of Electronic Media Production Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20220 - Media Literacy Credit Hours: 3
MMED 20314 - Communication Law and Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Business Emphasis (24 hours)

Students in the Business emphasis area will take 15 hours of required coursework and an additional 9 hours of electives.

ACCT 51201 - Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51202 - Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
ECON 52151 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MKTG 55330 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 54313 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3

Business Electives

Choose 9 hours from the following:

FIN 53311 - Business Law I Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 54310 - Business Communication Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 54314 - Human Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
MGMT 54318 - Entrepreneurship Credit Hours: 3

Wellness Emphasis (24 hours)

Students in the Wellness emphasis area will take 15 hours and an additional 9 hours of electives.

HPER 22114 - Wellness Credit Hours: 3
NUTR 47234 - Nutrition and Diet Behavior Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22254 - Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 3
OR
BIOL 04236 - Anatomy Allied Health Credit Hours: 4
HPER 22512 - Socio-Psychological Aspects of Human Performance Credit Hours: 3
OR
PSYC 08325 - Sport Psychology Credit Hours: 3
HPER 22552 - Health Promotion Credit Hours: 3
OR
HPER 22556 - Health in the Later Years Credit Hours: 3

Wellness Electives

Choose 9 hours of electives from HPER, PSYC, REC, and SCGD.

Advisor-approved electives Credit Hours: 9

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

SPECIAL NOTES: Care should be exercised in choosing courses to assure a minimum of 32 semester hours of work in courses numbered above 300.

The B.A. degree with a Comprehensive Major in Music provides the student with a broad liberal arts education and the opportunity to pursue specialized work in an emphasis area.