Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music History and Literature
Requirements for the major can be found at Music - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
The writing of term papers, reports, and assignments is an important component of this program. Graduation requirements include (1) the completion of a senior thesis or project and (2) either a public oral presentation of the senior thesis or project, including musical examples, or the successful completion of a comprehensive examination.
Music History/Literature Electives (by advisement) are offered at two or three semester hours of credit. They are to be chosen from the following courses: History of American Music Theatre I-II (MUS 385, MUS 386); Survey in Solo Vocal Literature I-II (MUS 511, MUS 511A); Russian Music of the Nineteenth Century (MUS 515A); Survey of Organ Literature I-II (MUS 516, MUS 516A); Piano Literature I-V (MUS 522, MUS 522A, MUS 522B, MUS 522C, MUS 522D); Gregorian Chant Practicum I-II (MUS 547, MUS 547A); Liturgical Music (MUS 584); The History of Jazz through Analysis (MUS 665); Latin American Music electives (by advisement); or graduate music history courses (by advisement). At least one Music History/Literature Elective must be in a course that covers the music of Latin America or another non-Western European region.
Music elective credits, when used as substitutes for music course credits, may be satisfied by either MUS or MUPI. In order for MUPI credits to count toward the degree, a jury is required.
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Prerequisites |
Credits |
| MUS 121 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing I |
2 |
| MUS 122 |
Ear Training and Sight Singing II |
2 |
| MUS 123 |
Harmony I |
2 |
| MUS 124 |
Harmony II |
2 |
| MUS 223 |
Harmony III |
2 |
| MUS 224 |
Harmony IV |
2 |
| MUS 183 |
Class Piano I |
1 |
| MUS 184 |
Class Piano II |
1 |
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Prerequisites total credits: |
14 |
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Major Area |
Credits |
| MUS 325 |
History of Music I |
3 |
| MUS 326 |
History of Music II |
3 |
| MUS 327 |
History of Music III |
3 |
| MUS |
Music History/Literature Electives (min. 5 @ 2 or 3 credits) |
10 (max. 15) |
| MUS 494 |
Senior Thesis/Project |
0 |
| [MUS 494, see above] or COMP 498 (499 w/o classes) |
Oral Presentation of Senior Thesis/Project or Successful Completion of Comprehensive Examination |
0 |
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Major Area total credits: |
19 (or 24) |
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Supportive Courses in Music |
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| MUPI 4XX |
Private Instruction (min. 4 semesters @ 1 or 3 credits) |
4 (or 12) |
| MUS ___ |
Performing Organization (min. 4 semesters @ 1 credit) |
4 |
| MUS 321 |
Form and Analysis I |
3 |
| MUS 434 |
Counterpoint |
3 |
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Supportive Courses in Music total credits: |
14 (or 22) |
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Total Courses in Music (excluding prerequisites) total credits: |
33 (max 46) |
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General Studies |
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| ENG 101 |
Writing: Logic and Rhetoric (Freshman year) |
3 |
| ___ ___ |
Literature Elective (English or other language) |
3 |
| PHIL 201, PHIL 202 |
The Classical Mind, The Modern Mind (3 credits each) (Freshman year) |
6 |
| PHIL ___ |
One Philosophy Elective |
3 |
| TRS 201 |
Foundations in Theology I: The Scriptures and Jesus Christ (Freshman year) |
3 |
| TRS 202A / TRS 202B |
Foundations in Theology II: The Church and the Human Person |
3 |
| TRS ___ |
Theology Elective |
3 |
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Foundations in History or Political Theory |
3 |
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Two Intermediate Language Courses in an Ancient or Modern Foreign Language |
6 |
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One Mathematics Elective |
3 |
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One Natural Science Elective |
3 |
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One Foundations in Social Sciences |
3 |
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Eleven Free Electives (if music courses are elected, they must be MUS) |
33 |
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General Studies total credits: |
75 |
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Total program credits: |
122 (135) |