Music: Composition (B.Mus.)
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSA 1140 | Studio Instruction (2 credits required in secondary performing medium) 1 | 2 |
| MUSA 1150 | Studio Instruction (Primary performing medium) | 2 |
| MUSA 1240 | Studio Instruction (6 credits required in primary performing medium) | 6 |
| MUSA 1450 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 1460 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 2080 | Musical Conversation and Improvisation | 1 |
| MUSA 2450 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 2460 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSA 3140 | Studio Instruction (2 credits required in primary performing medium) | 2 |
| MUSA 3870 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUSC 1390 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUSC 1400 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUSC 1410 | Theory of Music I | 2 |
| MUSC 1420 | Theory of Music II | 2 |
| MUSC 2250 | Composition (4 credits are required) | 4 |
| MUSC 2390 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUSC 2400 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUSC 2410 | Theory of Music III | 2 |
| MUSC 2420 | Theory Of Music IV | 2 |
| MUSC 3280 | Instrumental and Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MUSC 3310 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSC 4250 | Composition (8 credits are required) | 8 |
| MUSC 4240 | Electronic Music I | 2 |
| MUSC 4260 | Electronic Music II | 2 |
| MUSC 4420 | Musical Analysis | 2 |
| MUSC 4900 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| MUSH 1110 | Introduction to the World of Music | 3 |
| MUSH 3210 | Music in Society I | 3 |
| MUSH 3220 | Music in Society II | 3 |
| MUSX 1010 | Orientation for Music Majors | 0 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance (Seven semesters required) | 0 |
| MUSX 2500 | Introduction to Career Skills in Music | 2 |
| Select one MUSH elective at the 4000-level | 3 | |
| Select 8 different semesters of Ensembles | 8 | |
| In addition to the requirements above, select music electives to reach a total of 82 credits in music. | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 84 | |
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2 credits required in secondary performing medium; if primary performing medium is other than piano, piano is suggested for the secondary area.
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
| Fall Term 1 | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 1101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 |
| MUSA 1150 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 1450 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 1390 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
| MUSC 1410 | Theory of Music I | 2 |
| MUSX 1010 | Orientation for Music Majors | 0 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| MUSA 1240 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 1460 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 1400 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
| MUSC 1420 | Theory of Music II | 2 |
| MUSH 1110 | Introduction to the World of Music | 3 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| MUSA 1240 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 2450 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 2250 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 2390 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
| MUSC 2410 | Theory of Music III | 2 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSX 2500 | Introduction to Career Skills in Music | 2 |
| MUSA 2080 | Musical Conversation and Improvisation | 1 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| MUSA 1240 | Studio Instruction | 2 |
| MUSA 2460 | Piano Class for Music Majors/Minors | 1 |
| MUSC 2400 | Aural Skills IV | 2 |
| MUSC 2420 | Theory Of Music IV | 2 |
| MUSH 3220 | Music in Society II | 3 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| MUSA 1140 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 3140 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 3870 | Conducting I | 2 |
| MUSC 4250 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSH 3210 | Music in Society I | 3 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Elective Course | 2 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| MUSA 1140 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSA 3140 | Studio Instruction | 1 |
| MUSC 3280 | Instrumental and Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MUSC 4250 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 4260 | Electronic Music II | 2 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| MUSC 3310 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUSC 4250 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSX 1400 | Recital Attendance | 0 |
| MUSC 4240 | Electronic Music I | 2 |
| 4000-level Music History, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| MUSA 1180 OR MUSA 3180 OR MUSA 3230 OR MUSA 3650 | 1 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| MUSC 4250 | Composition | 2 |
| MUSC 4420 | Musical Analysis | 2 |
| MUSC 4900 | Senior Recital | 0 |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Oral Communication Course | 3 | |
| Music, Major Elective Course | 3 | |
| MUSA 1180 OR MUSA 3180 OR MUSA 3230 OR MUSA 3650 | 1 | |
| Ensemble, Major Elective Course | 1 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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