Bachelor of Music with Major in Composition: 82 hours (33 hours + 49-hour Music Core)

Major Requirements

Required Music Core: 26 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 111	Music Theory I	3
MUS 103	Ear Training/Sight Singing I	1
MUS 112	Music Theory II	3
MUS 104	Ear Training/Sight Singing II	1
MUS 211	Music Theory III	2
MUS 203	Ear Training & Sight Singing III	1
MUS 220	Survey of Music Literature	3
MUS 311	Conducting I	2
MUS 315	History of Music I	3
MUS 316	History of Music II	3
MUS 317	Form and Analysis	2
MUS 340	Arranging and Composing Methods	2

Applied Studies: 12 hours

12 hours/6 semesters of MUS 150-MUS 350: V, I, IG, K.

 

Recital: 1 hour

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 399	Recital	1
	Or
MUS 499	Recital	1

Option of MUS 399 or MUS 499 determined by major.

Secondary Performance: 4 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 121	Class Piano	1
MUS 122	Class Piano	1
MUS 221	Class Piano	1
MUS 222	Class Piano	1

Or

2 hours from:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 129V	Elec & 2ndary Applied-Voice	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 129I	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 129IG	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0

And

2 hours from:

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 229V	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 229I	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 229IG	Applied Music for Elective	1.0 - 2.0

Ensemble Experience: 6 hours/semesters

Recital Attendance: Take 8 semesters of MUS 000

 

Major Required Courses:

Applied Composition: 10 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 223	Introduction to Composition	2
MUS 350C	Private Composition Lessons	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 350C	Private Composition Lessons	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 450C	Private Composition Lessons	1.0 - 2.0
MUS 450C	Private Composition Lessons	1.0 - 2.0

Senior Recital: 1 hour

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 489	Senior Composition Recital	1

Additional Music Courses: 19 hours

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
MUS 212	Music Theory IV	2
MUS 213	Improvisation Techniques	2
MUS 204	Ear Training & Sight Singing IV	1
MUS 312	Conducting II (Choral)	2
MUS 232	Songwriting	2
MUS 309	Electronic Music Composition	2
MUS 318	Seminar in Form and Analysis	2
MUS 331	Orchestration	2
MUS 410	Counterpoint	2
CMU 315	Music Entrepreneurism	2

Additional Ensembles: 1 hour

Select 2 hours from MUS, CMU, or WL

MUS 220 fulfills the Fine Arts requirement in the General Core.