Students pursuing a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science in music will experience a broad and challenging curriculum that improves their general musicianship and performance skills, develops creative skills, or broadens general music knowledge while increasing the understanding of music in its wider cultural context. By having a more general musical emphasis, BA/BS students have access to all courses offered by the School of Music to freely explore diverse areas of interest. Students can specialize in applied music, composition, or music industry or pursue a more generalized path under the Music Exploration concentration.
56.5-64 credits
Required Music Courses for all concentrations, 15.5 - 17.5 credits
Students who place into MUST 111 will receive credit by authorization for MUST 105, the remedial course in our theory sequence.
Music Industry students must take MUSP 497 for 3 credits.
Students completing concentrations in Music Exploration, Applied Music and Music Creation and Composition must take a minimum of 1 credit in MUSP 498.
| MUST 105 | Foundations of Music Theory for Music Majors | 2 |
| MUST 101 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| MUST 102 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| MUST 111 | Music Theory | 2 |
| MUST 112 | Music Theory | 2 |
| MUHI 200 | Gateway to Music History | 3 |
| MUSC 499 | Recital | .5-1 |
| MUSP 498 | Senior Recital/ Project | 1-2 |
| or | |
| MUSP 497 | Entrepreneurship for Musicians: Capstone | 3 |
| CFA 111 | Introduction to the College of Fine Arts | 1 |
| CFA 222 | Creating Your Career: Essential Skills and the Arts | 1 |
| CFA 333 | Transition to the Profession: Careers In, Around, and Beyond the Arts | 1 |
Additional core performance requirements for all concentrations, 5 credits
All BA/BS students will have 5 credit hours of core performance requirements, consisting of 2 credits of group/secondary piano and 3 credits from MUSP 201/202 (applied lessons), large ensembles, or a combination.
Applied music or ensembles, 3 credits from:
Piano, 2 credits from
Students taking MUSP 325 must take 2 credits total.
Applied Music concentration, 36 credits
The "Applied Music" Concentration offers a thorough grounding in applied music study while still offering opportunities in academic music, ensembles, and creating new music.
8 Credits in Applied Music (in addition to core requirements):
6 Credits in Ensembles (in addition to core requirements)
Ensemble participation must be in compliance with the School of Music Undergraduate Handbook's Designated Ensemble Policy.
Required Courses in Music Theory and Music History (16 credits)
6 additional credits in music
Students choose from 100-400 level courses with MMP, MUHI, MUSC, MUSE, MUST, or MUSP prefixes.
Music Creation and Composition concentration, 43.5 credits
The Music Creation and Composition Concentration offers a thorough grounding in the creation of new music while still offering opportunities in academic music, ensembles, and applied music.
19 credits in Music Creation and Composition
Students take MUST 432 for 4 credits over 2 semesters.
Students choose between MUST 312 and MUST 420.
| MUST 121 | Introduction to Music Technologies | 3 |
| MUST 221 | Introductory Composition Lessons and Seminar 1 | 2 |
| MUST 222 | Music Composition 2 | 2 |
| MUST 417 | Theory of Twentieth-Century Music and Twenty-First-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 432 | Applied Composition Lessons and Seminar | 2 |
| MUST 441 | Creative Music Technologies 1 | 3 |
| | |
| MUST 312 | Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint | 2 |
| or | |
| MUST 420 | Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 |
Required courses in Music Theory and Music History (14 credits)
Students choose between MUST 310 and MUST 311.
10.5 additional credits in music
Students choose from 100-400 level courses with MMP, MUHI, MUSC, MUSE, MUST, or MUSP prefixes.
Music Exploration concentration, 36-37 credits
The "Music Exploration" concentration offers a thorough grounding in the academic areas of music study while still offering opportunities in applied music or creating new music.
Music History, 9 credits:
Additional 2 credits in Music History from:
Required Theory Courses, 10 credits:
Choose from additional 6-7 credits in Music Theory
One course must be 400 level. A minimum grade of D- in MUST 310 will serve as a substitute for the pre-requisite for MUST 311 where appropriate.
| MUST 121 | Introduction to Music Technologies | 3 |
| MUST 221 | Introductory Composition Lessons and Seminar 1 | 2 |
| MUST 250 | Jazz Theory | 2 |
| MUST 312 | Music Theory: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint | 2 |
| MUST 412 | Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries | 2 TO 3 |
| MUST 416 | Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 417 | Theory of Twentieth-Century Music and Twenty-First-Century Music | 3 |
| MUST 420 | Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUST 421 | Analytical Technique | 3 |
9 additional elective credits in Music
Students choose from 100-400 level courses with MMP, MUHI, MUSC, MUSE, MUST, or MUSP prefixes.
Music Industry concentration, 43 credits
***Students completing this concentration must complete the Minor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
MMP Technology Core - 15 credit hours
Music Industry Courses (23 credits)
Music Industry Students choose the MUSP 497 capstone in the required courses above.
MMP 299 is taken for 3 credits.
| MMP 100 | Survey of the Music Industry | 3 |
| MMP 384 | Music and Publishing Law | 3 |
| MMP 299 | Cardinal Music Group | 3-6 |
| MKG 370 | Introduction to Digital Marketing Strategy | 3 |
| MKG 375 | Social Media and Digital Engagement | 3 |
| MUSP 495 | Entrepreneurship for Musicians: Seminar | 2 |
| MUSP 496 | Entrepreneurship for Musicians: Practicum | 3 |
| MUHI 305 | Popular Music and Society Since 1940 | 3 |
Additional credits in Performance (beyond core requirements) (5 Credits) chosen from: