Music: Composition, B.Mus.

B.Mus. degree 

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

See the information at the beginning of this section.

Program Requirements

Core Courses (18 hours)

• 7 semesters of MUS 097.

MUS 097	Recital Attendance	0(0-0)
MUS 101	Fundamentals of Music Theory	4(3-2)
MUS 109	Introduction to Music Technology	1(1-1)
MUS 201	Tonality in the Common Practice Period	4(3-2)
MUS 211	Historical Survey of Music I	3(3-0)
MUS 303	Form and Analysis	3(3-0)
MUS 311	Historical Survey of Music II	3(3-0)

Required Courses I (10 hours)

 

MUS 202	Post-Tonal Music Analysis	4(3-2)
MUS 304	Instrumentation and Scoring	3(2-2)
MUS 506	Advanced Scoring	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

 Select one of the following:

MUS 302	Contrapuntal Techniques	3(3-0)
MUS 309	Electroacoustic Music	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

MUS 305	Choral Arranging	3(3-0)
MUS 520	Jazz Arranging	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

MUS 504	Seminar in Compositional Techniques	3-9(Spec)
MUS 505	Seminar in Contemporary Music Analysis	3(3-0)

Required Courses V (14 hours)

Applied Courses

- Recital (0)

Select one of the following options:

 

Option 1 (14 hours)

- 4 semesters of MUS 158 (6 hours)

- 4 semesters of MUS 358 (8 hours)

 

MUS 158	Composition	1-12(Spec)
MUS 358	Composition	2-8(Spec)

Option 2 (14 hours)

- MUS 107 for 2 hours

- 2 semesters of MUS 158 (4 hours)

- 4 semesters of MUS 358 (8 hours)

 

MUS 107	The Craft of Composition	2(2-0)
MUS 158	Composition	1-12(Spec)
MUS 358	Composition	2-8(Spec)

Required Courses VI (4 hours)

Supportive Courses in Music

- MUS 147, 148, 247, 249 and/or MUS 152 (4 hours). Specific courses determined by placement exam.

 

MUS 147	Piano Class I	1(0-2)
MUS 148	Piano Class II	1(0-2)
MUS 152	Piano	1-12(Spec)
MUS 247	Piano Class III	1(0-2)
MUS 249	Functional Piano	1(0-2)

Required Courses VII (8 hours)

Supportive Courses in Music

- 6 semesters of ensemble (6 hours)

- MUS 280 (2 hours)

 

MUS 280

Introduction to Conducting

2(0-4)

Required Courses VIII (6 hours)

Applied Study

Select 6 hours from the following:

 

MUS 141	Vocal Techniques I	1(0-2)
MUS 144	Woodwind Techniques	2(0-4)
MUS 146	Brass Techniques	2(0-4)
MUS 244	Double Reed Techniques	1(0-2)
MUS 246	String Techniques	2(0-4)
MUS 344	Percussion Techniques	2(0-4)

Or:

MUS 150-179*, MUS 250, and/or MUS 350-379*

*Except MUS 158 and 358

Other Requirements (6 hours)

Supportive Courses outside Music

BCA 540WI	Recording Industry and Business	3(3-0)
ENG 294WI	Introduction to Creative Writing	3(3-0)

Music Electives (14 hours)

Select any MUS course at the 300 level or higher.

Total: 89 semester hours