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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)

MUS 097Recital Attendance

0(0-0)

MUS 101Fundamentals of Music Theory

4(3-2)

MUS 109Introduction to Music Technology

1(1-1)

MUS 201Tonality in the Common Practice Period

4(3-2)

MUS 211Historical Survey of Music I

3(3-0)

MUS 303Form and Analysis

3(3-0)

MUS 311Historical Survey of Music II

3(3-0)

Required Courses I (10 hours)

 
MUS 202Post-Tonal Music Analysis

4(3-2)

MUS 304Instrumentation and Scoring

3(2-2)

MUS 506Advanced Scoring

3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

 Select one of the following:

MUS 302Contrapuntal Techniques

3(3-0)

MUS 309Electroacoustic Music

3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
MUS 305Choral Arranging

3(3-0)

MUS 520Jazz Arranging

3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

Select one of the following:
MUS 504Seminar in Compositional Techniques

3-9(Spec)

MUS 505Seminar 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 158Composition

1-12(Spec)

MUS 358Composition

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 107The Craft of Composition

2(2-0)

MUS 158Composition

1-12(Spec)

MUS 358Composition

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 147Piano Class I

1(0-2)

MUS 148Piano Class II

1(0-2)

MUS 152Piano

1-12(Spec)

MUS 247Piano Class III

1(0-2)

MUS 249Functional Piano

1(0-2)

Required Courses VII (8 hours)

Supportive Courses in Music

- 6 semesters of ensemble (6 hours)

- MUS 280 (2 hours)

 
MUS 280Introduction to Conducting

2(0-4)

Required Courses VIII (6 hours)

Applied Study

Select 6 hours from the following:

 
MUS 141Vocal Techniques I

1(0-2)

MUS 144Woodwind Techniques

2(0-4)

MUS 146Brass Techniques

2(0-4)

MUS 244Double Reed Techniques

1(0-2)

MUS 246String Techniques

2(0-4)

MUS 344Percussion 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 540WIRecording Industry and Business

3(3-0)

ENG 294WIIntroduction to Creative Writing

3(3-0)

Music Electives (14 hours)

Select any MUS course at the 300 level or higher.

Total: 89 semester hours