B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN MUSIC - COMPOSITION EMPHASIS


Areas A - E (See Core section of the Catalog)			42 semester hours
Area F		18 semester hours
MUSC 1500/1501		Elementary Music Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
MUSC 1510/1511		Elementary Music Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
MUSC 2500/2501		Advanced Theory I / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
MUSC 2510/2511		Advanced Theory II / Lab (3 hours / 1 hour)
MUAP 1100		Applied Study (two courses - 2 hours)
Major Requirements		24 semester hours
	MUSC 3310	Music Technology II (2 hours)
	MUSC 3300	Tonal Counterpoint (2 hours)
	MUSC 3400	Introduction to Conducting (2 hours)
	MUSC 3600	Music History Survey I (3 hours)
	MUSC 3610	Music History Survey II (3 hours)
	MUSC 3660	American Music (2 hours)
	MUSC 3550	Introduction to Instrumental and Choral Arranging (2 hours)
	MUEN 3000	level Major Ensemble (four courses - 4 hours)
	MUAP 3130	Applied Study Composition (3 hours)
	MUAP 4150	Senior Composition Recital (1 hour)
Cognate Area		11 semester hours
MUAP 1100		Applied Study (Principal Instrument) (two courses - 2 hours)
MUEN 1000		level Major Ensemble (4 hours)
MUSC 1300		Music Technology (2 hours)
MUSC 3500		Form and Analysis (3 hours)

Choose two of the following:

MUED 2050	Woodwind Methods (1 hour)
MUED 2060	Brass Methods (1 hour)
MUED 2070	Percussion Methods (1 hour)
MUED 2080	String Methods (1 hour)
Foreign Language	9-12 semester hours

Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). (9-12 hours.)

Electives

10-14 semester hours

Students are strongly encouraged to use their elective hours to develop a minor concentration in another field related to their career aspirations, or to choose a secondary area in music (theory, history, composition, second instrument).

Total

120 semester hours

See Department Handbook for further requirements.

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