Area Coordinator: B. Miksch
Requirements
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the professional music degree (Bachelor of Music in Composition) must complete the following courses:
Courses
| Mup 190 | Applied Music Performance | 6 |
| Mup 290 | Applied Music Performance | 6 |
| Mup 390 | Applied Music Composition | 6 |
| Mup 490 | Applied Music Composition | 6 |
| Mus 046 | Piano Proficiency Exam | no credit |
| Mus 048 | Junior Recital | no credit |
| Mus 049 | Senior Recital | no credit |
| Mus 111 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 112 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 113 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| Mus 114 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 115 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 116 | Sight-Singing/Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 188 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
| | Mus 195, 196, 197, or 198 Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Jazz Lab Band | 6 |
| Mus 205 | Listening I | 1 |
| Mus 206 | Listening II | 1 |
| Mus 211 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 212 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 213 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| Mus 214 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 215 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 216 | Sight Singing and Ear Training | 1 |
| Mus 240 | Composition I | 2 |
| Mus 241 | Composition I | 2 |
| Mus 242 | Composition I | 2 |
| Mus 291 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 292 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 293 | Advanced Class Piano | 2 |
| Mus 304 | Music History | 4 |
| Mus 305 | Music History | 4 |
| Mus 306 | Music History | 4 |
| Mus 311 | Formal Analysis | 3 |
| Mus 312 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Mus 313 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Mus 320 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| | Mus 394, 395, 396, 397, or 398 Large or Small Ensemble | 3 |
| Mus 411 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
| Mus 421 | Analysis of Contemporary Music | 3 |
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| Mus 474 | Midi Applications | 2 |
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| Mus 475 | Midi Applications | 2 |
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| Mus 476 | Computer Music Composition | 3 |
| | Music Electives (chosen in consultation with advisor) | 15 |
One of the following:
Mup 190 & Mup 290 Applied Music: 12 credits in performance.
Mup 390 & Mup 490 Applied Music: 12 credits in composition.
Mus 114 – Mus 116: concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, 112, 113 required
Mus 214 - Mus 216: concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, 212, 213 required)
Mus 188: must be taken concurrently with Applied Music each term through the completion of Mup 390 for a total of 9 terms.
Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the related Large Ensemble each term. The credits in Applied Music are divided 6 credits at each level. With School approval, the distribution of Applied Music credits may be altered; however, a minimum of 12 of the 24 credits must be completed at the upper-division level. A minimum of 3 of the 9 Large Ensemble credits must be completed at the upper-division level.
Music majors must enroll in the related Chamber Music Ensemble.
NOTE: Applied Music performance (instrumental or vocal) through Mus 290 with 12 accumulated credits is required. Interested students will submit a portfolio of compositions for acceptance as a Composition Major after the Mus 240, Mus 241, Mus 242 sequence. Transfer students may be admitted on the basis of their portfolio of compositions and their transcript.