BA/BS Major in Music
Bachelor of Arts in Music /Bachelor of Science in Music
Option 1: Vocal/Choral Music is a liberal arts degree program designed to provide an academic program of study for students who wish to pursue a general interest in music with vocal studies as the applied area. The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program differs from the Bachelor of Science in Music only in that it requires six credit hours of a foreign language in addition to the coursework required by the Bachelor of Science in Music curriculum.
Option II: Instrumental Music is a liberal arts degree program designed to provide an academic program of study for students who wish to pursue a general interest in music with a woodwind, brass, percussion, orchestral string instrument, guitar, or piano as the applied area. The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree program differs from the Bachelor of Science in Music only in that it requires six credit hours of a foreign language in addition to the coursework required by the Bachelor of Science in Music curriculum.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Music and the Bachelor of Science in Music Degrees
Additional Graduation Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Component | ||
| Area I (Written Composition) | 6 | |
| Area II (Humanities and Fine Arts) 1 | 12 | |
| Area III (Natural Sciences and Mathematics) | 11 | |
| Area IV (History, Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 12 | |
| Area V | ||
| Major Core Requirements in Music | ||
| MU 011 | Performance Attendance (6 semesters) | 0 |
| MU 101 & MU 102 & MU 201 & MU 202 | Music Theory I and Music Theory II and Music Theory III and Music Theory IV 2,3 | 12 |
| MU 131 & MU 132 | Class Piano I and Class Piano II 4 | 2 |
| MU 190 & MU 191 & MU 290 & MU 291 | Sight Singing/Ear Training I and Sight Singing /Ear Training II and Sight Singing/Ear Training III and Sight Singing/Ear Training IV 2 | 4 |
| MU 345 & MU 346W | History of Music I and History of Music II | 6 |
| MU 382 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| Select one of the following options: | 25 | |
| General Electives | ||
| General Elective hours, if required, to bring total to 120 | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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- For the Bachelor of Arts in Music degree the student must earn six credit hours of a foreign language.
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These courses are required in the major if not completed as a part of the General Education Component
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Music Theory IV (MU 202) fulfills computer literacy requirement
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All or portions of the requirement for Class Piano may be satisfied though independent examination.
Option 1: Vocal/Choral Music
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select either the Applied Voice or Applied Piano group | 10 | |
| Of the 10 hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level and a minimum of 3 hours at the 300/400 level | ||
| Applied Voice | ||
| Voice and Voice and Voice and Voice | ||
| Applied Piano | ||
| Piano and Piano and Piano and Piano | ||
| Collegiate Singers - of the five hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level | 5 | |
| Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers and Collegiate Singers | ||
| Small Ensemble | 2 | |
| MU 363 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MU 384 | Choral Conducting | 2 |
| Music Electives (300- 400 level) | 2 | |
| MU 419 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |
Option II: Instrumental Music
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Music: Major Instrument | ||
| Of the 10 hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level and a minimum of 3 hours at the 300/400 level | ||
| Select one from the following: | 10 | |
| Piano and Piano and Piano and Piano | ||
| Brass and Brass and Brass and Brass | ||
| Percussion and Percussion and Percussion and Percussion | ||
| Strings and Strings and Strings and Strings | ||
| Woodwinds and Woodwinds and Woodwinds and Woodwinds | ||
| Guitar and Guitar and Guitar and Guitar | ||
| Large Ensemble Requirements - University Band OR Shoals Symphony at UNA | 5 | |
| Of the five hours required, at least one hour must be taken at each level | ||
| University Band and Music Theory IV and University Band and University Band | ||
| Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA and Shoals Symphony at UNA | ||
| Small Ensemble | 2 | |
| MU 363 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MU 383 | Instrumental Conducting | 2 |
| Music Electives (300-400 level) | 2 | |
| MU 419 | Senior Recital | 1 |
| Total Hours | 25 | |