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Twin Cities Campus
Music B.A.School of Music
College of Liberal Arts
The B.A. program is for students who wish to major in music within a broad liberal arts degree program.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students who pursue the Music B.A. choose to specialize in one of two sub-plans: Academic Emphasis or Applied Emphasis. The Academic Emphasis does not require an entrance audition to the School of Music. Admission to the Applied Emphasis is contingent upon passing an audition. Auditions are competitive with students normally having studied privately for a number of years on the primary instrument. Auditions are held during the spring semester prior to entrance in the fall semester. Some instruments require a DVD screening round. Please visit the School of Music website for more information about each emphasis.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree from the School of Music: a B.A. or a B.Mus or a minor. Students may earn more than one major within the B.Mus degree, but may not earn more than one emphasis within the B.A. degree.
Beginning fall 2012, all incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate First Year Experience course sequence. Specific information about this collegiate requirement can be found at: http://class.umn.edu/degree_requirements/index.html
Music Theory and Ear Training
MUS 1501 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music I
(2.0 cr)
MUS 1502 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music II
(2.0 cr)
MUS 1511 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I
(1.0 cr)
MUS 1512 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing II
(1.0 cr)
MUS 3501 - Theory and Analysis of Tonal Music III
(2.0 cr)
MUS 3511 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing III
(1.0 cr)
Keyboard
For non-keyboard majors, MUS 1155 may be substituted for MUS 1151-1152. Keyboard majors must consult departmental adviser for appropriate course series.
MUS 1155 - Keyboard Skills I
(2.0 cr)
Research and Senior Project
MUS 3995 - Major Project
(1.0 cr)
Upper-division Writing Intensive within the major
Students are required to take one upper-division Writing Intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
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MUS 3601W - History of Western Music I
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 3602W - History of Western Music II
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 3603W - History of Western Music III
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Academic Emphasis
Performance
Take a minimum of one 'Performance' credit by enrolling in a School of Music ensemble course, or a private- or group-lesson instruction course (beyond the 'Keyboard' requirement), or a composition course.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 1 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3200 - Campus Singers
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3230 - Chorus
(1.0-2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3400 - University and Campus Bands
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3410 - University Wind Bands
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3420 - Orchestra
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3430 - Campus Orchestra
(2.0 cr)
Electives in Music
Take two courses in Music Theory, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, or Creative Studies and Media. Note: MUS 5950 must be taken for a minimum of 3 credits and it must be pre-approved by the departmental adviser in order to satisfy this sub-requirement.
Take 2 or more course(s) totaling 6 or more credit(s) from the following:
Music Theory Electives
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3506 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 4502 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 4505 - Jazz Theory
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5333 - Music After 1945
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5541 - 16th-Century Counterpoint
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5571 - Schenkerian Analysis for Performers
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5573 - Analysis of Late-Romantic Orchestral Literature
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5574 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5597 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
Creative Studies and Media
Take 0 or more course(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3331 - Jazz Improvisation I
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3950 - Topics in Music
(1.0-3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5550 - Class Composition for Performers
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5561 - Orchestration I
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5562 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5591 - Introduction to Music Information Technology
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5592 - Music Informatics Seminar
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5701 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5731 - Jazz and Modernism
(3.0 cr)
·
MUS 5336 - Jazz Arranging
(3.0 cr)
Applied Emphasis
Ethnomusicology
MUS 1801W - Music, Society, and Cultures
[AH, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Applied Lessons
Students must complete a total of 8 credits: two semesters at 2 credits per term of MUSA 12xx, and two semesters at 2 credits per term of MUSA 22xx.
MUSA 12xx
MUSA 22xx
Ensembles/Chamber Music
Students must take four semesters at 1 credit per term of MUS 3xxx/5xxx ensemble ensembles or chamber music courses.
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 3200 - Campus Singers
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3230 - Chorus
(1.0-2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3340 - Jazz Ensemble
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3350 - Jazz Combo
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3400 - University and Campus Bands
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3410 - University Wind Bands
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3420 - Orchestra
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 3430 - Campus Orchestra
(2.0 cr)
·
MUS 3440 - Chamber Ensemble
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 5430 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 5440 - Chamber Ensemble
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 5460 - World Music Ensemble
(1.0-2.0 cr)
·
MUS 5480 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
·
MUS 5490 - Percussion Ensemble
(1.0 cr)
Electives in Music
A minimum of 9 of the 12 required electives credits must be taken at the upper-division level. Electives are chosen in consultation with the departmental adviser. A maximum of 3 credits of applied lessons or ensembles/chamber music beyond those required for the program may be counted toward the 12 credits of electives.
MUSA 22xx (no more than 3 credits may count as electives)
or
Take at most 12 credit(s) from the following:
·
MUS 1xxx
·
MUS 3xxx
·
MUS 4xxx
·
MUS 5xxx
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