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Duluth Campus
Theory and Composition B.Mus.Music
School of Fine Arts
The B.Mus. in theory and composition is for students pursuing programs of intensive study to prepare for professional careers in music. The program assists students to acquire compositional and analytical skills to best express their musical ideas and provides students with advanced knowledge of the materials of contemporary and historical music and a theoretical understanding of their construction.
Department Honors Requirements: Candidates, nominated by music department faculty, receive honors for distinguished achievement in musical performance, composition, or exceptional ability and accomplishment as a music educator.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must pass a performance audition to be accepted into any music degree program. At the time of the audition, students must also complete diagnostic examinations in theory/aural/keyboard skills and an interview with the department head or an appointed designee. Any student who receives provisional acceptance into a degree program must pass a review (usually at the end of the first semester) to receive full acceptance. That review includes recommendations of major instructors and successful completion of an applied jury.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Courses with grades less than C- will not count toward the major.
Introductory Course (1 cr)
Music majors register for 1 credit.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
Music Core (23 cr)
MU 100 - Recital Hour
(0.0 cr)
MU 1111 - Tonal Harmony I
(3.0 cr)
MU 1112 - Ear-Training and Sight-Singing I
(1.0 cr)
MU 1121 - Tonal Harmony II
[LOGIC & QR]
(3.0 cr)
MU 1122 - Ear-Training II
(1.0 cr)
MU 2111 - Tonal Harmony III
(3.0 cr)
MU 2112 - Ear-Training III
(1.0 cr)
MU 2121 - Tonal Harmony IV
(3.0 cr)
MU 2122 - Ear-Training, Sight Singing and Improvisation
(1.0 cr)
MU 2701 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
MU 3201 - Music History I
(3.0 cr)
MU 3202 - Music History II
(3.0 cr)
Major Course Requirements (38 cr)
MU 2105 register for a total of 4 credits.
MU 3105 register for a total of 4 credits.
MU 4105 register for a total of 4 credits.
MU 4997 register for 2 credits.
MU 5991 register for 3 credits.
MU 1421 - Piano Class I
(1.0 cr)
MU 1422 - Piano Class II
(1.0 cr)
MU 2105 - Composition I
(2.0 cr)
MU 2110 - Jazz Theory
(2.0 cr)
MU 3101 - Form and Analysis
(2.0 cr)
MU 3105 - Composition II
(2.0 cr)
MU 3705 - Instrumental Conducting I
(1.0 cr)
MU 3805 - Jazz Writing I
(2.0 cr)
MU 4101 - Instrumental Arranging
(2.0 cr)
MU 4103 - Contrapuntal Techniques
(2.0 cr)
MU 4105 - Composition III
(2.0 cr)
MU 4300 - Senior Recital
(1.0 cr)
MU 4807 - Music Industry
(2.0 cr)
MU 4997 - Internship in Music
(1.0-2.0 cr)
MU 5201 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
MU 5991 - Independent Study
(1.0-3.0 cr)
Applied Instruction (17 cr)
MU 100 must be taken concurrently each semester with applied instruction in principal instrument.
MU 1322 - Piano-Non Major
(1.0 cr)
Two credits each semester.
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 1xxx
Two credits each semester.
Take 8 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 4xxx
Ensemble Requirements (8 cr)
MU 1xxx: take 4 cr from MU 1501, 1502, 1503, 1510, 1511
MU 4xxx: take 4 cr from MU 4501, 4502, 4503, 4510, 4511
One credit each semester
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 1xxx
One credit each semester
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 4 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
MU 4xxx
Advanced Writing (3 cr)
WRIT 3110 - Advanced Writing: Arts and Letters
(3.0 cr)
SFA Additional Liberal Education Requirement (3 cr)
One SFA course from outside the student's chosen major.
Take 1 or more course(s) totaling 3 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
ART 1001 - Art Today
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1002 - Introduction to Art
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1003 - Introduction to Design
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1009 - Fundamentals of Drawing
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1305 - Social Multiples: Availability and Circulation
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1405 - Fundamentals of Ceramics I
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1605 - Fundamentals of Photography
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1814 - Creating Across Cultures
[LE CAT, LECD C, FINE ARTS, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 1900 - Visual Literacy
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 2810 - Art in Elementary Education
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ART 3405 - Fundamentals of Ceramics II
[FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1303 - History of World Art I
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1304 - History of World Art II
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1305 - History of World Art III
[HUMANITIES, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 1400 {Inactive}
[LE CAT9, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2300 - The City as a Work of Art
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2390 - US Art and Visual Culture in the 20th Century
[LE CAT, LECD C, RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
·
ARTH 2815 {Inactive}
[LE CAT9, LECD CAT09, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
DN 1001 - Introduction to the World of Dance
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
DN 1151 - Modern Dance Technique I
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(2.0 cr)
·
DN 1110 - Jazz Dance Fundamentals
[FINE ARTS]
(2.0 cr)
·
DN 1111 - Jazz Dance Technique I
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(2.0 cr)
·
DN 1131 - Ballet Technique I
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(2.0 cr)
·
FA 1102 - Creating Art
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1001 - Introduction to Theatre Arts
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1051 - Introduction to Film
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1071 - Musical Theatre History
[LE CAT, HUMANITIES]
(3.0 cr)
·
TH 1111 - Introduction to Acting
[LE CAT, FINE ARTS]
(3.0 cr)
Proficiency Exams
Basic piano, advanced proficiency in principal instrument.
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Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
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Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 4.0] |
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Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ART 1002/FORS 1000/FORS 1001 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
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Course Equivalencies: | Art 1006/1009 |
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Course Equivalencies: | Art 2600/1600/1605/1607 |
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Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
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Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |