Music Vocal
Major Requirements
Major: Music - Vocal Performance
Degree Type: B.Mus
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 142
General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degree
- A list of approved general education courses is available here .
- General education courses may be used to satisfy requirements for both general education and the major, minor, and program emphases, where applicable. Students should carefully review the major, minor, and program emphases requirements for minimum grade restrictions, should they apply.
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Communication (C) | 12 | |
College Composition I | ||
College Composition II | ||
Fundamentals of Public Speaking | ||
Upper Division Writing † | ||
Quantitative Reasoning (R) † | 3 | |
Science and Technology (S) † | 10 | |
Humanities and Fine Arts (A) † | 6 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences (B) † | 6 | |
Wellness (W) † | 2 | |
Cultural Diversity (D) *† | ||
Global Perspectives (G) *† | ||
Total Credits | 39 |
* | May be satisfied by completing courses in another General Education category. |
† | May be satisfied with courses required in the major. Review major requirements to determine if a specific upper division writing course is required. |
Major Requirements
A grade of ‘C’ or better is required in all MUSC prefix courses.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Music Core Requirements | ||
MUSC 103 | Introduction to Music History (May satisfy general education category A) | 3 |
MUSC 130 | Theory and Analysis I | 3 |
MUSC 131 | Theory and Analysis II | 3 |
MUSC 132 | Ear Training & Sight Singing I | 1 |
MUSC 133 | Ear Training & Sight Singing II | 1 |
MUSC 189 | Skills for Academic Success 1 | 1 |
MUSC 230 | Theory and Analysis III | 3 |
MUSC 231 | Theory and Analysis IV | 3 |
MUSC 232 | Ear Training & Sight Singing III | 1 |
MUSC 233 | Ear Training & Sight Singing IV | 1 |
MUSC 250 | Basic Conducting | 2 |
MUSC 340 | Music History I | 3 |
MUSC 341 | Music History II | 3 |
MUSC 380 | Recital | 1 |
MUSC 385 | Music Entrepreneurship | 3 |
MUSC 480 | Recital | 1 |
Advanced Theory - select 2 of the following 3 courses | 6 | |
Form and Analysis | ||
Counterpoint | ||
Contemporary Harmonic Techniques | ||
Applied Music Select 22 credits from the following: | 22 | |
MUSC 167 | Applied Voice | 1 |
Supplementary Applied Study (1-2 credits) | ||
MUSC 267 | Applied Voice | 1 |
Supplementary Applied Study (1-2 credits) | ||
MUSC 367 | Applied Voice | 1 |
Supplementary Applied Study (2-3 credits) | ||
MUSC 467 | Applied Voice | 1 |
Supplementary Applied Study (3-4 credits) | ||
THEA 268 | Acting the Song I (Students may take this course instead of 3 credits of Supplementary Applied Study) | 3 |
Vocal Track | ||
MUSC 174 | Pronunciation for Singers I | 1 |
MUSC 175 | Pronunciation for Singers II | 1 |
MUSC 346 | Survey/Vocal Literature | 2 |
MUSC 349 | Vocal Methods & Pedagogy I | 2 |
MUSC 350 | Vocal Methods & Pedagogy II | 2 |
MUSC 442 | Opera Literature | 2 |
Language | ||
FREN 101 | First-Year French I | 4 |
FREN 102 | First-Year French II | 4 |
GERM 101 | First-Year German I | 4 |
GERM 102 | First-Year German II | 4 |
Applied Piano: Private (MUSC 165) or class (MUSC 160; MUSC 161; MUSC 260; MUSC 261) | 4 | |
Piano Class I (Up to 2 semesters of MUSC 165 with permission) | ||
or MUSC 165 | Applied Piano | |
Piano Class II | ||
Piano Class III | ||
Piano Class IV | ||
Major Ensemble: Select 8 credits from the following: | 8 | |
Concert Choir (or as approved by adviser) | ||
Minor Ensemble: Select 4 credits from the following: | 4 | |
University Chamber Singers | ||
Madrigal Singers | ||
Opera Workshop | ||
Or as approved by adviser | ||
Performance Attendance: Must enroll for 5 different semesters | ||
MUSC 180 | Performance Attendance | 0 |
Total Credits | 103 |
1 | MUSC 189 is only required for first-time, first-year students--A first-time, first-year student is defined as a student who has not yet completed a college course as a college student. Students that are not first-time, first-year students that either transfer into the university or change their major are not required to take MUSC 189. |
Degree Notes
- Music majors may not declare a music minor.