Bachelor of Music in Composition
Summary of Requirements
The Bachelor of Music in Composition is conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 credits.
University Requirements
- All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.
- All students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses. The specific writing-intensive courses required for the major are MUST 3696 and MUST 3896.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education courses | 32 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| MUST 3896 | Theory Seminar II | 3 |
| Music History | ||
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History | 3 |
| Counterpoint | ||
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Orchestration | ||
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| Composition | ||
| MUST 1758 | Composition Lesson I | 3 |
| MUST 1759 | Composition Lesson II | 3 |
| MUST 2758 | Composition Lesson III | 3 |
| MUST 2759 | Composition Lesson IV | 3 |
| MUST 3758 | Composition Lesson V | 3 |
| MUST 3759 | Composition Lesson VI | 3 |
| MUST 4758 | Composition Lesson VII | 3 |
| MUST 4759 | Composition Lesson VIII | 3 |
| Intermediate Conducting | ||
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| Secondary Piano | ||
| MUSC 1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 1406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| Music Technology | ||
| MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | 3 |
| MUST 4720 | New Music Seminar | 1 |
| MUST 4723 | Score Reading | 3 |
| MUST 4724 | Printing Music Scores and Parts | 3 |
| MUST 4727 | Electronic Music Composition: Practice, History, Theory | 3 |
| Ensembles | ||
| MUST 4710 | Early Music Ensemble | 1 |
| Take any combination of the following eight courses for a total of 2 credits: | 2 | |
| Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | ||
| Accompanying and Piano Ensemble | ||
| Choral Ensemble | ||
| Concert Choir | ||
| Graduate Conductors Choir | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Instrumental Ensemble | ||
| Ensemble | ||
| Electives | ||
| Take a total of three Music Studies elective credits from MUST 1000-4999 | 3 | |
| Take a total of three Music Elective credits within the following subject areas: | 3 | |
MUSC 1000-4999 | ||
MUED 1000-4999 | ||
MUST 1000-4999 | ||
| Free Electives | 6 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 124 | |
Suggested Academic Plan
Bachelor of Music in Composition
Requirements for New Students starting in the 2022-2023 Academic Year
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| MUST 1758 | Composition Lesson I | 3 |
| MUSC 1405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2323 | Basic Conducting | 1 |
| MUST 1711 | Theory I | 4 |
| ENG 0802, 0812, or 0902 | Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] | 4 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUST 1759 | Composition Lesson II | 3 |
| MUSC 1406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUSC 2324 | Conducting Intermediate | 1 |
| MUST 1712 | Theory II | 4 |
| GenEd Quantitative Literacy Course [GQ] | 4 | |
| IH 0851 or 0951 | Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] | 3 |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUST 2758 | Composition Lesson III | 3 |
| MUSC 2405 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUST 2711 | Theory III | 4 |
| MUST 2703 | Music in History | 3 |
| IH 0852 or 0952 | Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUST 2759 | Composition Lesson IV | 3 |
| MUSC 2406 | Secondary Piano for Music Majors | 1 |
| MUST 2712 | Theory IV | 4 |
| MUST 2704 | Music in History | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUST 3758 | Composition Lesson V | 3 |
| MUST 3696 | Music in History [WI] | 3 |
| MUST 4717 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUST 4727 | Electronic Music Composition: Practice, History, Theory | 3 |
| Music Elective (select from MUSC, MUED and MUST 1000-4999) | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUST 3759 | Composition Lesson VI | 3 |
| MUST 4712 | Computer Synthesis of Music | 3 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| MUST 4723 | Score Reading | 3 |
| MUST 3713 | Orchestration | 3 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| MUST 4758 | Composition Lesson VII | 3 |
| MUST 4724 | Printing Music Scores and Parts | 3 |
| MUST 4720 | New Music Seminar | 1 |
| GenEd Breadth Course | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| MUST 4759 | Composition Lesson VIII | 3 |
| MUST 3896 | Theory Seminar II [WI] | 3 |
| MUST 4710 | Early Music Ensemble | 1 |
| Music Studies Elective (select from MUST 1000-4999) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Term Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 124 | |