Music with Business Cognate, BA
Bachelor of Arts in Music with Business Cognate (C50011BA)
Music training has grown to encompass more than performing and teaching. The BA in Music degree with Business Cognate prepares students to succeed in an increasingly business-savy community of artists and musicians. Students will gain a diverse skill-set including skills in areas such as business technology, grant writing, and non-profit management.
Requirements for Admission
Students wishing to major in music must complete the standard undergraduate application for admission and return it to the Office of Admissions. A student cannot be formally admitted to the School of Music until admitted to the University.
To be accepted as a music major, both freshmen and transfer students must successfully complete an audition on their major applied instrument, complete The Undergraduate Placement Examination in Music Theory, and be evaluated in keyboard skills.
The following information has official approval of The School of Music and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.
Requirements
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 36 | |
| College of Arts & Sciences Requirement | 14 | |
| Music Core | 32 | |
| Applied Music and Performance Courses | 12 | |
| Business Courses | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 13 | |
| Additional Credits for Graduation * | 4 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation.
Recommended General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
| Music Literature I | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
| Music Literature II | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
General Education Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major. | ||
| Academic Foundations | 12 | |
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours | ||
Speaking: 3 credit hours | ||
Writing: 6 credit hours | ||
| Breadth of Knowledge | 22 | |
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours | ||
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours | ||
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours | ||
| Diversity | ||
Domestic Diversity | ||
Global Diversity | ||
| Integrated and Applied Learning | 2 | |
Select one class from one of the following subcategories: | ||
Complex Issues Facing Society | ||
Capstone | ||
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings. | ||
| Total Hours | 36 | |
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language. | ||
| 2 Year Language Proficiency | 14 | |
101 Beginning I | ||
102 Beginning II | ||
201 Intermediate I | ||
202 Intermediate II | ||
| Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only) | ||
| Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either: | ||
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major; | ||
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops | ||
Music Core
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSIC 101 | Introduction to Music Theory 1 | |
| MUSIC 104 | Class Piano I 1 | |
| MUSIC 105 | Class Piano II 1 | |
| MUSIC 106 | Music Orientation | 0 |
| MUSIC 121 | Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSIC 122 | Theory and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUSIC 154 | Music Literature I | 2 |
| MUSIC 155 | Music Literature II | 2 |
| MUSIC 221 | Theory and Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUSIC 222 | Theory and Musicianship IV | 4 |
| MUSIC 261 | Keyboard Harmony I | 2 |
| MUSIC 262 | Keyboard Harmony II | 2 |
| MUSIC 351 | Music History I | 3 |
| MUSIC 352 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUSIC 453 | Music Software Survey and Use | 2 |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
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Not counted in degree program total; required or excused per placement audition/test
Applied Music and Performance Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar 1 | 0 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble 2 | 4 |
| MUSAP:1xx | Applied Music Primary Instrument | 4 |
| MUSAP:2xx | Applied Music Primary Instrument 3 | 4 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
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Student must successfully complete four semesters of MUSIC 157.
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Students must complete the four credits for the major conducted ensemble requirement in 4 separate semesters.
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Completion of 200 level required prior to graduation.
Business Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete a minimum of nine credits from any of the following business minors: 1) Entrepreneurship, 2) Business Adminstration for Non-Business majors, 3) Pre-MBA Minor for Non-Business majors, 4) Sales Management, 5) Consumer Marketing. | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Free Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 13 credits of free electives | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 13 | |
Recommended Sequence
If placed into Intro to Music Theory
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:1xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 106 | Music Orientation | 0 |
| MUSIC 101 | Introduction to Music Theory 1 | 2 |
| MUSIC 154 | Music Literature I | 2 |
| Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:1xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 121 | Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSIC 104 | Class Piano I 1 | 2 |
| MUSIC 155 | Music Literature II | 2 |
| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Speaking Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| MUSIC 122 | Theory and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUSIC 105 | Class Piano II 1 | 2 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
If placed into Theory & Musicianship I
| 1st Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:1xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 106 | Music Orientation | 0 |
| MUSIC 121 | Theory and Musicianship I | 4 |
| MUSIC 104 | Class Piano I 1 | 2 |
| MUSIC 154 | Music Literature I | 2 |
| Writing Requirement | 3 | |
| Mathematics, Statistics and Logic Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:1xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 122 | Theory and Musicianship II | 4 |
| MUSIC 105 | Class Piano II 1 | 2 |
| ENGL 112 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Speaking Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 32 | |
ALL
| 2nd Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:2xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:xxx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 221 | Theory and Musicianship III | 4 |
| MUSIC 261 | Keyboard Harmony I | 2 |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 157 | School of Music Performance Seminar | 0 |
| MUSAP:2xx | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUSEN:1xx | Major Conducted Ensemble | 1 |
| MUSIC 222 | Theory and Musicianship IV | 4 |
| MUSIC 262 | Keyboard Harmony II | 2 |
| Natural Science with Lab Requirement | 4 | |
| Arts/Humanities Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 3rd Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUSIC 351 | Music History I | 3 |
| xxxx:101 | Beginning Foreign Language 1 | 4 |
| Business Cognate Elective | 3 | |
| Natural Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC 352 | Music History II | 3 |
| xxxx:102 | Beginning Foreign Language II | 4 |
| Business Cognate Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper-level (300/400) electives 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| 4th Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MUSIC 453 | Music Software Survey and Use | 2 |
| xxxx:201 | Intermediate Foreign Language I | 3 |
| Business Cognate Elective | 3 | |
| Global Diversity Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper-level (300/400) electives 3 | 4 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| MUSIC:xxx | Music Electives | 3 |
| xxxx:202 | Intermediate Foreign Language II | 3 |
| Integrated and Applied Learning Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper-level (300/400) electives 3 | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 90 | |
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Credits earned for MUSIC 101, 104, and 105 are not counted toward the degree program total; these classes are required or excused per entrance placement exam.
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Completion of both MUSIC 154 & 155 satisfies a General Education Arts requirement. Completion of MUSIC 155 also satisfies the requirement for a Domestic Diversity course.
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A minimum of 40 upper-level (300/400) credits are necessary for completion of this degree. Credits from MUSIC::221, 222, 261, and 262 and any MUSEN:xxx ensembles taken as a Jr./Sr. (60+ accumulated credits) count toward satisfying this requirement.