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BA in Music: History, Culture, and Theory Track

Visit Declaring a Music Major track for more details on how to complete this selection.

Theory/Analysis (12 hrs)

  • MUS 121 
  • MUS 122
  • MUS 221* OR MUS 245

*Subject to approval by the Director of Undergraduate Research, a student pursuing the History, Culture, and Theory Track and writing a thesis (MUS 491, MUS 491W, or MUS 495) may replace the MUS 221 requirement with an additional elective relevant to their research focus. The additional elective must be completed prior to undertaking the thesis.

History/Culture/Theory (20 hrs)

  • MUS 200 Music, Culture, and Society
  • Choose five additional courses in History, Culture, Theory
    • At least two of these must be Continuing Communication courses

Performance (4 hrs)

  • Choose any combination of MUS 300R Ensembles and/or MUS 320 Applied Music

Electives (6 hrs)

Choose two courses from the following list:

  • MUS 222 Theory and Analysis IV
  • Courses from History, Culture, Theory offerings
  • Courses from the Composition offerings, except MUS 349R
  • Three credit hours MUS 497 Supervised Reading approved by the advisor
  • A cognate course arranged with the student's advisor

Optional: If approved, a student may write a capstone thesis during the senior year. Students with a GPA of 3.7 or higher may submit a proposal to complete an honors thesis in the research track. See Honors guidelines for detailed information.