Music Major BA Degree Requirements
First Year
MUS 128, 129 Intro to Music Technology I, II (1, 1)
MUS 171, 172 Theory I, II (3, 3)
MUS 109, 110 Music Skills I, II (2, 2)
MUS 165, 166 Class Piano I, II (1, 1)
MUS Applied Instrument/Voice (1, 1)
MUS Ensemble (1, 1)
MUS 291 Performance Workshop (0, 0)
ENL 101, 102 Critical Writing and Reading I, II (3, 3)
HST 101, 102 History of Western Civ. I, II
OR
HST 103, 104 History of World Civ. I, II (3, 3)
Total: 30 Credits
Second Year
MUS 271, 272 Theory III, IV (3, 3)
MUS 209, 210 Music Skills III, IV (2, 2)
MUS 203, 204 Survey of Western Music (3, 3)
MUS Applied Instrument/Voice (1, 1)
MUS Ensemble (1, 1)
MUS 291 Performance Workshop (0, 0)
Gen Ed Math/Free Elective1 (3, 3)
Free Electives1 (1, 1)
Total: 28 Credits
Third Year
MUS 242 Survey of African American Music (3)
MUS 372 Music in World Cultures (3)
MUS Applied Instrument/Voice (1, 1)
MUS Ensemble (1, 1)
MUS 291 Performance Workshop (0, 0)
Language Elective2 (3, 3)
MUS Music Option/Free Electives3 (3, 3)
Free Electives (6, 6)
Total: 34 Credits
Fourth Year
MUS 485, 486 Music Capstone (1, 2)
MUS Ensemble (1)
MUS 291 Performance Workshop (0, 0)
Gen Ed Ethics (3)
Gen Ed Science/Tech4 (3, 3)
MUS Music Option/Free electives3 (3, 3)
Free Electives (3, 6)
Total: 28 Credits
Total Credits for Degree: 120
1 Music Education students should enroll in Child or Adolescent Psychology for their free
elective.
2 All Music Majors are required to study a language other than English. Specific language
areas are determined by advisement and relevance to a student’s concentration. One full
year of a chosen language is necessary and may be taken at the 100-level.
3 Courses and requirements for each junior/senior year Option are taken here; students not
completing an Option may select free electives.
4 It is recommended that students enroll in PHY 261, Physics of Music.
Western Music Option
Complete 14 credits as follows:
MUS 313 Orchestration (3)
MUS 395 Seminar in Music History* (3 or 6)
MUS 435, 436 Composition l, ll (2)
MUS 397 Seminar in Music Theory* (3 or 6)
MUS 219, 220 Foreign Language Diction** (2)
Total Selected: 14 (16)
*Nine total credits
**Additional credits required for music majors studying applied voice.
World Music/African American Music Option
Select 12 credits from the following courses
MUS 371 Topics in World Music (up to 9)
(the
the Middle East, Africa, Oceania, Asia,
MUS 370 Music and Culture of African Diaspora (3)
MUS 311, 312 Jazz Piano I, II (2)
MUS 314, 315 Jazz Improvisation I, II (6)
MUS 318 Jazz Arranging (3)
Total Selected: 12
Music Technology Option
Complete 12 credits from the following courses, as specified:
All students complete the following course:
MUS 223 Electronic Music Studio Techniques (3)
Students select three of the following courses: (at least 9)
MUS 322
MUS 323 Scoring for Video
MUS 324 Synthesizer Programming Techniques
MUS 325 Recording Techniques
MUS 341 Synthesizer Performance I
Total Selected: 12
Music Education Option
Each of the following must be taken. This curriculum qualifies the student for teacher certification, after the student completes the EDU 415/416 and 416/417 student teaching requirement, which can be done after graduating. Note that students must meet certain requirements to enter the student teaching preparation curriculum and to remain active in it; these are stated below.
Music Courses and Requirements
MUS Instrumental Methods Sequence (choose 4 ) (4)
117, 169, 215,
216, 217, 218
MUS 265,266 Class Piano III, IV (2)
MUS 221 Field Observation Seminar (2)
MUS 316 Teaching Children Music (3)
MUS 317 Teaching Music in Secondary Schools (3)
MUS 340 Principles of Conducting (2)
MUS 313 Orchestration (3)
MUS 412 Form and Analysis (3)
MUS 395 Seminar in Music History (3)
MUS 397 Seminar in Music Theory (3)
Total Required: 28
Other Courses
PSY Child or Adolescent Psychology (3)
EDU 514, 516 or Student Teaching Practicum/Workshop (3)
515, 517 (will normally be completed after the student graduates)
Other Requirements
The Music Department is approved by the
Requirements to enter and remain active in the student teaching preparation curriculum leading to provisional certification with advanced standing:
- An interview with the Department Chairperson.
- Formal acceptance into a UMass Dartmouth degree program or possession of an appropriate BA or BS degree.
- A cumulative grade point average of 2.75. (A GPA of 2.5 will qualify for probationary status, and the Department will consider students with less than a 2.5 GPA if there are bona fide extenuating circumstances. A formal appeal process has been instituted for this purpose.)
- Pass the Communication and Literacy Skills Test (CLST) of the Massachusetts Test of Educator Licensure (MTEL) as an entrance requirement for this option.
- Pass the Music Content Area test of the MTEL as a prerequisite to student teaching.
Statistics about our student teaching program and state teacher test results are shown at the end of the chapter on “Interdisciplinary Programs.” Program requirements will be revised to reflect on-going developments in state regulations and educational reform.
Last Updated On: 4/2/07
