Contemporary & Popular Music, BM

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Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

Minimum 121 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (83 Credit Hours):

Bachelor’s Degree Audition
MUS 100 - Recital Lab 0 CR - complete six semesters
MUH 1xx complete any 100-level MUH course 3 CR
MUS 101 - Music Theory and Practice I 4 CR
MUS 181 - Piano Lab I 1 CR
MUS 102 - Music Theory and Practice II 4 CR
MUS 182 - Piano Lab II 1 CR
MUS 203 - Music Theory and Practice III 4 CR
MUS 204 - Music Theory and Practice IV 4 CR
MUS 141 - Applied Music: Major Instrument, Voice or Composition 2 CR - complete four semesters 8 CR
MUS 151 - Music Performance Ensemble(s) 1 CR - complete four semesters 4 CR
MUS 219 - Audio Recording I 3 CR
MUS 221 - Arranging I 3 CR
MUS 270 - Music Business 3 CR
MUS 271 - Music Notation Software 3 CR

Students must successfully complete 9 credits of General Education requirements prior to junior year.

MUH 333 - Western Music History 3 CR
MUH 334 - Jazz History 3 CR
MUS 323 - Composition I 3 CR
MUS 324 - Composition II and Analysis 3 CR
MUS 355 - Music Performance Ensemble(s) 1 CR

Complete 6 credits from the following (6):

MUS 262 - Woodwind Techniques 2 CR
MUS 263 - Brass Techniques 2 CR
MUS 264 - String Techniques 2 CR
MUS 265 - Percussion Techniques 2 CR
MUS 266 - Vocal Techniques 2 CR
MUS 345 - Applied Music: major Instrument or Voice 2 CR repeatable

Students must complete the junior recital, PRAXIS Core Academic Skills for Educators, or portfolio review before senior year.

MUS 435W - Senior Seminar: Contemporary Music, 1945 to the Present 3 CR
MUS 448 - Senior Concert 2 CR or Portfolio
MUS 463 - Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques 3 CR

Complete 11 credit hours from the following upper-level electives (11):

AUD 3/4xx any 300-400 level Audio Recording course
MUH 3/4xx any 300-400 level Music History course
MUS 3/4xx any 300-400 level Music course

Remaining General Education Requirements (31 Credit Hours):

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Complete any 100-level Communications course (3)
ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
Complete any History course (3)
MAT 100 - Mathematics and Its Applications 3 CR
Complete any 100-level laboratory science course (4)

Complete one of the following courses (3):

Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems courses (3):

Complete one of the following Humanities electives (3):

AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W or ENG 320W )
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 335 )
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (7 Credit Hours):

Complete 7 general elective credits, enough to reach 121 total credits.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen. To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy. The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements. To learn more, visit www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/