Contemporary & Popular Music, BM

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 (43 Credit Hours):

• Bachelor’s Degree Audition/Interview/Portfolio
• MUS 100 - Recital Lab 0 CR - complete six semesters
• MTK 100 - Audio Recording I 3 CR
• MUS 101 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional I 3 CR
• MUS 102 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional II 3 CR
• MUS 111 - Aural Skills I 1 CR
• MUS 112 - Aural Skills II 1 CR
• MUS 141 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR - complete four semesters 8 CR
• MUS 151 - Music Performance Ensemble(s) 1 CR
• MUS 181 - Piano Lab I 1 CR
• MUS 182 - Piano Lab II 1 CR
• MUS 270 - Music Business 3 CR
• MUS 271 - Music Notation Software 3 CR
• MUH 333 - Western Music History 3 CR
• MUS 345 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR
• MUS 346 - Junior Jury and Recital or Portfolio 2 CR
• MUS 355 - Music Performance Ensemble(s) 1 CR
• MUS 435W - Senior Seminar: Contemporary Music, 1945 to the Present 3 CR
• MUS 447 - Applied Music Lessons 2 CR
• MUS 448 - Senior Jury and Concert or Portfolio 2 CR

Complete one of the following concentrations (45-47 Credit Hours)):

         General Concentration (45-47 credits)

• MUH 1XX complete any 100-level MUH course (3CR)
• MUS 151 - Music Performance Ensemble(s)  (1 CR) - complete three semesters (totaling 3 CR)
• MUS 203 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional III  (3 CR)
• MUS 204 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional IV  (3 CR)
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III  (1 CR)
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV  (1 CR)
• MUS 221 - Arranging  (3 CR)
• MUS 323 - Composition I  (3 CR)
• MUH 334 - Jazz History  (3 CR)
• MUS 463 - Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques  (3CR)
• Complete 6 credits from the following:
• Any MTK or MUS 100-level or 200 level 
• Complete 11 credits from the following:
• Any MTK, MUH or MUS 300-level or 400 level
• Complete 5-7 general elective credits to achieve 121 credit hours

         Concentration in Music Technology (45-47 credits)

• MUH 1XX complete any 100-level MUH course (3CR)
• MTK 101 - Audio Recording II  (3 CR)
• MTK 103 - Transducers and Processors  (3 CR)
• MTK 200 - Audio Editing Lab  (1 CR)
• MTK 210 - Ear Training for Audio Engineers I  (1 CR)
• MTK 211 - Ear Training for Audio Engineers II  (1 CR)
• MTK 104 - Introduction to Electronic Dance Music (EDM) and Hip-Hop Production  (3 CR)
• MTK 230 - Audio Electronics: Concepts, Circuits, and Control  (3 CR)
• MTK 231 - Audio Electronics: Electronic Prototyping Platforms  (3 CR)
• MTK 300 - Audio Mixing Lab  (1 CR)
• MTK 301 - Audio Mastering  (3 CR)
• MTK 320 - An Introduction to Visual Programming in Music  (3 CR)
• MTK 330 - Basics of Synthesis  (3 CR)
• MTK 400 - Interactive Game Audio  (3 CR)
• Complete 6 credit hours from the following upper-level electives:
• Any MTK, MUH or MUS 300-level or 400 level
• Complete 5-7 general elective credits to achieve 121 credit hours

         Music Education Concentration (47 credits)

*Note should be added that students need to be aware/check their state specific education certification requirements.

• MUS 151 - Music Performance Ensemble(s)  (1CR) - complete four semesters (4CR)
• MUS 203 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional III  (3CR)
• MUS 204 - Music Theory Blended: Contemporary and Traditional IV  (3CR)
• MUS 213 - Aural Skills III  (1CR)
• MUS 214 - Aural Skills IV  (1CR)
• MUS 221 - Arranging  (3CR)
• MUS 262 - Woodwind Techniques  (2CR)
• MUS 263 - Brass Techniques  (2CR)
• MUS 264 - String Techniques  (2CR)
• MUS 265 - Percussion Techniques  (2CR)
• MUS 323 - Composition I  (3CR)
• MUS 362 - Methods of Teaching Music  (3CR)
• MUS 402 - Vocal Techniques and Pedagogy  (3CR)
• MUS 463 - Instrumental Conducting and Rehearsal Techniques  (3CR)
• Complete 3 credit hours from the following upper-level electives (3CR): Any MTK, MUH, or MUS 3XX or 4XX
• EDU 387 - Teaching the Exceptional Child in the Regular Classroom  (3 CR)

Complete either of the following:

• EDU 345W - Child Development  (3 CR)
• EDU 401W - Educational Psychology  (3 CR)

Complete either of the following:

• MUH 105 - Black Lives in American Music  (3 CR)
• MUH 160 - World Music  (3 CR)

Remaining General Education Requirements (31-33) 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) 
• Complete any 100-level or higher CIS course (3)
• Complete any 100-level or higher MAT course (3)
• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• Complete any 100-level laboratory science course (4)
• Complete 2 semesters of a world language or American Sign Language (6-8)

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 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/