Music, Composition (BAMusic)
Total Hours Required: 120
Plan of Study
The Plan of Study is a suggested four-year course sequence to support academic planning and serves as a helpful guide. Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor to tailor their course selections and timelines to their individual goals and circumstances.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hours | |
| MUS 201M | Beginning Music Performance: Class Piano | 2 |
| RHE 306 | Rhetoric and Writing | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Musicianship | ||
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| First-Year Signature Course (090) | 3 | |
| F A 101F | Steer Your Future in the Arts | 1 |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 201N | Beginning Music Performance: Second-Semester Class Piano | 2 |
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Musicianship | ||
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MUS 214C | Beginning Composition | 2 |
| Music Literature | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 2 | |
| Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Part A) | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Structure of Tonal Music (Part A) | ||
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Music Literature | 3 | |
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Additional Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MUS 224G | Intermediate Composition | 2 |
| Upper-divsion MUS course | 3 | |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 224G | Intermediate Composition | 2 |
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Additional Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Additional Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| MUS 224L | Advanced Composition | 2 |
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 224L | Advanced Composition | 2 |
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Communication (010) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Requirements
All requirements are listed below, starting with the most specialized moving to the most general. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration: Composition | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 4 | |
| Intermediate Composition (taken twice) | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 4 | |
| Advanced Composition (taken twice) | ||
| Approval of the music theory and composition faculty | ||
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Major (see details below) | 51 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 16 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 73 | |
| General Education | ||
| Remaining Core Curriculum (42 hours total) | 39 | |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts (Note: this requirement may already be fulfilled by high school coursework) | ||
| Subtotal | 39 | |
| College Requirements - Fine Arts | ||
| General University Requirements | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major - Music (BAMusic)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major | ||
| Performance (as described in College Requirements - Fine Arts ) | 8 | |
| MUS 201M | Beginning Music Performance: Class Piano | 2 |
| MUS 201N | Beginning Music Performance: Second-Semester Class Piano (Completed to the satisfaction of faculty for students whose principal instrument is not piano) | 2 |
| Music Literature and Music Theory | ||
| MUS 605 | Musicianship | 6 |
| MUS 411 | Ear Training and Sight-Singing | 4 |
| MUS 612 | Structure of Tonal Music | 6 |
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture | 3 |
| Hours chosen from: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Music in World Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Popular Music in World Cultures | ||
| Topics in Music of World Cultures | ||
| History of Music I | ||
| History of Music II | ||
| History of Music III | ||
| Topics in The Music of the Americas | ||
| Topics in Ethnomusicology Areas | ||
Other courses from a list approved by the Musicology/Ethnomusicology Division | ||
| Music Elective | ||
| Hours chosen from: upper-division coursework in Music. A list of courses recommended by the faculty advisor toward various academic and professional pursuits can be found on the Butler School of Music website. | 12 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. (Same as with music may not be counted toward this requirement) | 2 | |
| Total Hours | 51 | |
Additional Requirements and Policies
Advancement to Upper-Division Standing
To advance to upper-division standing in the program, the student must meet the following requirements:
- Upper-division standing at the University
- A grade point average of at least 2.50 for all coursework taken in residence at the University
- Completion of the following or their equivalents with a grade point average of at least 2.50:
Course List Code Title Hours MUS 201M Beginning Music Performance: Class Piano 2 MUS 201N Beginning Music Performance: Second-Semester Class Piano (required only for students whose principal instrument is not piano ) 2 MUS 605 Musicianship 6 MUS 411 Ear Training and Sight-Singing 4 MUS 612 Structure of Tonal Music 6 MUS 312C Music and Culture 3 Hours chosen from: music literature chosen to complete major requirement 3
Degree-Bachelor of Arts in Music (BAMusic)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| F A 101F | Steer Your Future in the Arts | 1 |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Humanities Hours chosen from: AFR, AMS, AHC, AAS, ANS, C C, C L, E, EUS, HIS, J S, LAS, MAS, MES, PHL, R S, REE, RHE, WGS, or three hours of additional foreign language | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Hours chosen from: ANT, CIV, CMS, ECO, EDP, GRG, GOV, HDF, LIN, PSY, SOC | 3 | |
| Visual, Performing, and Applied Arts HR ADV, ARI, ARC, ARH, AET, CRW, DES, ENS, F A, ITD, LAR, RTF, ART, T D | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |