Music, Music (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 |
| Performance Instrument 210 | 2 | |
| 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 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| MUS 201N | Beginning Music Performance: Second-Semester Class Piano | 2 |
| MUS 312C | Music and Culture | 3 |
| Performance Instrument 210 | 2 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Musicianship | ||
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Mathematics (020) | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Performance Instrument 210 | 2 | |
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Hours chosen from: | 3 | |
| Structure of Tonal Music (Part A) | ||
| Hours chosen from: | 2 | |
| Ear Training and Sight-Singing (Part A) | ||
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts | 6 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Performance Instrument 210 | 2 | |
| Hours chosen from: Ensemble | 1 | |
| Music Literature | 3 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part I (030) | 3 | |
| U.S. History (060) | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Additional Social and Behavioral Sciences (080) | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Natural Science and Technology, Part II (093) | 3 | |
| American and Texas Government (070) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Semester 1 | ||
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Additional Visual and Performing Arts (050) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Semester 2 | ||
| Upper-division MUS course | 3 | |
| Additional Humanities (040) | 3 | |
| Communication (010) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| 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: Music | ||
| Hours chosen from: Performance Instrument 210 (taken four times) | 8 | |
| Subtotal | 8 | |
| Major (see details below) | 53 | |
| Degree (see details below) | 16 | |
| Free electives: Additional coursework to reach total hours required. | 1 | |
| Subtotal | 70 | |
| General Education | ||
| Core Curriculum | 42 | |
| Foreign Language - Fine Arts (Note: this requirement may already be fulfilled by high school coursework) | ||
| Subtotal | 42 | |
| 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 | |
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 | |