The University of St. Thomas

Music

BA in Music

BA in Music

Music (B.A.)

For undergraduate students who wish to study music in a broad liberal arts context.


Degree Requirements

  • MUSC 001 Student Convocation Hour (0 cr.; 6 semesters) 
  • MUSC 140 Music Media (2 cr.)
  • MUSC 113 Music Theory I (4 cr.)
  • MUSC 131 Eurhythmics I (1 cr. )
  • MUSC 114 Music Theory II (4 cr.) 
  • MUSC 132 Eurhythmics II (1 cr.) 
  • MUSC 213 Music Theory III (4 cr.) 
  • MUSC 214 Music Theory IV (4 cr.) 
  • MUSC 231 Introduction to Conducting I (1 cr.) 
  • MUSC 232 Introduction to Conducting II (1 cr.) 
  • MUSC 411 History and Literature of Music I (4 cr.) 
  • MUSC 412 History and Literature of Music II (4 cr.) 
  • MUSN 1xx Six semesters of Ensemble participation (0 cr.)

Guidelines for choosing an ensemble:

2 consecutive semesters of a large choral or instrumental ensemble
4 semesters chosen from any combination of large or small vocal or instrumental ensembles

  • MUSP 102 or 103 Skills for Piano Proficiency (0 cr.)
  • MUSP 2xx Six semesters of performance studies in the same performance medium (1 cr. per semester) 
  • MUSR 200 Piano Proficiency (0 cr.) 
  • MUSR 270 Level I Recital (0 cr.) 
  • MUSR 350 Level II Recital (0 cr.)

Plus 8 credit hours selected from the following:

  • MUSP 1xx Up to 2 credits on any secondary instrument or voice (1 or 2 credit hours)
  • MUSP 101 Group Piano (1 credit hour)
  • MUSP 108 Class Voice (1 credit hour)
  • MUSC 125 Jazz Theory I (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 126 Fundamentals of Jazz Music I (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 133 Music of the United States: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
  • MUSC 216 Jazz in America (4 credits)
  • MUSC 218 Black American Music: A Historical Survey (4 credits)
  • MUSC 222 The Theology of American Popular Music (4 credits)
  • MUSC 223 Jazz Arranging (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 224 Jazz Composition/Song Writing (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 225 Jazz Theory II (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 226 Fundamentals of Jazz Music II (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 228 Advanced Jazz Arranging (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 233 Music of the World: Aural and Written Traditions (4 credits)
  • MUSC 281 Introduction to Accompanying (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 308 Pedagogy and Literature for Music Performers I (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 309 Pedagogy and Literature for Music Performers II (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 340 Theory Elective: Eighteenth-Century Counterpoint (2 credits)
  • MUSC 341 Theory Elective: Musicianship Pedagogy for Music Educators (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 354 Advanced Conducting and Materials: Instrumental Conc. (2 credit hours)
  • MUSC 355 Advanced Conducting and Materials: Vocal Concentration (2 credit hours)

Allied requirements

  • PHYS 105 Musical Acoustics (4 credits)
  • Four credits in Art History or Theater

The Core Curriculum


In addition to fulfilling the major curriculum, all bachelor degrees awarded by the University of St. Thomas shall meet the core curriculum requirements of the undergraduate program.  The core curriculum is organized into nine curricular areas and two competency requirements.

  • Literature and Writing - 8 credits
  • Moral and Philosophical Reasoning - 8 credits
  • Natural Science and Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning - 12 credits
  • Faith and the Catholic Tradition - 12 credits
  • Social Analysis - 4 credits
  • Historical Studies - 4 credits
  • Fine Arts - 4 credits
  • Language and Culture - 12 credits
  • Human Diversity - 4 credits
  • Computer Competency
  • Health and Fitness - 0 credit

For detailed core curriculum requirements, please refer to the University of St. Thomas Undergraduate Catalog.