Music History—Scholarship and Research Emphasis, B.Mus.

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Required Credits: 128.5

^{(see note 4 below)}

First Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

APC 122 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 111 - Diatonic Harmony 2 credit(s) ²
TH 120P - Elementary Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
WRT 110W - Academic Writing I 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
Foreign language 3 credit(s) ³
HLM 020 - Information Literacy in the Performing Arts 0 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16 credits)

APC 123 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 112 - Chromatic Harmony 2 credit(s)
TH 121P - Elementary Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
WRT 111W - Academic Writing II 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)
Foreign language 3 credit(s) ³

Second Year

Semester 1 (16 credits)

APC 222 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 210W - Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 220P - Intermediate Ear Training I 2 credit(s)
HLM 212 - Perspectives on Music History 3 credit(s)
HIS - European history 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)
Foreign language 3 credit(s) ³

Semester 2 (16 credits)

APC 223 - Piano Keyboard Class 2 credit(s) ¹
TH 211W - Post-Tonal Form and Analysis 2 credit(s)
TH 221P - Intermediate Ear Training II 2 credit(s)
HLM 213 - Classicism to the Present 3 credit(s)
HIS - European history 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)
Foreign language 3 credit(s) ³

Third Year

Semester 1 (15 credits)

Instrumental/vocal study 2 credit(s)
HLM 316 - Medieval through Baroque 3 credit(s)
HLM - Advanced music history courses 3 credit(s)
TH 420 - Modal Counterpoint 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (16.5 credits)

Instrumental/vocal study 2 credit(s)
Music literature course 3 credit(s)
HLM - Advanced music history courses 3 credit(s)
TH 332 - Continuo Realization 1.5 credit(s)
TH 421 - Tonal Counterpoint 3 credit(s)
ART 210W - History of Western Art I 3 credit(s) OR
ART 211W - History of Western Art II 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)

Fourth Year

Semester 1 (15 credits)

Instrumental/vocal study 2 credit(s)
HLM - Advanced music history courses 6 credit(s)
PHI 110 - Introduction to History of Western Philosophy 3 credit(s)
ENG 140 - Introduction to Literature 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)

Semester 2 (17 credits)

Instrumental/vocal study 2 credit(s)
TE 410W - Senior Project/Essay 1-3 credit(s) (2 credit(s) required)
HLM - Advanced music history courses 6 credit(s)
M - Mathematics elective 3 credit(s)
UIS - University Interdisciplinary Studies 3 credit(s)
Collegium Musicum, Early Music Ensemble, or other performing organization 1 credit(s)

Note(s):

¹Exempted students take private instrumental/vocal study.

²Enrollment dependent on placement exam.

³Language should include two years of college-level German or equivalent. French is recommended as a second language.

⁴Music history majors are required to register for four semesters of HLM 464 (Fall) and/or HLM 465 (Spring), Music History Forum, for 0.25 credits each (a total of one credit added to their program requirements). This obligation can be met in any semester in which the student has sufficient credit room; regardless of semester, students will never be faced with an overload.

Music history majors are required to earn a minimum grade of B- in all major (HLM) courses.