BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music is designed for the study of music within a liberal arts curriculum. For the student who is not seeking a professional music degree but who desires a solid foundation in the study of music, the areas of musicianship, performance and history provide the core of courses toward a basic intellectual grasp of the art. Students who additionally seek to major in other areas (double major) or to take a large number of courses in a pre-professional program (pre-law, pre-medical, etc.) are encouraged to enroll in the Bachelor of Arts in Music.

transfer students: All transfer students will be given a placement exam in theory, ear-training and sight-singing for the purpose of determining competency in theses areas. If test results reveal deficiencies, transfer students will be required to remove such by enrolling in and successfully completing one or more semesters of the theory curriculum.
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DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

(NOTE: Requirements are subject to change. In case of any discrepancy, degree requirements as they appear in the UNM 2009-2010 Catalog will prevail).

1. Courses Outside the Major:

a. 40 hours selected from courses offered by the departments of the College of Arts and Sciences, including Core Curriculum requirements. Specific requirements include Engl 220. The Core Curriculum is as follows

• Writing and Speaking: English 101-102 and English 220; Communication and Journalism 130; Philosophy 156. If you received an ACT English score of 29 or better or an SAT verbal score of 650 or better, you are exempt from taking English 101 and 102 and may substitute any 6 hours in Arts & Sciences electives.
  
  
• Mathematics: One course chosen from Math 121, 129, 150, 162, 163, 180, 181, 215, Stat 145. NOTE: Math 120 does not count toward degrees in Fine Arts.
  
  
• Physical and Natural Sciences: Two courses, one of which must include a laboratory chosen from: Anthropology 121L, 150 and 151L, 160 and 161L; Astronomy 101 and 101L; Biology 110 and 112L, 123 and 124L; Chemistry 111L, 121L or 131L, 122L or 132L; Earth & Planetary Sciences 101 and 105L, 201L; Environmental Science 101 and 102L; Geography 101 and 105L; Natural Sciences 261L, 262L, 263L; Physics 102 and 102L, 105, 151 and 151L, 152 and 152L, 160 and 160L, 161 and 161L.
  
  
• Social and Behavioral Sciences: Two courses chosen from: American Studies 182, 185; Anthropology 101, 130; Community and Regional Planning 181; Economics 105, 106; Engineering-F200; Geography 102; Linguistics 101 (AOA Anthropology 110); Political Science 110, 200, 220, 240; Psychology 105; Sociology 101.
  
  
• Humanities: History 101L, 102L
  
  
• Foreign Language (non-English language; minimum 3 hours): One course chosen from any of the lower-division non-English language offerings of the Departments of Linguistics (including Sign Language), Spanish and Portuguese, Foreign Languages and Literatures, and foreign languages in other departments and programs. Students with knowledge of a second language equivalent to four semesters of study are deemed to have satisfied this requirement. CLEP and AP credit can be used for placement, but unless the student has demonstrated knowledge equivalent to four semesters of study, an additional semester of a second language must be taken.
  
• Fine Arts (minimum of 3 hours): One course chosen from: Architecture 101; Art History 101, 201, 202; DANC 105; Fine Arts 284; Media Arts 210; Theatre 122. Students may elect to take one 3-hour studio course offered by the departments of Art and Art History, Theatre and Dance and Media Arts to fulfill this requirement. A studio course is a course with primary, but not exclusive, emphasis on student activity leading to skill development and the enhancement and encouragement of the student's design or performance ability and/or artistic growth. Evaluation of individual learning may include public display of proficiency and/or evaluation by faculty other than the student's instructor.

NOTE: A grade of C (not C-) is required in all courses used to fulfill the requirements of the core curriculum.

b. 6 hours selected from Fine Arts outside the major, including 3 hours chosen from Art History 101, 201, 202, Dance 105, Media Arts 210, Theatre 122 or one 3-credit studio course offered by the Departments of Art and Art History, Theatre and Dance or Media Arts.

c. 20 additional hours selected from courses offered by any college, including Fine Arts, but not including courses in Music or Music Education.

Subtotal for Courses Outside the Major: 66 hrs.

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2. Courses Within the Major:

• six semesters of Music 101 Concert Music with a grade of CR;
• 16 hours in music theory: 150, 150L, 152, 152L, 250, 250L, 252, 252L;
• 6 hours in music history: 361 and 362;
• 4 hours in ensemble (See Ensemble Requirements [PDF, 88 KB], for specific requirements);
• 4 hours of applied music in the principal instrument or voice;
• 18 hours of music electives (not including courses for non-majors) selected with advisement of appropriate music faculty. No more than an additional 4 hours of ensemble credit nor an additional 12 hours of applied music can be applied toward the degree.

  Subtotal for Courses Within the Major: 48 hrs.

3. Additional courses

14 hours in any field, including music (but not including courses for non-majors), selected with advisement of appropriate faculty.

Subtotal for Additional Courses: 14 hrs.

TOTAL DEGREE CURRICULUM: 128 HOURS

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