Music (MUS) Major

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Requirements for Music Major

Bachelor of Arts in Arts and Sciences

System General Education Requirements*: 30

Goal #1 Written Communication:
ENGL 101
, and
ENGL 201
Credits: 6
Goal #2 Oral Communication:
SPCM 101*
Credits: 3
Goal #3 Social Sciences/Diversity : Social Science courses only Credits: 6
Goal #4 Arts and Humanities/Diversity : Humanities (no foreign language) Credits: 6
Goal #5 Mathematics Credits: 3
Goal #6 Natural Sciences Credits: 6

Institutional Graduation Requirements**: 8-9

Goal #1 Land and Natural Resource Stewardship Credits: 3
Goal #2 Personal Wellness Credits: 2-3
Goal #3 Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness : (no foreign language) Credits: 3

College Requirements: 3-14

See the College of Arts and Sciences for additional information.

Modern Language¹ Credits: 3-14

Major Requirements: 35

MUAP 100-155, Applied Music Credits: 2
MUAP 200-255, Applied Music Credits: 2
MUEN 100-122, Music Organization Credits: 4
MUEN 300-322, Music Organization Credits: 4

MUS 110 - Basic Music Theory I (COM) Credits: 4
MUS 110L - Basic Music Theory I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
MUS 111 - Basic Music Theory II (COM) Credits: 4
MUS 111L - Basic Music Theory II Lab (COM) Credits: 0
MUS 210 - Advanced Music Theory I (COM) Credits: 4
MUS 210L - Advanced Music Theory I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
MUS 211 - Advanced Music Theory II (COM) Credits: 4
MUS 211L - Advanced Music Theory Lab II (COM) Credits: 0
MUS 130 - Music Literature and History I * ** Credits: 2
MUS 360 - Conducting (COM) Credits: 2
MUS 360L - Conducting (COM) Credits: 0
MUS 433 - Music Literature and History III (AW) Credits: 3
MUS 185 - Recital Attendance (COM) Credits: 0 ²

Choose one specialization: 16-27

Music Studies specialization: 16

MUAP 300-355 Applied Music Credits: 4
MUAP 400-455 Applied Music Credits: 4

MUS 131 - Music Literature and History II * ** Credits: 3
MUS 270 - Pedagogy I Credits: (1-2)
MUS 313 - Form and Analysis (COM) Credits: 3
MUAP 483 - Public Recital (COM) Credits: 0

Music Entrepreneurship: 27

MUS 201 - History of Country Music * ** Credits: 3
MUS 202 - The Music Industry Credits: 3
MUS 203 - Blues, Jazz, and Rock * ** Credits: 3
ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
ENTR 336 - Entrepreneurship I (COM) Credits: 3
ENTR 438-538 - Entrepreneurship II (COM) Credits: 3
MUS 494 - Internship Credits: (3-12)

Select two courses from the following: 6

MCOM 161-161L - Fundamentals of Desktop Publishing and Lab (COM) Credits: 3
MCOM 370 - Advertising Principles (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 370 - Marketing Credits: 3

Electives: 13-36

Total Required Credits: 128

Notes:

Students must earn at least a “C” in each course used to meet the departmental requirements of all majors, minors, and certificates.

1		Completion and competency in one language at the 202 level or a department- approved advanced upper division language course.

2		Concurrent enrollment with all MUAP courses.

Curriculum Notes:

* The 30 credit Board of Regents System General Education Requirements (SGRs).

** South Dakota State University has an 8-9 credit Institutional Graduation Requirement (IGRs).

(G) Globalization Requirement.

(AW) Advanced Writing Requirement.

Students must take the proficiency examination after completing 48 credits. English 101, and a course in each of the General Education areas of social science, mathematics, natural science, and humanities and arts must be taken prior to taking this exam.