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Nov 23, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Music, BA
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| College |
Arts and Sciences |
| Academic Awards |
Bachelor of Arts, Music Minor |
| Credits Required |
125 semester credits |
| Faculty Lead |
Naomi Fanshier |
| Majors |
Music |
| CIP Code |
50.0904 |
The Music Major is designed for students who wish to explore the area of music without committing to a specific vocational objective.
The Music department offers majors which prepare students to enter a variety of careers relating to musical arts. These majors include general music, music ministry, music education and contemporary music industry.
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The general Music degree prepares students broadly in the field of music. Music as a discipline encourages the development of analytic skills, and the ability to create through the synthesis of theory and technique. These skills will apply to a variety of occupations, depending on the creativity of the graduate. Graduates will be prepared to enter graduate programs in musicology, sacred music, and others, or to apply their musical skill and knowledge in a variety of professional settings.
Graduates with a degree in Music will be able to:
- Evaluate musical genres based upon their stylistic characteristics.
- Create music utilizing an undergraduate proficiency level of music theory.
- Translate notes into sound, and sound into notes utilizing ear training.
- Integrate the study of music and the Christian faith.
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Core Curriculum Requirements: 60
Written and Verbal Communications: 9
Humanities: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
- HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
- 3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
- Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)
Social Sciences: 9
6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)
- Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following: 9 credits
- Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Health & Fitness (PEDU), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)
Science and Mathematics: 7
- MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
- SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits
Professional Readiness: 2
Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences.
- This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 60 or more credits to NU
- Students with 47-59 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit
Core Electives: 6
Select any college-level courses
Pre-Major Requirements: 0-2
Pre-Major requirements may be applied to the Core Curriculum electives or General electives requirements.
- Piano Proficiency 0-2 credits
All music majors must demonstrate a basic level of proficiency on the piano. Students may demonstrate proficiency by passing a piano proficiency exam administered by the piano faculty, or by successfully completing two credits of applied piano lessons (MUPL 1211 ).
Ensemble Requirements: 8
It is anticipated that one ensemble will be taken each enrolled semester.
Select 8 credits from the following:
Private Music Lessons: 8
Students may take (MUPL) applied lessons on one - three instruments
- MUPL xxxx - Private Music Lessons 8 credits
Supporting Music Courses: 14
General Electives: 7-8
Any college-level courses
Total: 125 Semester Credits
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