Bachelor of Music: Performance
The most likely candidate for this degree is a music student desiring to reach the highest possible level of achievement in his or her selected area of musical performance: voice, keyboard, brass, percussion, woodwinds, or strings (including classical guitar or harp). The courses required in this degree focus on music to a very high degree, and for that reason it does not make a very "smooth" double major with other subjects (see the B.A./B.S. in music for a better double major). Solo recitals are required: a half-hour in the junior year, and a full hour in the senior year. Students who complete this degree normally do it in four years. Most graduates from this program go on to masters-level studies, either at the UI or at another institution. There is an optional emphasis in jazz performance available for instrumental performance majors.
Bachelor of Music: Composition
The most likely candidate for this degree is a music student desiring to reach the highest possible level of achievement in the area of music composition. Students in this degree should also be capable performers on at least one instrument (or voice). The courses required in this degree focus on music to a very high degree, and for that reason it does not make a very "smooth" double major with other subjects (see the B.A./B.S. in music for a better double major). A senior composition recital is required. Students sometimes take longer than four years to graduate in this degree; normally this is due to the student wanting more time to write music for the senior recital. Most graduates from this program go on to masters-level studies, either at the UI or at another institution. There is an optional emphasis in jazz composition/arranging available for this degree program.
Bachelor of Music: Music Education
The most likely candidate for this degree is a student seeking certification to teach music in the public schools. Students in this degree must also be capable performers on at least one instrument (or voice). Students focus on instrumental music K-12 or vocal music K-12. A "vocal minor" is available for instrumentalists who wish to direct choirs as well. The courses required in this degree focus on music and professional education, and for that reason it does not make a very "smooth" double major with other subjects. It is possible, however, for secondary-school music teachers to become certified in other subjects without too many additional courses (normally 25-40 additional credits per subject area). Off-campus student teaching lasting one semester is the capstone course in this degree. There is an optional emphasis in jazz education available for this degree programNote: teacher certification is not required for most college-level teaching jobs or in many private or parochial schools.
Bachelor of Music: Business
The most likely candidate for this degree is a music student seeking to diversify his or her training, especially if their primary area is performance or composition. Jobs are scarce in these fields, and having a secondary area can help a student feel more confident about the future. Students in this degree program take courses in economics, accounting, statistics, and management in addition to extensive studies in music. The required music courses are sufficiently rigorous to prepare the student for graduate study in music; the business courses are necessary preparation for an M.B.A. program. Certain students who complete this degree may choose to try to enter the field of "Arts Management" for their graduate study. Jobs in that area tend to focus on fiscal development, but an understanding of art and artists will be an asset in the field. This degree is newly approved, appearing for the first time in the 1996 catalog.
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Musical Theatre
The most likely candidate for this degree is a student desiring to reach the highest possible level of achievement in voice, theatre, and dance. The courses required in this degree are intense and focus on music and theatre to a very high degree with a dance or movement class taken every semester. For those reasons, the BFA in Musical Theatre does not make a very "smooth" double major with other subjects. A final project/half recital is required in the senior year. Most graduates of this program will take at least four years and go on to work in professional theatre. This is a new degree with our first class graduating in 2009.
Bachelor of Arts: Music
The most likely candidate for this degree is a student desiring a sound music education within the context of a broad liberal-arts program. Students with majors in two or more fields (music and communications, music and psychology, etc.) also frequently choose this degree. Students take 55 required credits in music with a focus on music theory, music history, music history with jazz history emphasis, applied music performance, or applied music performance with jazz emphasis. A foreign language is required (two years of college-level study).
Bachelor of Science: Music
The most likely candidate for this degree is a student desiring a sound music education within the context of a broad scientific/technical program. Students with majors in two or more fields (music and biology, music and engineering, etc.) and pre-professional students (pre-law, pre-med, pre-vet, etc.) also frequently choose this degree. Students take 55 required credits in music with a focus on music theory, music history, music history with jazz history emphasis, applied music performance, or applied music performance with jazz emphasis.
Music Minor
MusA 114 Individual Instruction (4 cr)
MusA 145-146 Piano Class (2 cr)
MusC 139-140 Aural Skills I-II (4 cr)
MusC 141-142 Theory of Music I-II (4 cr)
MusH 101 Survey of Music or MusH 111 Introduction to Music Literature (3 cr)
Select two courses from MusH 321, 322, 323 Music in Western Civilization (6 cr)
MusX 140 Convocation (2 semesters) (0 cr)
Music electives (4 cr)
Note: Ensemble participation is recommended to meet the music electives requirement.
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