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Eight-Semester Plan for B.A. in Music, Music Industry Option
Major Program Guide For: B.A. Degree in Music
Music Industry Option
2008-2009
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
- An audition is required for admission to the major.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year | |||||||
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Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *MUS | 107 | Applied Major | 2 | MUS | 107 | Applied Major | 2 |
| *MUS | 148 | Piano I | 1 | MUS | 149 | Piano II | 1 |
| MUS | 171, 172, or 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 171, 172, or 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | *MUS | 208 | Aural Skills II | 1 |
| MATH | 101 or higher | Mathematics | 3 | *MUS | 218 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| LS | 1st Year Seminar | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 | |
| General Electives | 1 | CMHC | 201 | Intro. Speech | 3 | ||
| C4 | Wellness | 3 | |||||
| Notes: *PREQ: Audition or Placement Test **An additional 1-4 hours may be needed if placed into MUS 108 (1) and/or 118 (3). | |||||||
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Sophomore Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| *MUS | 207 | Applied Major | 2 | MUS | 207 | Applied Major | 2 |
| MUS | 248 | Piano III | 1 | MUS | 249 | Piano IV | 1 |
| MUS | 171, 172, or 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 171, 172, or 173 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| MUS | 308 | Aural Skills III | 1 | MUS | 309 | Aural Skills IV | 1 |
| MUS | 318 | Music Theory III | 3 | MUS | 319 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| **MFL | 101 | Foreign Language | 3 | **MFL | 102 | Foreign Language | 2 |
| C5 | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | ||
| ***P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | ***P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | ||
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Junior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| MUS | 371, 372, or 373 | Major Ensemble | 1 | MUS | 371, 372, or 373 | Major Ensemble | 1 |
| MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 | MUS | 358 | Performance Lab | 0 |
| MUS | 418 | Music History I | 3 | MUS | 419 | Music History II | 3 |
| MUS | 378 | Survey of Music Industry | 3 | MUS | 329 | Fundamentals of Conducting | 2 |
| MFL | 231 | Foreign Language | 3 | MFL | 232 | Foreign Language | 3 |
| MKT | 301 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | ACCT | 161 | Accounting | 3 |
| *P3 | History | 3 | *P4 | Humanities | 3 | ||
| General Electives | 2 | General Electives | 3 | ||||
| Notes: *Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6). | |||||||
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Senior Year | |||||||
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Fall |
Spring | ||||||
| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| BA | 133 | Intro. to Business | 3 | **MUS | 489 | Internship | 9 |
| CIS | 251 | Mgmt. Info. Systems | 3 | ||||
| LAW | 230 | Legal Envir. of Business | 3 | ||||
| MGT | 300 | Intro. to Management | 3 | ||||
| *P1 | Social Sciences | 3 | |||||
| General Electives | 3 | ||||||
| Notes: *Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved (non-Music) Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories (P1-P6). **Most students elect to take the internship during the summer following the senior year; this allows for a lighter course load during the preceding semesters. | |||||||
- Total Hours for Degree: 128
- Total Hours of Pre-requisites: None, unless the musical aptitude placement exam requires the student to complete a leveling class in music theory (MUS 118, 3 hours) or aural skills (MUS 108, 1 hour).
- An audition is required for admission to the major.
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.