Music Major
Music
Bachelor of Arts
- General Studies Program Hours = 45
- Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
- Portal = 3
- Distribution = 27
- Aesthetics minimum = 3
- Humanities minimum = 6
- Social Sciences minimum = 6
- Natural Sciences minimum = 7
- Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
- Wellness minimum = 0
- Capstone = 3
- BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
- For specific language requirements see
#2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
- Major Option = 37
- Minor or 2nd Major = 24
- For specific requirements see
#3 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or
greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
- Minimum total hours required coursework = 112
- Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 8
- Minimum total hours required for BA in Music = 120
- All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees
must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.
Candidates for degrees must satisfactorily complete an exit assessment including a portfolio before
graduation.
- Music Core Requirements (27 hours required)
- Take all of the following:
- MUS 198, Sight Singing and Ear Training I - 1 hour
- MUS 199, Sight Singing and Ear Training II - 1 hour
- MUS 200GS, Music Theory I - 3 hours
- MUS 201, Music Theory II - 3 hours
- MUS 337, Sight Singing and Ear Training III - 1 hour
- MUS 338, Sight Singing and Ear Training IV - 1 hour
- MUS 339, Music Theory III - 3 hours
- MUS 340, Music Theory IV - 3 hours
- MUS 347GS, Music History and Literature I - 3 hours
- MUS 348GS, Music History and Literature II - 3 hours
- MUS 365, Form and Analysis - 2 hours
- Take 3 hours from the following:
- Placement into the appropriate level piano class will be determined by the piano faculty at the time of the entrance audition.
- MUS 140*, Piano Techniques I - 1 hour
- MUS 141*, Piano Techniques II - 1 hour
- MUS 240*, Piano Techniques III - 1 hour
- MUS 260*, Keyboard Harmonization - 1 hour
- *Requirements may be met through proficiency examination; hours to be replaced by Music
Electives. See advisor.
- Music Private Instruction (8 hours required)
- Take 3-5 hours in one area (voice, piano or single band/orchestral instrument) from:
- MUS 150, Private Instruction, Primary Instrument - 1 hour
- Take 3-5 hours in same area as above (voice, piano or single band/orchestral instrument) from:
- MUS 350, Advanced Private Instruction - 1 hour
- Take 0-2 hours in any one area (voice, piano or single band/orchestral instrument) from:
- MUS 149, Private Instruction, Secondary Instrument - 1 hour
- Music Ensembles (2 hours required)
- Take 2 hours from:
- MUS 103, University Band - 1 hour
- MUS 104, Symphonic Band - 1 hour
- MUS 105, Wind Ensemble - 1 hour
- MUS 173, Choraleers - 1 hour
- MUS 174, University Men's Chorus - 1 hour
- MUS 176, University Women's Chorus - 1 hour
- MUS 220, Kearney Area Symphony Orchestra - 1 hour
