Music, B.A.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is intended for undergraduates who wish to major in music as a part of a liberal arts education, irrespective of specific career aspirations. This program provides the student with a broad coverage of music with a concentration in performance. Studies develop musicianship that leads to an intellectual grasp of the art of music and the ability to perform in a specific medium, and in ensembles. It serves individuals who seek a concentrated study in instrument or voice, in a broad program of general education rather than in one intense specialization, and is also the curriculum for students pursuing a double major.
B.A. in Music
General Education Min. 45-47
Foundations Requirements 13
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more).
ENG 1030: C is a passing grade for all music major courses, ENG 1030, and capstone course.
Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: Required course
MUS 2201: C is a passing grade for all music major courses, ENG 1030, and capstone course.
Select one from the following 5 areas:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Theater | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: Required course
Select two from the following 5 areas:
| Psychology | 3 |
| Economics or Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
| MATH 1010 | FOUNDATIONS OF MATH | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1031 | INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1032 | MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS | 3 |
| OR | |
| CPS 1231 | FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE | 4 |
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| Lab Science Biology; Chemistry; Physics; Geology; Meteorology; Earth Science; Astronomy | 4 |
| Additional Science Course: ID 1400 Interdisciplinary or one different science course from above (3 or 4 credits) | 3-4 |
Health/Physical Education 2-3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
| OR | |
| ID 1010 | LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY | 3 |
| OR | |
PED
| Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses | 2 |
Additional Required Courses
Academic Major 35
Required Foundation Core 35
C is a passing grade for all music major courses, ENG 1030, and capstone course.
| MUS 1001 | MUSIC FOUNDATIONS | 3 |
| MUS 1101 | MUSIC THEORY I | 2 |
| MUS 2102 | MUSIC THEORY II | 2 |
| MUS 3103 | Music Theory III | 2 |
| MUS 4104 | MUSIC THEORY IV | 2 |
| MUS 1111 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN I | 1.5 |
| MUS 2112 | SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING II | 1.5 |
| MUS 3113 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN III | 1.5 |
| MUS 4114 | SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN IV | 1.5 |
| MUS 3111 | FORM AND ANALYSIS-WE | 2 |
MUS 36--
| Private Studio Lessons (1x4) | 4 |
MUS 4290
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MUS 38--
| Major Music Ensemble (1x4) | 4 |
MUS 28-- or 38--
| Minor Music Ensemble (1x2) | 2 |
MUS 4290 : taken with MUS 36--
G.E. and Major Capstone 3
C is a passing grade for all music major courses, ENG 1030, and capstone course.
For voice, wind, percussion, or string concentration: 3
Music Electives 15-17
(COURSES MAY INCLUDE: LESSONS, ENSEMBLES, REPERTORY, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY)
Free Electives 27
(50% must be taken at the 3000-4000 level)
Total Credit Hours: 124
Students need a total of 124 credits to graduate
Comments:
Please note that all students must complete at least the minimum for each section. The total of their credits, however, must equal at least 124 semester hours.
Students must first pass an audition in order to pursue a music major at Kean University.
Students may be required, as deemed necessary by department faculty, to complete additional semesters of repertory, lessons, and ensembles, for the purposes of remediation.