2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1000ALGEBRA FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2025RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

3

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 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

MUS 2201MUSIC HISTORY I

3

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 1062WORLDS 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 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

OR

CPS 1031INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS

3

OR

CPS 1032MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS

3

OR

CPS 1231FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER SCIENCE

4

 

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 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

ID 1010LEISURE & RECREATION IN A MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

Additional Required Courses

MUS 2221MUSIC IN WORLD CULTURE

2

Academic Major 35

Required Foundation Core 35

C is a passing grade for all music major courses, ENG 1030, and capstone course.

MUS 1001MUSIC FOUNDATIONS

3

MUS 1101MUSIC THEORY I

2

MUS 2102MUSIC THEORY II

2

MUS 3103Music Theory III

2

MUS 4104MUSIC THEORY IV

2

MUS 1111SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN I

1.5

MUS 2112SIGHT SINGING AND EAR TRAINING II

1.5

MUS 3113SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN III

1.5

MUS 4114SIGHT SINGING & EAR TRAIN IV

1.5

MUS 3111FORM AND ANALYSIS-WE

2

MUS 36--
Private Studio Lessons (1x4)

4

MUS 4290

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.

MUS 4105MUSIC HISTORY II - WE

3

For voice, wind, percussion, or string concentration: 3

MUS 1511CLASS PIANO I

1.5

MUS 1512CLASS PIANO II

1.5

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.