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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MUSIC CONCENTRATION - 2009
Music Concentration
(Associate of Arts Degrees):

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Overview

Program ID - AA.MUSIC

This concentration prepares students in the foundations of music theory, history, and practice. It prepares students to transfer to four-year colleges or universities to seek bachelors' degrees in music. It also helps students develop skills in music for their personal enrichment.

Career Outlook:
Graduates of this concentration qualify for entry-level positions in the music field. Depending on electives selected, students begin work toward a career in music education, performance, or music management. Graduates of this concentration qualify to transfer to four-year colleges or universities for bachelors' degrees in music.

Upon completetion of this concentration graduates will be able to:

  • Create or analyze work that has aesthetic value.
  • Explain personal preferences and interpret the underlying meanings of music as expressed in a specific historical period or contemporary popular culture.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of musical expression and identify unifying factors.
  • Examine and compare various modes of musical expression.

Students enrolling in this degree program can earn World Studies Emphasis certification simultaneously.

COURSE TITLE
COURSE NUMBER SEMESTER TAKEN CREDITS PREREQUISITES
GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES:
 College Writing I  ENG111    3  ENG095 or placement and ESL098 or RDG095 or placement
 College Writing II  ENG112    3  ENG111
 Individual and Society  From Area 2    3  
 World View  From Area 3    3  
 Quantitative Thought  From Area 4    3  MAT094 or placement
 Science and Technology  From Area 5    4  
 Humanities  From Area 6 satisfied by program      
    subtotal 19  
CONCENTRATION COURSES:
 Music Appreciation I  MUS118    3  
 Foundations of Music  MUS122    3  
Social Science Elective    3  
Mathematics Elective    3 MAT094 or placement 
 Music Appreciation II  MUS119    3  MUS118 or permission
 Counterpoint and Harmonization  MUS135    3  MUS122
Behavioral Science Elective    3  
Lab Science Elective    4  
 Electronic Music I  See note below    3  
 Music in the United States  See note below    3  
Literature Elective    3 pre or co-req ENG111 
Literature Elective    3 pre or co-req ENG111 
Music Elective    3  
Music Elective    3  
    subtotal 43  
TOTAL CREDITS     62  
 Note: See the department chair for substitute course.

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