Music Composition - B.Mus.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. See: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/students/college_degree_requirements.php

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. See: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/students/college_degree_requirements.php

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Foreign Language requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. See: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/students/college_degree_requirements.php

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Literature requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. See: http://www.franklin.uga.edu/students/college_degree_requirements.php

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.

Required Courses (48 hours) MUSI 2810 (4 hours) MUSI 3810 (2 hours) MUSI 3820 (2  hours) MUSI 5720/7720 or MUSI 5730/7730  Music Theory/Ear Training MUSI 2100 MUSI 2110 MUSI 3240 Plus one Music Theory course from the following: MUSI 4110/6110 MUSI 4120/6120 MUSI 4140/6140 MUSI 4190/6190 Applied Composition MUSI 2812 (2 hours) MUSI 2822 (2 hours) MUSI 3812 (4 hours) MUSI 4812 (2 hours) MUSI 4822 (2 hours) Music History MUSI 3030 Plus two courses from the following: MUSI 3020 MUSI 3021 MUSI 3210 MUSI 3220 Conducting MUSI 3480  Keyboard Competency   MUSI 2520  Plus one course from the following:  MUSI 2560 MUSI 2570 MUSI 3470 MUSI 3475 MUSI 3700 MUSI 4775 Career Preparedness MUSI 4010 (2 hours) MUSI 4060/6060 (1 hour)

Major Electives (8 hours) Choose two (2) hours of Large Ensemble courses from the following: MUSI 4700 MUSI 4710 MUSI 4740/6740 MUSI 4750/6750 MUSI 4755/6755 MUSI 4760/6760 MUSI 4838/6838 MUSI 4839/6839 MUSI 4840/6840 Choose two (2) hours of Small Ensemble courses from the following: MUSI(AFST) 2860 MUSI 4730/6730 MUSI 4735/6735 MUSI 4775 MUSI 4781/6781 MUSI 4785/6785 MUSI 4790/6790 MUSI 4800/6800 MUSI 4850/6850 MUSI(AFST) 4861/6861 MUSI 4870/6870 MUSI 4880/6880 MUSI 4890/6890 MUSI 4900/6900 MUSI 4910/6910 MUSI 5010/7010 MUSI 5106/7106 MUSI 5200/7200 MUSI 5250/7250 Choose four (4) hours of Upper-Division (3000-level and above) Music Electives* *MUSI 3550, MUSI 3800, and MUSI 4050 may not be used to satisfy elective requirements.

General Electives (4 hours) If not completed in the core curriculum, the College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major.

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)