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Bachelor of Arts in Music
It's a fact of life that a college degree serves as your ticket to a brighter future, opening doors that lead to higher income, career advancement, and job security. The music profession is no exception to this rule, and Rhode Island College's Bachelor of Arts in Music degree opens doors.
Flexibility
Designed to meet the needs for a wide range of musical pursuits, the Bachelor of Arts in Music is a great choice for students with a variety of musical backgrounds and goals. Students with years of classical training, as well as musicians with informal, "on-the-job" experience, will benefit from the flexibility built into the degree.
In contrast to the music performance and music education programs, the Bachelor of Arts curriculum allows for over forty credit hours of elective courses. These courses may be taken in any academic area offered at Rhode Island College, allowing students to design a personalized academic plan. Here are just a few of the possibilities for your electives:
- Courses in business and accounting to prepare you for a career in music merchandising.
- Courses in management and marketing, leading to a career in arts management.
- Courses in theatre, dance, and the visual arts for a diverse arts background.
- Additional, highly focused courses in music, which will prepare you for graduate study in theory, composition, or musicology.
| Music Theory | ||
| MUS 230 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 232 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 234 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 236 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| ONE COURSE from | ||
| MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 307 | Composition | 3 |
| MUS 321 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUS 323 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 |
| Sight Singing and Ear Training | ||
| MUS 113 | Basic Rhythm | 1 |
| MUS 231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUS 233 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUS 235 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUS 237 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Music History and Literature | ||
| MUS 205 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUS 206 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| TWO COURSES from | ||
| MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 |
| MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 |
| MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 |
| MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 |
| MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 |
| Performance | ||
| SIX SEMESTERS of | ||
| 1. Music 091 Student Recital Series | 0 | |
| 2. Music 161-163 Large Ensembles (choose one major ensemble) | 3 | |
| 3. Music 270-286 or 288-289 Applied Music (choose one instrument) | 12 | |
| TWO SEMESTERS of | ||
| MUS 164-166 Chamber Ensembles | 2 | |
| or | ||
| MUS 268 Opera Workshop | 2 | |
| Note: Students must pass Freshman Applied Music Proficiency upon completion of the second semester of Applied Music. | ||
| Capstone Course | ||
| PFA 461 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Choose concentration A, B, C, or D, below | ||
| A. General Music | ||
| NINE CREDIT HOURS of music courses at the 300 or 400 level, chosen with advisor's consent | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 61 | |
| B. Music Composition | ||
| THREE COURSES from | ||
| MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 307 | Composition | 3 |
| MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUS 321 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUS 323 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 360 | Seminar in Music Literature | 3 |
| MUS 390 | Independent Study | 3 |
| MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 |
| MUS 490 | Independent Study | 3 |
| MUS 491 | Directed Study | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60-61 | |
| C. Music History | ||
| THREE COURSES from | ||
| MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 |
| MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 |
| MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 |
| MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 |
| MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 |
| MUS 360 | Seminar in Music Literature | 3 |
| MUS 390 | Independent Study | 3 |
| MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 |
| MUS 490 | Independent Study | 3 |
| MUS 491 | Directed Study | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 60-61 | |
| D. Music Theory | ||
| THREE COURSES from concentration B above | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 60-61 | |