Music (BA)
Music (BA)
Degree Requirements
The academic regulations for this degree program, as entered in the University of Mississippi Catalog, are in effect for the current or selected academic year and semester. The University of Mississippi reserves the right to 1) change or withdraw courses; 2) change rules for registration, instruction, and graduation; and 3) change other regulations affecting the student body at any time.
General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following First Year Writing I courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to College Writing | ||
or WRIT 1010 | First-Year Writing I | |
| Select one of the following First Year Writing II courses: | 3 | |
| First-Year Writing II | ||
or LIBA 1020 | First Year Seminar | |
| Select six hours of literature survey courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Survey in Literary History | ||
| Survey of World Literature to 1650 | ||
| Survey of World Literature since 1650 | ||
| Survey of American Lit to the Civil War | ||
| Survey of American Lit since Civil War | ||
| Survey of British Lit to 18th Century | ||
| Survey of Brit Lit since Romantic Period | ||
| Select at least six hours of one modern or ancient language at the 2000 level or above 1 | 6 | |
| Select six hours of History (HIST) course work 2 | 6 | |
| Select three hours of humanities courses from the following areas: 3 | 3 | |
African-American Studies (any AAST course) | ||
Classical Civilization (any CLSC course) | ||
| Humanities and the Environment | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Queer Studies | ||
| Topics in Gender and Culture | ||
| Women, Gender & the Environment | ||
| Theories in Gender | ||
| Men, Women, and Greek Life | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Cinema | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in the Media | ||
| Advanced Queer Studies | ||
| Philosophy (any PHIL course) | ||
| Religion (any RELG course) | ||
| Southern Studies (any SSTU 1000 level only) | ||
| Introduction to Rhetoric | ||
| Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Humanities and the Experience of War | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Humanities | ||
| Select three hours of Fine Arts courses from the following: | 3 | |
any Art History (ARTH) course | ||
| Dance Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| Fundamentals of Music Theory | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| Introduction to World Music Cultures | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Appreciation of the Theatre | ||
| Introduction to Cinema | ||
| Introduction to the Fine Arts | ||
| Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Arts | ||
| Select three hours of Math at the 1000 level or above 4 | 3 | |
| Select six hours of Social Science from the following areas: | 6 | |
Anthropology | ||
Economics | ||
Political Science | ||
Psychology | ||
Sociology | ||
| Interdisciplinary Social Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisc Social Science | ||
| 3 science courses, of which 2 must have labs 5 | 9-11 | |
Astronomy OR Physics (must be 2 courses in Astronomy or 2 courses in Physics) | ||
Biology | ||
Chemistry | ||
Geology | ||
| Integrated Science I | ||
| Integrated Science II | ||
| Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences | ||
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences | ||
| Total Hours | 48-50 | |
- 1
Modern Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, & Swahili.
Classics: Ancient Greek and Latin.
Communication Sciences & Disorders: American Sign Language
Philosophy and Religion: Hebrew
- 2
Freshmen may not register for 3000 level courses.
- 3
In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion courses will satisfy this requirement.
- 4
Except for MATH 2451, Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I and MATH 2452 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II.
- 5
Courses may be chosen from astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, LIBA 2050 Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 2051 Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences, LIBA 1500 Integrated Science I, LIBA 1510 Integrated Science II, LIBA 3150 Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences, LIBA 3151 Advanced Interdisciplinary Lab Sciences and physics. Two semesters of coursework in one subject and one semester in a subject from another department are required. Each course must be a minimum of 3 credit hours. At least two of the courses taken must include laboratories. For some classes, the required laboratory will be an additional 1-hour course. For example, a student might take two 3-hour lecture courses in chemistry along with the two associated 1-hour laboratory courses, and one 3-hour course in biology without laboratory. As a second example, a student might take two 4-hour lecture/laboratory courses in geology and one 3-hour course in astronomy. As a third example, a student might take two chemistry courses, one with lab and one without, and a geology course with lab. Note that a student taking the required 6 hours of one subject (astronomy or physics) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy must take the remaining 3 hours from another department. ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy does not include laboratory work; ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System and ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies include laboratory work and satisfy the requirements for lab-based science credits. A student may not receive credit for taking ASTR 1110 Descriptive Astronomy with either ASTR 1212 Intro Astronomy of the Solar System or ASTR 1312 Intro Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 1000 | Student Recital (Six semesters) | 0 |
| Six semesters of major instrument hours | 12 | |
| 4 semesters of major ensemble (band, chorus, orchestra) | 4 | |
| 4 semesters of any ensemble | 4 | |
| 12 hours in Music History and Literature: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Music Literature | ||
| World Music Cultures | ||
| History of Music I | ||
| History of Music II | ||
| 6 courses in Music Theory | 15 | |
| Music Theory and Analysis I | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis II | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis III | ||
| Music Theory and Analysis IV | ||
| Form & Analysis I | ||
| Introduction to Music Technology | ||
| 9 hours in Music electives, with at least 8 hours at the 300 level or above | 9 | |
| MUSC 4980 | Musical Synthesis and Assessment | 0 |
| Total Hours | 56 | |
Experiential Learning
Students will earn credit towards the major through recitals, performing with ensembles, and may receive credit through study abroad.
Minor Requirements
A minor field of study (usually 18 hours) is required for this major. Courses will not count toward both major and minor.
Electives
Electives to bring the total minimum number of hours to 120. At least 40 hours of coursework in the general education, major, minor, and elective hours must be at the 300 level or above.
Resident Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Overall Major GPA
Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Other Academic Requirements
Grades lower than C in mathematics courses will not be counted toward the mathematics major for the B.A. degree.