Music
Develop a broad foundation in music
The B.A. in Music program incorporates the study of music into wide-ranging liberal studies coursework. As a Music major, your music, liberal arts and social sciences classes will prepare you for a variety of music-related careers.
Music majors take a broad range of liberal studies courses combined with a year of modern language, in addition to music courses?. You’ll also take advanced courses in music, develop research skills and complete a final project or paper.
Living in Chicago, you’ll be able to hear live, professional contemporary music performances, such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. You’ll also be able to attend concerts of every genre, including popular music festivals like Lollapalooza and Pitchfork.
Classes
Coursework
- Aural Training
- Group Piano
- Large or Small Ensembles
- Music History
- Music Theory
- Musicianship
- Musicology
Resources
Career Options
Common Career Areas
- Accompanist
- Arts administrator/management
- Conductor
- Music education
- Music editing
- Music production
- Recording
Program Checkpoints
Students are admitted to a specialization at their enrollment. Students are then allowed to continue in specialization courses on the basis of program checkpoints. The program checkpoints differ for each specialization, and students should contact the department chairs or program directors/coordinators for more information. Students are not permitted to continue to enroll in specialization classes if they have not met the requirements of their program checkpoints.
Course Requirements
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
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| Specialization Courses | ||
| One 4-credit Music Theory course chosen from MUS or COM 300-level or above | 4 | |
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MUS 308 |
ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES | |
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COM 305 |
ANALYTICAL STUDIES | |
| One 4-credit 300-level (or above) musicianship course beyond the music core courses (Music History, Musicology, Ethnomusicology) | 4 | |
| One 4-credit Experiential Learning Requirement Course | 4 | |
| MUS 395 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR | 4 |
| Ensembles | 9 | |
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6 credits of Large Ensemble (in the 1st and 2nd years of the program) |
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3 credits of any ensemble (in the 3rd or 4th year of the program) |
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| Electives | 29 | |
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13 credits of Music Electives |
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12 credits of non-music electives |
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4 credits of free electives |
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| Supporting Fields | 12 | |
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Select a Modern Language one year long sequence or its equivalent |
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