Music Education
Bachelor of Arts
Coursework Location(s)
Main/Tucson
Areas of Interest
- Law, Policy & Social Justice
- Arts & Media
- Communication, Journalism & Public Relations
- Culture & Language
- Education & Human Development
- English & Literature
- Interdisciplinary Studies
No matter if your appreciation of music is born from a talent with instruments or a pure passion for song, a degree in Music allows you to pursue an area of study that animates your creativity. Students in the Bachelor of Arts program in Music with a concentration in Creative Studies learn from an internationally recognized faculty of scholars, performers and composers. Through this flexible degree path, students have the opportunity both to develop their musical skills and explore exciting intellectual terrain. State-of-the-art resources in the School of Music and the College of Fine Arts foster artistic development, and the intellectual diversity of the university as a whole provides a stimulating environment for you to develop your passion.
Learning Outcomes
Students will demonstrate the ability to hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music such as rhythm, melody, harmony, structure, timbre, and texture. Students will demonstrate an understanding of compositional processes and aesthetic properties of style, along with the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces. Students will demonstrate a familiarity and engagement with a wide selection of Western and non-Western musical literature including principal eras, genres, and sources in classical, popular, and traditional spheres of making music. Students will demonstrate knowledge, skills and/or performance ability as a solo and ensemble performer in one or more areas of music beyond basic musicianship appropriate to the individual's needs and interests, and consistent with the purposes of the specific area of emphasis within the music major.
Sample Courses
- MUS 108: Rock and American Popular Music
- MUS 334: Music in World Cultures
- MUS 435: Music in the Middle Ages
Career Fields
- Concert production
- Education
- Event management
- Film and television
- Music journalism
Level of Math
LEVEL OF SECOND LANGUAGE
Pre-major Required?
NO
Sample Plans 2020 - Music Education
First Year
1st Semester
Credits
ENGL 101 First-Year Composition
3.00
MATH
3.00
MUS 120A Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 110A Piano Class
1.00
MUS 130A Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
Second Language
4.00
MUSI 182 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
2nd Semester
Credits
ENGL 102 First-Year Composition
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 120B Musical Skills and Structure I
3.00
MUS 110B Piano Class
1.00
MUS 130B Introduction to Music Literature
2.00
Second Language
4.00
MUSI 182 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
Upper Division Core Electives
3.00
Second Language
4.00
MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
MUSI 282 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
4th Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
Upper Division Core Electives
3.00
Second Language
4.00
MUSI 282 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 200 Large Ensemble
1.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 330A History of Western Music
3.00
MUSI 382 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
6th Semester
Credits
MUS 330B History of Western Music
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUSI 382 Applied Lessons
2.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00
Upper Division Core Electives
3.00
8th Semester
Credits
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Upper Division Core Electives
1.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
MUS 400 Large Ensemble
1.00