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
Get an introduction to the music industry and explore careers such as recording studio production and concert promotion. An Integrated Studies concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Music offers students a liberal arts education with a focus on many facets of the music industry. The program's well-rounded, flexible approach includes economics, fine arts management, recording studio production, and opportunities to network with professionals in a wide variety of musical endeavors. All this creates lasting connections that can lead to promising careers in the wider world of music. Students also have the opportunity through coursework to gain core musical skills and to perform.
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
- ANTH 310: Culture and the Individual
- PHIL 322: Business Ethics
- MUS 325: Venue Management
Career Fields
- Entertainment law
- Entrepreneurship
- Journalism
- Management
- Media
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
Tier I General Education
3.00
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
Tier I General Education
3.00
Second Year
3rd Semester
Credits
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
Tier I General Education
3.00
MUS 220A Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
Second Language
4.00
4th Semester
Credits
Tier II General Education
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
MUS 220B Musical Skills and Structure II
3.00
FA 300 Intro to Fine Arts Management
3.00
Second Language
4.00
Third Year
5th Semester
Credits
Upper Division Music Elective
3.00
Integrated Studies UD Elective
3.00
MUS 302 Recording Studio Production
3.00
MUS 330A History of Western Music
3.00
6th Semester
Credits
MUS 330B History of Western Music
3.00
Tier II General Education
3.00
ECON 200 Intro to Economics
3.00
Integrated Studies UD Elective
3.00
Fourth Year
7th Semester
Credits
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
MUS 427A Careers in Music
2.00
Ensemble/Private Instruction
1.00
Ensemble/Private Instruction
2.00
8th Semester
Credits
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Minor Course
3.00
Upper Division Music Elective
3.00
MUS 493 INTERNSHIP
2.00
MUS 427B Careers in Music
2.00