In addition to meeting general degree requirements, undergraduate studio composition majors must complete the following conservatory requirements (97 credits). Of the 97 credits, up to 8 credits of music history may be counted toward the liberal arts requirement (30 credits minimum) for the degree.
MPE 4993/Senior Recital: Studio Composition/ 1 credit
*Music History Electives (Effective Fall 2020)
MUS 1060/Reflections Western Music MTH 1560/Introduction to World Music MTH 2130/Music and Politics, 1800-1950 MTH 3170/Techniques of Composition for Performers MTH 3400/History of Jazz I MTH 3450/History of Jazz II MTH 3520/Disruption and Art Music MTH 3575/Music from Antiquity MTH 3576/Music of the Common Practice Era MTH 3577/Expansion of Chromaticism MTH 3578/Music Since 1945 MTH 3600/The Music of J. S. Bach MTH 3620/Music of Beethoven MTH 3630/Berlioz, Wagner, and Liszt MTH 3670/Mahler and Strauss MTH 3680/Shostakovich and The Soviet Era MTH 4075/Post-Tonal Theory & Analysis MTH 4120/History of Recorded Music I MTH 4130/History of Recorded Music II MTH 4235/Opera Queens: LGBTQ Representation in Opera Onstage and Off MTH 4340/World Traditions in Music MUS 4520/Trends in Music in Society