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2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music, B.M., Jazz Studies Concentration

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Degree Awarded:	Total Credit Hours:
Bachelor of Music	120
Career Opportunities:
Performance, composing/arranging, music production, recording, television radio, private teaching, jazz performance
Note(s):
• Students must complete 45 hours of 300 and/or 400 level courses.

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

UNIV 100 - First Year Seminar Credit Hours: 3
AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 180 - Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
ENGL 101 - Introduction to Academic Writing Credit Hours: 3
MUS 120 - Music Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 141 - Keyboard Skills I Credit Hours: 2

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 180 - Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
ENGL 102 - Writing and Research About Culture Credit Hours: 3
MUS 130 - Music Theory II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 142 - Keyboard Skills II Credit Hours: 2

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Mathematics courses.

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 180 - Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 215 - Jazz Improvisation Credit Hours: 2
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 143 - Keyboard Skills III Credit Hours: 2
MUS 276 - Introduction to Music Technology Credit Hours: 3
MUS 280 - Music Theory III Credit Hours: 3

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

AMUS 115 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 180 - Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
AMUS 216 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation Credit Hours: 2
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
MUS 238 - The Music Industry Credit Hours: 2

English Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Core Curriculum list of English Literature courses.

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Sciences.

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

AMUS 315 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
AMUS 380 - Upper-level Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
MUS 307 - Conducting Credit Hours: 2
MUS 312 - Jazz Theory I Credit Hours: 3
MUS 366 - Jazz History Credit Hours: 3
MUS 376 - Audio Recording Techniques I Credit Hours: 3

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS 315 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
AMUS 380 - Upper-level Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
MUS 408 - Jazz and Commercial Arranging I Credit Hours: 2

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Music/Applied Music (1 credit hour)

Choose in consultation with academic advisor.

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS 315 - Individual Instruction Credit Hours: 1-4
AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
AMUS 380 - Upper-level Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Natural Science courses.

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Choose a 200-level or higher course from the General Education Curriculum list of Social/Behavioral Science courses.

Non-Western Music Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

MUS 360 - Cajun and Zydeco Music Credit Hours: 3
MUS 364 - Music Appreciation: Music of the World Credit Hours: 3
MUS 450G - Traditional Musics of North America Credit Hours: 3

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

AMUS 333 - Recital Seminar Credit Hours: 0
AMUS 380 - Upper-level Jazz Combo Credit Hours: 1
MUS 470 - Music History II Credit Hours: 3
MUS 490 - Senior Recital Credit Hours: 1-4

History (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of History courses.

Communication (3 credit hours)

Choose from the General Education Curriculum list of Communication courses.

General Education Core Curriculum

English (6 cr)	Mathematics (6 cr)	Natural Sciences (9 cr)	Social/Behavioral Sci (6 cr)
ENGL 101 ENGL 102	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List
History (3 cr)	Fine Arts (3 cr)	Communication (3 cr)	Literature (3 cr)
Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	MUS 130	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List	Choose from the Gen Ed Course List

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Music, B.M., Jazz Studies Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (1 credit hour)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Non-Western Music Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum

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Music, B.M., Jazz Studies Concentration

Freshman Year, First Semester (17 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Freshman Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, First Semester (16 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Sophomore Year, Second Semester (16 credit hours)

English Literature (3 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Junior Year, First Semester (15 credit hours)

Junior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

General Elective (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Music/Applied Music (1 credit hour)

Senior Year, First Semester (14 credit hours)

Natural Sciences (3 credit hours)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credit hours)

Non-Western Music Hist/Lit Elective (3 credit hours)

Senior Year, Second Semester (14 credit hours)

History (3 credit hours)

Communication (3 credit hours)

General Education Core Curriculum