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Bachelor of Arts in Music
It's a fact of life that a college degree serves as your ticket to a brighter future, opening doors that lead to higher income, career advancement, and job security. The music profession is no exception to this rule, and Rhode Island College's Bachelor of Arts in Music degree opens doors.
Flexibility
Designed to meet the needs for a wide range of musical pursuits, the Bachelor of Arts in Music is a great choice for students with a variety of musical backgrounds and goals. Students with years of classical training, as well as musicians with informal, "on-the-job" experience, will benefit from the flexibility built into the degree.
In contrast to the music performance and music education programs, the Bachelor of Arts curriculum allows for over forty credit hours of elective courses. These courses may be taken in any academic area offered at Rhode Island College, allowing students to design a personalized academic plan. Here are just a few of the possibilities for your electives:
- Courses in business and accounting to prepare you for a career in music merchandising.
- Courses in management and marketing, leading to a career in arts management.
- Courses in theatre, dance, and the visual arts for a diverse arts background.
- Additional, highly focused courses in music, which will prepare you for graduate study in theory, composition, or musicology.
| Music Theory | ||
| MUS 230 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 232 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 234 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 236 | Music Theory IV | 3 |
| ONE COURSE from | ||
| MUS 305 | Form and Analysis | 3 |
| MUS 307 | Composition | 3 |
| MUS 321 | Orchestration | 3 |
| MUS 323 | Counterpoint | 3 |
| MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 |
| Sight Singing and Ear Training | ||
| MUS 231 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 |
| MUS 233 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 |
| MUS 235 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 |
| MUS 237 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Music History and Literature | ||
| MUS 205 | Music History and Literature I | 3 |
| MUS 206 | Music History and Literature II | 3 |
| TWO COURSES from | ||
| MUS 310 | Medieval and Renaissance Music | 3 |
| MUS 311 | Music of the Baroque | 3 |
| MUS 312 | Music of the Classical Era | 3 |
| MUS 313 | Music of the Romantic Period | 3 |
| MUS 314 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 |
| Performance | ||
| TWO SEMESTERS of each of the following groups | ||
| 1. Music 161-163 (in one ensemble) | 1 | |
| 2. Music 270-286 or 288-289 (in one instrument) | 4 | |
| Note: Students must pass Freshman Applied Music Proficiency upon completion of the second semester of Applied Music. | ||
| Electives | ||
| FOUR CREDIT HOURS OF COURSES From | ||
| MUS 161-163 | Large Ensembles | 0.5 |
| MUS 164-166 | Chamber Ensembles | 1 |
| MUS 270-289 | Applied Music | 2 |
| MUS 458 | Twentieth-Century Theory | 3 |
| ONE COURSE in theory or literature at the 300-level | 3-4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 40 | |