Course variations

Course summary

This program is to provide quality undergraduate training in music, consisting of common courses obligatory to all degree candidates, with supplemental subjects which define the student’s major area of specialization; to offer each student personalized career guidance and the opportunity to explore a variety of possible options; to provide all students the cultural and humanistic perspectives and skills common to the music professions; to cultivate a sensitive respect for all musical cultures and for the accomplishments of their outstanding practitioners; to stimulate self-reliance and encourage independent intellectual and artistic growth; to assist the graduates in securing employment within the profession; to identify and train those students of exceptional musical and scholastic talent for advanced study; and to contribute to the general cultural and educational aspirations of the campus and the community.

Program modules

MUSC 100 Class Piano I, MUSC 101 Class Piano II, MUSC 102 Class Piano III, MUSC 103 Class Piano IV, MUSC 135 Aural Skills I, MUSC 136 Aural Skills II, MUSC 171 Music Theory I, MUSC 172 Music Theory II, MUSC 235 Aural Skills III, MUSC 236 Aural Skills IV, MUSC 271 Music Theory III, MUSC 272 Music Theory IV, MUSC 281 Music History I, MUSC 282 Music History I, MUSC 311 Vocal Class Methods I, MUSC 333 Brass Methods, MUSC 343 Woodwind Methods, MUSC 350 Electronic and Computer Applications in Music I, MUSC 353 String Methods, MUSC 357 Conducting, MUSC 363 Percussion Methods I, GENL 497 World of Music, MUSC 161 University Band I, MUSC 162 University Band II, MUSC 261 University Band III, MUSC 262 University Band IV, MUSC 361 University Band V, MUSC 362 University Band VI, MUSC 461 University Band VII, MUSC 462 University Band VIII.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must have certified copies of supporting academic credentials and students from countries where English is not the medium of instruction, must demonstrate their ability to use the English language by scoring a minimum of 550 on the TOEFL.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Morgan State University

Department name

College of Liberal Arts, Department of Fine Arts