Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Location: Frasier Hall 108
Telephone: 970.351.2993
Fax: 970.351.1923
Website: arts.unco.edu/music
Advising Information:
Students must consult with their assigned major advisor each semester prior to registering.
To find your advisor, log into ursa.unco.edu; go to 'Student' tab and click 'View Student Information' link. If no advisor is listed, contact the major program for advisor information.
The program consists of three parts:
- Liberal Arts Curriculum (LAC) Credits
- Required Major Credits
- University-Wide Credits
Program Description:
The Bachelor of Arts in Music and Culture and Expression Concentration is a flexible, student-centered program that includes a broad overview of the music field within a Liberal Arts degree. The Culture and Expression concentration offers students opportunities to focus on creative endeavors including composition and performance, research-based studies including musicology and theory, digital music and recording, music business and entrepreneurship, or a combination of those.
The program is easily paired with one of our certificate programs (Arts Entrepreneurship or Music Technology) and/or a minor outside the School of Music. The B.A. in Music is a good choice for students who wish to double-major in music and a field outside of music.
Degree Requirements — 120 Credits
1. Liberal Arts Curriculum — 31 Credits
Written Communication — 6 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Written Communication courses
Mathematics — 3 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Mathematics courses
Arts & Humanities, History, Social & Behavioral Sciences, U.S. Multicultural Studies [MS], and International Studies [IS] — 15 credits
To complete the LAC in the minimum number of credits, be sure to choose at least one course with an IS designation and one course with an MS designation.
MUS 143: Musical Styles and Context is recommended to fulfill Arts & Humanities requirements and will fulfill both LAC and major requirements.
See Arts & Humanities, History, and Social & Behavioral Sciences courses
Natural & Physical Sciences — 7 credits
Select any courses to fulfill this requirement from the currently approved LAC course list.
See Natural & Physical Sciences courses
2. Required Major — 54 Credits
Required Major Credits - 7 credits
Take all of the following courses
| MUS 100 | Recitals, Concerts and Productions | 0 |
| MUS 143 | Musical Styles and ContextLAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 209 | Introduction to Music Technology | 2 |
| MUS 460 | Survey of the Music Business | 2 |
Theory and Aural Skills courses - 8 credits
Take either these four courses:
Or these four courses:
| MUS 181 | Jazz and Latin Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 182 | Jazz and Latin Aural Skills I | 1 |
| MUS 183 | Jazz and Latin Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 184 | Jazz and Latin Aural Skills II | 1 |
Lessons - 4 credits
Take 4 credits from the following:
Ensembles - 4 credits
Take 4 credits of ensemble courses
Music History and Culture - 9 credits
select 9 credits from the following:
| MUS 145 | Music for Cartoons: Disney to AniméLAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 150 | History of Rock and RollLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 155 | Beats and Grooves in Hispanic and Latinx MusicLAA1LAMS | 3 |
| MUS 243 | History of Music ILAA1 | 3 |
| MUS 244 | History of Music II | 3 |
| MUS 245 | Introduction to EthnomusicologyLAB3LAIS | 3 |
| MUS 247 | Music as Cultural IdentityLAA1LAIS | 3 |
| MUS 248 | Asian Musical CultureLAA1LAIS | 3 |
| MUS 344 | History of Jazz | 2 |
| MUS 350 | Afro-Caribbean and South American Music | 3 |
| MUS 351 | Music of Mexico and Central America | 3 |
| MUS 363 | Routes of Black Music | 3 |
| MUS 443 | Topics in Jazz History | 2 |
Music Theory and Expression - 6 credits
select 6 credits from the following:
MUS-prefix electives - 16 credits
University-Wide Credits — 35 credits
Complete additional credits to achieve the minimum credits needed for this degree at UNC; for this program, that will typically be 35 credits.
*Note: Students who apply the recommended courses to both the liberal arts curriculum and the major requirements will have an increased number of university wide electives to apply to this degree. See your advisor for details.