Music - Bachelor of Arts in Music
For information, please contact the Department of Music,109 Presser Hall, 513-529-3014.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music provides a flexible curriculum that integrates musical study with broad liberal arts learning. Students may pursue tracks in Music Business or Music Production, developing professional skills in areas such as arts management, marketing, entrepreneurship, recording, and sound design. The program prepares graduates for diverse careers in the music industry and related creative fields.
Program Requirements
(45 semester hours minimum)
Also complete the Miami Plan for Liberal Education in the Bulletin according to your catalog year.
Also complete Department of Music requirements.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| CCA 111 | Creativity & Design Thinking | 3 |
| CCA 202 | Introduction to Music Business | 3 |
| CCA 340 | Internship | 3 |
| CCA 424 | 3 | |
| MUS 119 | Contemporary Musicianship I | 3 |
| MUS 121 | Contemporary Musicianship II | 3 |
| MUS/IMS 221 | Music and Sound Technologies | 3 |
| MUS 222 | Creative Audio Coding | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Multicultural Perspectives in Music | ||
| Global Playlists: Music, Tech, and Influence | ||
| Captivating Sounds: The Beauty of Western Music | ||
| Cinematic Listening: Film Music | ||
| And the Beat Goes On. . . The History of Rock and Roll | ||
| Introduction to African American Music | ||
| Enter the Diva: American Women in Music | ||
| Writing About Small Screen Sounds | ||
| The Roots of Black Music: Blues, Gospel and Soul | ||
| You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock and Roll and the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s | ||
| Ensemble Requirement | ||
| Complete three (3) semesters in a large ensemble: one (1) semester in MUS 100Z Laptop Ensemble, and two semesters in any non-chamber departmental ensemble of the student's choice. 1 | 3 | |
MUS 100A | ||
| Men's Glee Club | ||
| Symphony Orchestra | ||
| Choraliers | ||
| Marching Band | ||
| Symphony Band | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Miami University Percussion Ensemble | ||
| Steel Band | ||
| Chamber Singers | ||
| Laptop Ensemble | ||
| Recital Attendance (two semesters) | ||
| MUS 140 | Recital Requirement | 0 |
| Select one track | 15 | |
| MUSIC PRODUCTION TRACK | ||
| Electronic Music Production | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Recording and Live Sound | ||
| Music for Games | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Creativity and Code Thinking | ||
| Physics for Music | ||
| MUSIC BUSINESS TRACK | ||
| Introduction to Arts Management | ||
| Arts Entrepreneurship | ||
| Select three of the following | ||
| Introduction to Managerial Accounting | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| Information Technology and Data Driven Decision Making in Business | ||
| Introduction to Business | ||
| Introduction to Management & Leadership | ||
| Business Concepts in Customer Engagement | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 45 | |
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Entrance to each group is by audition, with one exception: MUS 100Z Laptop Ensemble does not require an audition.
It is the responsibility of the student to check to see that all university requirements have been fulfilled.