The Music program cultivates a vibrant artistic community through holistic educational experiences and engaging performances. Our courses in history, theory, and applied study guide students' musical and intellectual development, while performance ensembles focus on high-quality experiential learning and civic engagement rooted in the College's Benedictine values. A music degree combines a liberal arts education with core musicianship, often through a double major or additional minors, to emphasize the importance of making music relevant to society. Students develop adaptable and transferable skills that can lead to both educational settings and other creative, entrepreneurial opportunities.
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Learning Outcomes
The music department will guide students' musical and intellectual development, focusing on high-quality experiential learning and civic engagement rooted in the college's Benedictine values. Upon completion of the Music Degree at The College of St. Scholastica, the graduate will be able to:
- Analyze music using foundational skills that generate understanding and synthesis of musical ideas.
- Apply contextual and intercultural awareness to music throughout the ages.
- Communicate, personally and collectively, effectively through performance.
- Demonstrate creativity through performance, improvisation, arranging, and/or composition.
- Demonstrate theoretical and practical pedagogical knowledge of teaching and learning.
Requirements
Students must achieve the following program requirements for all courses listed under Program Requirements and Program Required Courses for the Music major.
Program Requirements
Major Credits: 51
Major Residency Credits: 16
Minimum GPA: 2.8
Minimum Grade: C
Program Required Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
MUS 1000 | Contemporary Musicianship | 4 |
MUS 1101 | Music Theory I | 4 |
MUS 2297 | Milestone | 1 |
MUS 2510 | Entrepreneurship and Professional Practice | 2 |
MUS 3002 | Music Theory II | 4 |
MUS 3003 | Music Theory III | 4 |
MUS 3113 | History of Western Music I (Medieval to Baroque approximately) | 4 |
MUS 3114 | History of Western Music II (Classical to 20th Century ) | 4 |
MUS 3309 | World Music | 4 |
MUS 4297 | Capstone | 2 |
Select four credits of MUS Electives | 4 | |
Select eight credits of Vocal or Instrumental Lessons | 8 | |
Private Music Lessons | ||
Private Music Lessons | ||
Private Music Lessons | ||
Private Music Lessons | ||
Select six credits from Ensemble Studies | 6 | |
Cantus Corde | ||
Vox Anima | ||
Steel Band | ||
Bella Voce | ||
Concert Choir | ||
Concert Band | ||
Jazz Ensemble | ||
String Orchestra | ||
Total Credits | 51 |
Degree Requirements
To graduate from The College of St. Scholastica, baccalaureate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements.
Total Credits: 120
Upper Division Credits: 40
Residency Requirement: 30
Minimum GPA: 2.0