UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Revised 3-1-06

Academic Program Approval

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Proposing department should complete this form. For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

Submitted by: Russell E. Murray, Jr.________________phone number__x6287___

Action: __Revise Major_____________________________________________

(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

Effective term___06F__________________________________________________________________________

(use format 04F, 05W)

Current degree__BM_________________________________________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _____BM_________________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name:__________________________________________________________

Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:_Music Theory Composition--MTC

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:_______________________________________________

(Example: African Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)

Graduate Program Policy statement change:____________________________

(Attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:__________________________________________

(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

Graduate minor / concentration:______________________________________

List program changes for curriculum revisions:

For Both Concentrations:

Remove MUSC 397 Contemporary Harmony

The course was replaced by MUSC 407 Contemporary Music Literature in a previous revision and the course has been deleted from the catalog. However, the course was not removed from the catalog copy.

Move MUSC 484 Recording Techniques to shared “Theory” Requirements for both concentrations.

For Music Theory Concentration

Reduce requirement for MUSC 298 Beginning Composition to 2 semesters

Add MUSC 419 Music Theory Research

Replace the option MUSC 420 Advanced Composition (2 semesters) or 1 semester of MUSC 420 plus Music Elective with 5 credits of Music Elective

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum:

(Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

MUSC419 Music Theory Research

Other affected units:

(List other departments affected by this new or revised curriculum. Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

None

Rationale:

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

In order to provide the Music Theory concentration major a program unique and realistic for that concentration, the music composition component is being reduced from 10 credits (actually a minimum of 7 with a possible 3-credit elective) to 2 credits. In the place of those credits, the proposal calls for:

(1) a new course (MUSC 419 – Music Theory Research – 3 credits) which will give the student more experience then s/he had before in research methods and better preparation than before for the thesis (MUSC 421);

(2) Five credits of electives; we are recommending that they be applied credits but not requiring that they be applied credits

Program Requirements:

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog. If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the present curriculum.)

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF MUSIC

MAJOR: THEORY/COMPOSITION

CONCENTRATIONS: THEORY/COMPOSITION

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,

and/or gender-related course content (see p. 62-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Writing: (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two

papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended

faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after

completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally

designated in the semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for

second writing requirement, page 91-93.)

Mathematics: One of the following . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

MATH 113 Contemporary Mathematics

(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 114 College Mathematics and Statistics

(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 115 Pre-Calculus

(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 221 Calculus I

MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A

Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).

Modern Languages and History:

Twelve credits in one of the following:

French, German, or Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

HIST 102 Western Civilization 1648 to the Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See page 93-98)

Two 200-level or higher English literature courses selected from . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Group A or B. It is recommended that one of these courses be a poetry course.

Group A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities. (This

requirement is satisfied by MUSC 195 and 196.)

Group B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The study of culture and institutions over time. Fifteen credits representing at least

two areas. (This requirement is satisfied by MUSC 311, 312, 313, HIST 101, and

102.)

Group C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Empirically based study of human beings and their environment. Nine credits

representing at least two areas. (Music 309 is recommended for partial fulfillment

of this requirement.)

Group D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

The study of natural phenomena through experiment and analysis. Nine credits in

at least two areas.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

Applied Music

MUSC 100 Recital Attendance (six semesters required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

MUSC 175/176 Class Piano: Elementary I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUSC 275/276 Class Piano: Intermediate I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Secondary Instruments and Conducting

MUSC 214 Stringed Instruments Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MUSC 215 High Brass Instruments Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MUSC 217 Woodwind Instruments Class I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MUSC 219 Percussion Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MUSC 335 Basic Conducting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Theory

MUSC 185/186 Ear Training and Sight Singing I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

MUSC 285/286 Advanced Ear Training and Sight Singing I and II . . . . . . . 4

MUSC 195/196 Harmony I and II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUSC 295/296 Advanced Harmony I and II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

MUSC 287 Music Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUSC 431 Orchestration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUSC 392 Contrapuntal Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUSC 393 Keyboard Harmony I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

MUSC 395 Form Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

~~MUSC 397 Contemporary Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3~~ --replaced by MUSC 407 (Literature)

MUSC 484 Recording Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 –moved from concentration—shared course

One of the following concentrations (Theory or Composition):. . . . . . 13 –changed from 12

Theory Concentration

MUSC 298 Beginning Composition (2 semesters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 –reduced from 4

MUSC 419: Music Theory Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 --new course

MUSC 421 Special Projects in Music Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

~~MUSC 484 Recording Techniques~~ --course moved to “Theory” requirements

~~MUSC 420 Advanced Composition (two semesters)~~ --requirement changed

~~MUSC 420 Advanced Composition (one semester) and MUSC Theory,~~ --requirement changed

~~literature~~ ~~or applied music elective~~

Music Electives (Applied study is recommended) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 --new requirement

Composition Concentration

MUSC 298 Beginning Composition (4 semesters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

~~MUSC 484 Recording Techniques~~ --course moved to “Theory” requirements

MUSC 420 Advanced Composition (three semesters required) . . . . . . . 9

Literature

MUSC 211 Introduction to Music History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUSC 311 Music History: 400-1600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUSC 312 Music History: 1600-1827. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUSC 313 Music History: 1827 to the Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

MUSC 407 Contemporary Music Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Ensemble

A variety of ensembles are recommended, including Chamber ensembles. . . . 4

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 --changed from 126

Side by Side Comparison:

Please note in credit count that all A and B requirements are covered by courses required elsewhere in the curriculum. The total is 131 (51 in Gen Ed, 29 in Music, 35 in Theory core, and 13 in Concentration. The total is 128.

Old

New

DEGREE: BACHELOR OF MUSIC

MAJOR: THEORY/COMPOSITION

CONCENTRATIONS: THEORY/COMPOSITION

CURRICULUM CREDITS

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110 Critical Reading and Writing

(minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Three credits in an approved course or courses stressing multi-cultural, ethnic,

and/or gender-related course content (see p. 62-65) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

Writing: (minimum grade C-) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

A second writing course involving significant writing experience including two

papers with a combined minimum of 3,000 words to be submitted for extended

faculty critique of both composition and content. This course must be taken after

completion of 60 credit hours. Appropriate writing courses are normally

designated in the semester’s Registration Booklet. (See list of courses approved for second writing requirement, page 91-93.)

Mathematics: One of the following . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-4

MATH 113 Contemporary Mathematics

(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 114 College Mathematics and Statistics

(designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 115 Pre-Calculus

(designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)

MATH 221 Calculus I

MATH 241 Analytic Geometry and Calculus A

Successful performance on the college proficiency exam (0 credits awarded).

Modern Languages and History:

Twelve credits in one of the following:

French, German, or Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

HIST 101 Western Civilization to 1648 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

HIST 102 Western Civilization 1648 to the Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

BREADTH REQUIREMENTS (See page 93-98)

Two 200-level or higher English literature courses selected from . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Group A or B. It is recommended that one of these courses be a poetry course.

Group A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Understanding and appreciation of the creative arts and humanities. (This

requirement is satisfied by MUSC 195 and 196.)

Group B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The study of culture and institutions over time. Fifteen credits representing at least two areas. (This requirement is satisfied by MUSC 311, 312, 313, HIST 101, and 102.)