The Bachelor of Arts in Music with an Emphasis in Liberal Arts includes the General Education Requirements, the Music Core, a minor (or second major) in a discipline other than music, and electives to total 120 semester hours. This emphasis serves as a traditional liberal arts education. Students with dual interests and abilities will benefit from this degree offering.
- Music, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be taken at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- All double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Academic Advising Office.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
Degree Requirements:
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL | ||
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN | ||
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL | ||
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN | ||
| ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV).
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional Courses | 4 | |
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | ||
| CHARGER SUCCESS | ||
| Music Liberal Arts Major Requirements | 40 | |
| The Music Core consists of a common 40 semester hours of music courses that are included in every Bachelor of Arts degree in Music. | ||
| MU 100 | INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | 3 |
| Principal Instrument | 9 | |
MUA 200-level | ||
MUA 300-level | ||
MUA 400-level | ||
| SENIOR RECITAL | ||
| Music Theory | 12 | |
| MUSIC THEORY I | ||
| MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS I | ||
| MUSIC THEORY II | ||
| MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS II | ||
| THEORY OF MUSIC III | ||
| MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS III | ||
| Ensembles 1 | 7 | |
MUX 300-level | ||
| Additional Music Requirements | 9 | |
| INTRO TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSIC I | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSIC II | ||
| CONDUCTING | ||
| Music Forum | 0 | |
| Students must pass this course 7 times, transfer students must pass this course for every semester they are in enrolled as a Music major at UAH | ||
| MUSIC FORUM | ||
| Minor Courses | 18+ | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Elective hours vary by program, see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
- 1
Must include at least one hour of MUX 396. 4 of the 7 hours should be conducted ensembles (MUX 390, MUX 391, MUX 392, MUX 393, or MUX 399).
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Math | 3 | |
| MU 106 | INTRO TO MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | 1 |
| MU 100 | INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | 3 |
| Principle Instrument | 1.5 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 12.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| MU 201 & MU 203 | MUSIC THEORY I and MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS I | 4 |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Principle Instrument | 1.5 | |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13.5 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| EH 207 | READINGS IN LITERATURE CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II | |
| WLC 101 | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Principle Instrument | 1.5 | |
| MU 202 & MU 204 | MUSIC THEORY II and MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS II | 4 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| WLC 102 | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| EH 207 | READINGS IN LITERATURE CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II | |
| Principle Instrument | 1.5 | |
| MU 301 | THEORY OF MUSIC III | 3 |
| or MU 303 | or MUSICIANSHIP SKILLS III | |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14.5 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Humanities | 3 | |
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Principle Instrument 4XX | 1.5 | |
| Ensemble and Electives | 4 | |
| MU 311 | HISTORY OF MUSIC I | 3 |
| MU 325 | CONDUCTING | 2 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16.5 | |
| Spring | ||
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| MU 312 | HISTORY OF MUSIC II | 3 |
| MUA 498 | SENIOR RECITAL | 1.5 |
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Minor Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 14.5 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Minor Courses | 9 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | |
| Minor Courses | 9 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |