Academic

MUSIC
Mission
The curriculum in Music equips students with a solid
musical foundation, as well as skills and knowledge
necessary to enter graduate school and professional
programs. Students will be prepared for a career
in entertainment industries, professional careers in
church music ministry, and music performance. The
program offers a learning-centered approach in two
concentrations, Music Industry and Voice Performance,
which allows graduates to excel in their professions.
Music majors have the opportunity to perform on
campus, to be a part of the renowned Dillard University
Choir, collaborate with the Theatre Department and
work in partnership with churches in the community
and around the country.
Student Learning Outcomes
o Undertake entrepreneurial ventures in music, art and
entertainment industries.
o Demonstrate preparedness for graduate study in music and
function effectively in a global society.
o Demonstrate competence in ethical decision-making
that contributes to community improvement and to the
students’ own leadership development.
o Demonstrate competent analytical decision-making and
undergraduate research, and use of technologies in music
art and entertainment industries.
Programs/Opportunities
o Jazz Band
o University Concert Choir
Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Music -
Music Industry
Complete a total of 122 credit hours of coursework
for graduation.
General Education Core
- 41 credit hours
Major Requirements
- 30 credit hours
Additional Coursework*
- 51 credit hours
*Includes a minor in another discipline.
MUS 400 Senior Recital – majors will present a I hour recital
performed on the principal instrument of study.
Major Requirements
o HUM 400 - Senior Portfolio
o MUS 103 - Ear Training/Sight Singing Laboratory
o MUS 104 - Continuation of Ear Training/Sight Singing
Laboratory
o MUS 109 - Music Theory I
o MUS 110 - Music Theory II
o MUS 131 - Piano Class
o MUS 132 - Piano Class
o MUS 147 - Concert Choir
o MUS 148 - Concert Choir
o MUS 150 - Survey of Music Literature
o MUS 197 - Midday Recital
o MUS 198 - Midday Recital
o MUS 213 - Music Theory III
o MUS 214 - Music Theory IV
o MUS 223 - Music History
o MUS 224 - The History of Western Music
o MUS 231 - Piano Class
o MUS 232 - Piano Class
o MUS 247 - Concert Choir
o MUS 248 - Concert Choir
o MUS 297 - Midday Recital
o MUS 298 - Midday Recital
o MUS 347 - Concert Choir
o MUS 348 - Concert Choir
o MUS 397 - Midday Recital
o MUS 398 - Midday Recital
o MUS 497 - Midday Recital
o MUS 498 - Midday Recital
o Applied Music Elective: 2 credit hours
Additional Coursework*
o BM 325 - The Legal Environment of Business
o ECO 202 – Principles of Microeconomics
o MAC 100 - Introduction to Mass Communications
o MAC 311 - Radio & Internet Programming & Operation
o MAT 204/STA 205 – Introduction to Probability & Statistics
or Foundation of Statistics
o MKT 213 – Principles of Marketing
o MKT 315 - Consumer Behavior
o MKT 418 - International Marketing Management (Global
Elective)
o SPT 201 - Lighting & Sound Design
o Mass Communication (MAC) Elective: 6 credit hours
o Minor or Business Elective: 3 credit hours
o Minor or General Elective: 6 credit hours
o Minor or Marketing Elective: 9 credit hours
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