2019-2020 BSC Catalog

100 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Special topics courses pertaining to media studies offered by other departments may be
counted as track electives with the approval of the MFS program director.
Courses in the media and film studies major that are also listed with other disciplines
may be used to satisfy requirements in other majors or minors at the discretion of the
designated discipline.
Minor Requirements
The following courses are required (5 units):
MFS 100
MFS 220
three units from the following:
MFS 201
MFS 210
MFS 221
MFS 222
MFS 250
MFS 260
MFS 277, MFS 377, or MFS 477
MFS 300
MFS 310
MFS 322
Music
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Musical Arts
Jeremy N. Grall, Jeff Kensmoe, David Phy, Lester Seigel
The Department of Music traces its history to the 1952 merger of the College’s music
program with the Birmingham Conservatory of Music, an independent school founded in
1895, providing distinctive quality in musical education and training. Students study
music for many reasons: as a crucial part of the liberal arts experience, to train for a
career in performance or in myriad music-related careers, and as preparation for graduate
study. For all students, the department offers private lessons and music ensembles as well
as courses in music appreciation, history, literature and theory, within the liberal arts
perspective essential for all well-educated musicians.
All lessons and courses offered by the department are designed to help students increase
their enjoyment of and ability to create music. The department ecourages collegiality and
respect among all students and seeks to cultivate talent and challenge students musically
and intellectually.
The department offers two distinctive degrees, both of which provide music majors with
a program of strength and rigor: the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Musical Arts.
The BMA is an individualized music-intensive degree which allows students creative
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020