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B.A. in Music

The following is the current course of study for the degree. Current students should refer to the SMU Catalog (maintained by the Registrar's Office) listings under their year of matriculation to find their authoritative degree plan.


  Credit Hours
MUAS 1020 (one enrollment fall term of first year) 0
MUAS 1010 (each term of residence except fall of first year) 
MUTH 1129, 1130, 1229, 1230, 2129, 2130, 22292230  12 
MUHI 1202, 33013302 
MUTH Elective (at 3000 level or above or MUHI elective at 4000 level) 
PERB Class Piano 2  
Private Studies 3200 or 3100 (eight credits required/14 credits maximum)   
(or composition in combination with private studies)
PERE Ensemble 
Music Electives (may include senior project)*  11
Meadows Elective/Corequirement  (3) 
General Education Curriculum  41 
Electives (outside of music)  33 
Total Hours 
122 

*Of the 11 music elective credits, a minimum of three credits must be music classes from the 3000 level or higher, selected from the following areas: MPED, MPSY, MUED, MUHI, MUPD, MUTH, MUTY. Multiple one- or two-credit electives may be taken in place of a three-credit elective.

The B.A. degree is intended to serve students seeking to combine a music degree with interests in one or more of the following: a broad liberal arts education, the possibility of exploring the interdisciplinary relationship of music coursework to coursework in other areas of the Meadows School and the University as a whole, a dual degree, a minor, preparation for medical school or law school, preparation for graduate study in music, participation in the SMU Honors Program, or a term or summer of study abroad.

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