In the Bachelor of Music Composition degree, students develop knowledge, skills, and insight into writing single line melodies, counterpoint, traditional and contemporary harmony, various notational methods, form, the compositional process, orchestration, and develop an understanding of musical development throughout history.
Students graduating from the Bachelor of Music in Composition program will be able to compose idiomatically for voice and all orchestral instruments and/or be proficient in sequencing, recording, and scoring for media. All will be prepared to conduct, rehearse, and present their music, expressing their authentic selves through original compositions. They will be prepared to enter a top graduate program in composition and/or secure work as a composer/musician.
Please check out Project 21, our composers concert series.
The degree plan below shows the courses required for completion of a Bachelor of Music in Composition. The course sequence is a suggestion only, and each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.
All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student. Students must receive credit for six semesters of Music Assembly. Students must attain the required proficiency and performance levels as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.
*All courses listed on this degree plan are required for the completion of this degree. The course sequence is a suggestion only, and each student will meet with his or her advisor to discuss the most appropriate sequence for that student.
All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours. Students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours to be considered a full-time student. Students must receive credit for six semesters of Music Assembly in their first six semesters at OKCU. Students must attain the required performance levels as stated in the Undergraduate Catalog.
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 1112 | Theory I | 2 |
MUS 1122 | Aural Skills I | 2 |
AM 1371 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1571 | Class Piano I | 1 |
MUS 1211 | Freshman Composition A | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 14 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 1212 | Theory II | 2 |
MUS 1222 | Aural Skills II | 2 |
AM 1471 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1671 | Class Piano II | 1 |
MUS 1311 | Freshman Composition B | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
AM 1471 | Minor Instrument | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 2112 | Theory III | 2 |
MUS 2122 | Aural Skills III | 2 |
AM 1371 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1771 | Class Piano III | 1 |
MUS 2312 | Sophomore Composition A | 2 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 1123 | Music and the Human Experience | 3 |
AM 1371 | Minor Instrument | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 16 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 35XX | Theory Topical Course | 2 |
MUS 35XX | Theory Topical Course | 2 |
MUS 3133 | Writing About Music | 3 |
MUS 3142 | Conducting Fundamentals | 2 |
MUS 2412 | Sophomore Composition B | 2 |
AM 471 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1871 | Class Piano IV | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 17 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 3113 | Orchestration | 3 |
MUS 3313 | Junior Composition A | 3 |
AM 1371 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1371 | Applied Piano | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
Gen Ed & Lab | 4 | |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 16 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 4233 | Musicology Seminar | 3 |
MUS 3242 | Conducting—Instrumental or Vocal (Fall) | 2 |
MUS 3413 | Junior Composition B | 3 |
AM 1471 | Major Instrument | 1 |
MUS 4412 | 18th Cent. Counterpoint | 2 |
AMA 1471 | Applied Piano | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 16 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS 4112 | Forms & Analysis | 2 |
MUS 4513 | Senior Composition A | 3 |
AM 1371 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1371 | Applied Piano | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
AM 4341 | Recital on Major Instrument | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 15 |
COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
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MUS | Music Literature Elective | 3 |
MUS 4613 | Senior Composition B | 3 |
AM 1471 | Major Instrument | 1 |
AMA 1471 | Applied Piano | 1 |
MUEN | Major Ensemble | 1 |
MUS 4441 | Composition Recital | 1 |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Gen Ed | 3 | |
Total Credits | 16 |
All degrees require a minimum of 124 earned credit hours.
**Transfer students with at least 29 transferable hours (excluding CLEP, AP and IB credit) may substitute a single course of three or more credit hours for the LAS requirement. This course may be from the OKCU curriculum or transferred from another university. It may not meet any other degree requirement.
PHIL/REL 2703 Christian Ethics
ENGL 2713/2813 Survey of American Literature
a higher level math course
ECON 2113 Principles of Microeconomics
For international students whose first language is other than English, a TOEFL score of 550 or above (equivalent score on the IBT is 80 or above). Online coursework will not be accepted.
See course schedule each semester for courses approved as service learning courses.