Department of Music

Bachelor of Music

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree, including the Core Curriculum requirements, is 131 in the Music Performance concentration, 130 in the Composition concentration, 130 in the Music Marketing concentration, and 129 in the Music Studies concentration. Undergraduates seeking elementary teacher certification must complete the interdisciplinary studies degree.

All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements and the music degree requirements, which are listed below. In addition, a candidate for the Bachelor of Music degree must complete the course requirements for the concentration declared by the candidate.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Music degree must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in this table satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in the UTSA undergraduate catalog.


Music Degree Requirements

All candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree, regardless of concentration, must complete the following 36 semester credit hours of required music courses:

Special Degree Requirements

All students pursuing the Bachelor of Music degree are required to:

1. make one recital appearance during the last semester of required study on their principal instrument

2. perform in University ensembles; specific ensemble requirements for each degree concentration are outlined in the Department of Music Student Handbook (also available in the department office)

3. meet music performance proficiency standards established for principal instruments; students not meeting those standards must repeat music performance courses until the proficiency standards have been met

4. fulfill the recital attendance requirement as defined in Department of Music Student Handbook (performance majors are required to make a minimum of one recital or area seminar appearance each semester on their principal instrument.

Listening examinations are required for students who specify classical guitar as their principal instrument. Details regarding listening examinations are available in the Department of Music Student Handbook. In addition, candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree must complete the course requirements for the concentration they declare.

Concentrations

Certificate Programs are available Jazz Studies and Music Technologies