Music Major, BA - Applied Music Concentration

Campus

Knoxville

uTrack Requirements

Universal Tracking (uTrack) is an academic monitoring system designed to help students stay on track for timely graduation. In order to remain on track, students must complete the minimum requirements for each tracking semester, known as milestones. Milestones include successful completion of specified courses and/or attainment of a minimum GPA. uTrack requirements only affect full-time, degree-seeking students.

Term 1

• ^{​​​​​​​6} Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours (200-level)
• ¹ Music Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• Music Performance 1 Credit Hours (100-level)

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours
• MUTH 110 - Theory I 3 Credit Hours
• MUTH 130 - Ear Training I 1 Credit Hours
• MUKB 110 - Class Piano I 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MUCO 110 - Introduction to Music in Western Culture 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 115 - Music in the United States 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 120 - History of Rock 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 125 - Jazz in American Culture 3 Credit Hours *

Term 2

• ⁶ Foreign Language 3 Credit Hours * (200-level) 
• ^{​​​​​​​1} Music Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• Music Performance 1 Credit Hours (100-level)
• Quantitative Reasoning (QR)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit Hours * (or equivalent)
• MUTH 120 - Theory II 3 Credit Hours
• MUTH 140 - Ear Training II 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours

Term 3

• ¹ Music Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• Music Performance  2 Credit Hours (200-level)
• Social Sciences (SS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• MUTH 210 - Theory III 3 Credit Hours *
• MUTH 230 - Advanced Ear Training III 1 Credit Hours
• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours

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• Any two courses from:

• MUCO 210 - History of Western Music, Ancient to the Baroque 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 220 - History of Western Music, Classical to the Present 3 Credit Hours *
• MUCO 290 - Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World 3 Credit Hours *

Term 4

• ¹ Music Ensemble 1 Credit Hours
• Music Performance  2 Credit Hours (200-level or above)
• Oral Communication  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ⁵ Electives 4 Credit Hours

• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours
• MUTH 240 - Advanced Ear Training IV 1 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MUTH 220 - Theory IV 3 Credit Hours *
• MUJZ 110 - Jazz Theory 2 Credit Hours

Term 5

• Music Performance  2 Credit Hours (300-level)
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Global Citizenship - International (GCI)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• ^{​​​​​​​2} MUTH 300 or 400-level course 3 Credit Hours *

• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours
• MUSC 315 - A Musician’s Life I 2 Credit Hours

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• Select one course:

• MUCO 330 - Music, Gender, and Sexuality 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 380 - Music in World Cultures 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 410 - Special Topics in Musicology 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 411 - Music of Appalachia 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 412 - Gender, Performance Art, and the Avant Garde 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 413 - Music and the African Diaspora 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 414 - Music and Media 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 416 - Global Soundtracks 3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 421 - Music of Bali, Indonesia 2-3 Credit Hours
• MUCO 423 - Musics of Latin America 3 Credit Hours

Term 6

• Applied Oral Communication (AOC)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *
• Natural Sciences (NS)  Elective w/Lab 4 Credit Hours *
• Music Performance  2 Credit Hours (300-level)
• ⁵ Elective 2-3 Credit Hours 

• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours
• MUSC 320 - A Musician’s Life II 2 Credit Hours

Term 7

• ³ Capstone Music Elective 0 - 3 Credit Hours 
• ⁴ Electives 13 Credit Hours 

• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours

Term 8

• ^{​​​​​​​4} Electives 10-14 Credit Hours
• Global Citizenship - United States (GCUS)  Elective 3 Credit Hours *

• MUSC 200 - Studio Class 0 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 120-124

Footnotes

1. For Music Ensembles, MUEN 309 *, MUEN 312 *, MUEN 330 *, MUEN 340 *, MUEN 350 *, MUEN 352 *, MUEN 353 *, MUEN 370 *, MUEN 380 *, MUEN 383 *, and MUEN 389 * count towards Applied Arts and Humanities (AAH)  credits.
   Ensemble requirements:
   Brass major: select 4 hours from MUEN 303 , MUEN 304 , MUEN 306 , MUEN 309 , MUEN 313 , MUEN 314 , MUEN 315 , MUEN 330 *, MUEN 350 *, MUEN 352 *, MUEN 353 *, MUEN 370 *, MUEN 383 *, MUEN 389 *.
   Piano/Organ major: (a) select 2-4 hours from MUEN 330 *, MUEN 380 *, MUEN 383 *, MUEN 389 *, and/or (b) select 1-2 hours from MUEN 399 .
   String major: 4 hours of MUEN 370 *.
   Voice major: (a) select 2-4 hours from MUEN 330 *, MUEN 380 *, MUEN 383 *, MUEN 389 *, and/or (b) 1-2 hours of MUEN 340 *.
   Woodwind major: select 4 hours from MUEN 303 , MUEN 304 , MUEN 350 *, MUEN 352 *, MUEN 353 *, MUEN 370 *.
   Percussion major: select 4 hours from MUEN 303 , MUEN 304 , MUEN 309 , MUEN 311 , MUEN 350 *, MUEN 352 *, MUEN 353 *, MUEN 370 *.
2. Three credit hours selected from MUTH 305 *, MUTH 310 , MUTH 320 , MUTH 420 , MUTH 450 , MUTH 451 .
3. Select 0-3 hours from the following: MUCO 493 , MUIN 493 , MUSC 301 , MUSC 411 , MUSC 493 , MUTH 493 .
4. The BA in Applied Music has a flexible design to encourage curricular exploration. Students will engage in secondary areas of interst such as second major, a minor, or study abroad in the Fourth Year of this showcase.
5. Up to 4 additional ensemble hours from the divisional ensemble lists below may be used to fulfill electives. For Voice, up to 4 additinal ensembles from any MUEN course may be used to fulfill electives.  
6. Languages selected from:

American Sign Language

• ASL 111 - Elementary American Sign Language I  
• ASL 112 - Elementary American Sign Language II  
• ASL 211 - Intermediate American Sign Language I * 
• ASL 212 - Intermediate American Sign Language II * 

Arabic

• ARAB 121 - Elementary Arabic I  
• ARAB 122 - Elementary Arabic II  
• ARAB 221 - Intermediate Arabic I  
• ARAB 222 - Intermediate Arabic II * 
• ARAB 231 - Arabic for Heritage Speakers I  
• ARAB 232 - Arabic for Heritage Speakers II * 

Asian Studies

• ASST 161 - Elementary Persian I  
• ASST 162 - Elementary Persian II  
• ASST 261 - Intermediate Persian I  
• ASST 262 - Intermediate Persian II  

​Chinese

• CHIN 131 - Elementary Chinese I  
• CHIN 132 - Elementary Chinese II  
• CHIN 231 - Intermediate Chinese I  
• CHIN 232 - Intermediate Chinese II *

​Classics

• CLAS 111 - Beginning Latin I  
• CLAS 112 - Beginning Latin II  
• CLAS 121 - Beginning Ancient Greek I  
• CLAS 122 - Beginning Ancient Greek II  
• CLAS 251 - Intermediate Latin I  
• CLAS 252 - Intermediate Latin II * 
• CLAS 261 - Intermediate Greek: Grammar Review and Readings  
• CLAS 264 - Intermediate Greek: Epic Poetry * 

French

• FREN 111 - Elementary French I  
• FREN 112 - Elementary French II  
• FREN 123 - Intensive Elementary French  
• FREN 211 - Intermediate French I  
• FREN 212 - Intermediate French II * 
• FREN 217 - Honors: Intermediate French I  
• FREN 218 - Honors: Intermediate French II * 

German

• GERM 111 - Elementary German I  
• GERM 112 - Elementary German II  
• GERM 123 - Intensive Elementary German  
• GERM 211 - Intermediate German I  
• GERM 212 - Intermediate German II  

Hebrew

• HEBR 141 - Elementary Modern Hebrew I  
• HEBR 142 - Elementary Modern Hebrew II  
• HEBR 241 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew I  
• HEBR 242 - Intermediate Modern Hebrew II * 

Italian

• ITAL 111 - Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 112 - Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 123 - Intensive Elementary Italian  
• ITAL 146 - Introduction to Basic Italian Pronunciation  
• ITAL 211 - Intermediate Italian  
• ITAL 212 - Intermediate Italian * 

Japanese

• JAPA 151 - Elementary Japanese I  
• JAPA 152 - Elementary Japanese II  
• JAPA 251 - Intermediate Japanese I  
• JAPA 252 - Intermediate Japanese II * 

Persian

• PERS 161 - Elementary Persian I  
• PERS 162 - Elementary Persian II  
• PERS 261 - Intermediate Persian I  
• PERS 262 - Intermediate Persian II  

Portuguese

• PORT 111 - Elementary Portuguese  
• PORT 112 - Elementary Portuguese  
• PORT 211 - Intermediate Portuguese  
• PORT 212 - Intermediate Portuguese * 

Religious Studies

• REST 121 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew I  
• REST 122 - Elementary Biblical Hebrew II  
• REST 221 - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I  
• REST 222 - Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II * 

Russian

• RUSS 101 - Elementary Russian  
• RUSS 102 - Elementary Russian  
• RUSS 201 - Intermediate Russian  
• RUSS 202 - Intermediate Russian * 

Spanish

• SPAN 111 - Elementary Spanish I  
• SPAN 112 - Elementary Spanish II  
• SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I  
• SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II * 
• SPAN 217 - Honors: Intermediate Spanish I  
• SPAN 218 - Honors: Intermediate Spanish II * 

Computer Science

• COSC 101 - Introduction to Programming  
• COSC 102 - Introduction to Computer Science  
• COSC 111 - Computational Thinking and the Art of Programming * 
• COSC 202 - Data Structures  
• COSC 230 - Computer Organization  

Students whose native language is not English may satisfy the requirement with ENGL 131 * AND ENGL 132 * plus any two of the following courses:
AFST 225 *, AFST 226 *, AFST 233 *; CLAS 253 *; ENGL 201 *, ENGL 202 *, ENGL 206 *, ENGL 207 *, ENGL 208 *, ENGL 209 *, ENGL 221 *, ENGL 222 *, ENGL 225 *, ENGL 226 *, ENGL 231 *, ENGL 232 *, ENGL 233 *, ENGL 237 *, ENGL 238 *, ENGL 247 *, ENGL 248 *, ENGL 251 *, ENGL 252 *, ENGL 253 *, ENGL 254 *, ENGL 258 *; ITAL 401 *; JAPA 313 , JAPA 314 ; JST 312 *; LAC 315 ; MRST 261 , MRST 262 , MRST 401 ; WLC 300 *; PORT 315 ; REST 312 *; RUSS 221 *, RUSS 222 *.  
 

* Meets Volunteer Core  Requirement.