Honors in Music [Arts]

Honors in Music

General Information

Students planning to apply for admission to the Honors program should consult BA Honors for admission requirements.

See Bachelor of Arts Honors for Faculty regulations concerning the Honors program.

The BA degree with Honors in Music is available to undergraduates interested in theoretical, historical and cultural issues in art, traditional or popular music.

Program Requirements

Honors in Music requires 66 units in MUSIC (at the junior and senior levels) as follows:

Course Requirements

3 units in Ethnomusicology selected from

3 units in Music History selected from

MUSIC 206

3 units in Musicology Seminar selected from

MUSIC 501 - Music History Seminar I
MUSIC 502

3 units in Music Theory Seminar selected from

MUSIC 555 - Issues in Theory and Analysis
MUSIC 556

12 units in unspecified MUSIC

Notes

The following course has been approved as a MUSIC option: CATS 381 .

Honors in Music requires 12 units in one approved Language other than English. Normally, no more than 66 units in MUSIC may be taken. Students are also required to complete 12 units in non-MUSIC Arts options.

Except for the language-other-than-English requirement, this program does not have a minor requirement.

Graduation with First Class Honors requires a minimum GPA of 3.7 on all MUSIC courses in the last two years and a GPA of 3.5 or better on all courses in the two final years or last 60 units.