Program: Music/General Music, BA - Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Apr 23, 2025

2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog

Program Code: MUSC-MGNL

The General Music Track provides focused instruction in music within the context of a traditional liberal arts education. The program is flexible enough to accommodate students with broad or nascent academic interests, and often leads to graduate study. The track is ideal for students who wish to pursue a double major or enter the dual-baccalaureate program.

Liberal Studies: 40-42

As outlined in the Liberal Studies Requirements with the following specifications:

Fine Arts:

MUHI 102 - Music and Literature Survey Credits: 3

Humanities Literature:

Fulfilled by MUHI 102.

Mathematics:

MATH 101 - Foundations of Mathematics Credits: 3 or other Liberal Studies Mathematics

Natural Science:

Option II recommended

PHYS 105 - The Physics of Light and Sound Credits: 3 recommended

Social Science:

PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3

Liberal Studies Elective: 3

MUHI 301 - Music History I Credits: 3
No courses with MUSC prefix

Major: 42

Required Courses: 39

APMU (Primary) Applied Music I-VI Credits: 12
APMU 427 - Capstone Jury: Primary Instrument Credits: 0
MUHI 302 - Music History II Credits: 3
MUSC 111 - Theory Skills I Credits: 2
MUSC 112 - Theory Skills II Credits: 2
MUSC 115 - Theory I Credits: 3
MUSC 116 - Theory II Credits: 3
MUSC 153 - Class Piano I Credits: 1
MUSC 154 - Class Piano II Credits: 1
MUSC 180 - Technology for General Musicianship Credits: 2
MUSC 211 - Theory Skills III Credits: 2
MUSC 212 - Theory Skills IV Credits: 2
MUSC 215 - Theory III Credits: 3
MUSC 216 - Theory IV Credits: 3
MUSC 475 - Music Lab Credits: 0 (recital attendance)

Controlled Electives: 3

APMU 126 - Piano Proficiency Level I Credits: 0
MUSC 120
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MUSC 140
(4 semesters of music ensembles) Credits: 0-3
MUSC 217 - Keyboard Harmony Credits: 3 (piano and organ only)
MUSC 351 - Italian Diction and Literature Credits: 1 (voice only)
MUSC 353 - French Diction and Literature Credits: 1 (voice only)
MUSC 354 - German Diction and Literature Credits: 1 (voice only)

Free Electives: 36-38 (1)

Total Degree Requirements: 120

(1) Students in the General Music Track are encouraged to consider a minor in another department. They may wish to explore a double major or the certificate programs in Audio Production, Digital Marketing, and Popular Music Studies.