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Program checklist · B.A.

Music, Jazz and American Music Studies Track, B.A.

SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY

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Program
Award
B.A.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Bulletin
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
The Bachelor of Arts in Music offers a well-rounded education designed for students who want to explore music’s role as cultural heritage and social behavior, while developing fundamental musicianship and critical thinking skills. Rooted in a liberal arts tradition, the curriculum balances performance, composition, musicology, music theory, and music recording and production, allowing students to investigate various musical cultures and create their own original works. All students take the same core courses and then complete more specialized coursework in one of four tracks: Performance; History, Theory, Ethnography, Criticism (HiTEC); Jazz and American Music Studies; or Music Business, Recording, and Production.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196167
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196167_8b736cd1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Program Learning Outcomes

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    General Education Requirements (30-40 Credits)

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      Basic Requirements for all Music Options (18 Credits)

      21 items
      1. Foundations in Music and Musicianship:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MUSC 189
        Elements of Music Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. MUSC 256
        Elements of Diatonic Harmony and Polyphony
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. MUSC 315
        Music Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. MUSC 327
        Thinking Through Music
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. Select one from Elements of Musicology:
        Not resolved to a course
      7. MUSC 217
        Jazz in America
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. MUSC 226
        Western Music, Empire, and the Enlightenment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. MUSC 227
        Western Music, Capital, and the Revolutionary Spirit
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. MUSC 228
        Western Music, Postcoloniality, and the Commodity Form from WWI to the Present
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. MUSC 231
        Introduction to Ethnomusicology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. MUSC 232
        Folk Music in America
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. Select one seminar in Musicology or Ethnomusicology from:
        Not resolved to a course
      14. MUSC 331
        Studies in Keyboard Literature: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. MUSC 333
        Studies in Vocal Literature: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. MUSC 334
        Music and Film: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. MUSC 335
        Studies in Instrumental Literature: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. MUSC 336
        Music, Gender, and Sexuality: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. MUSC 337
        Music, Race, and Ethnicity: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. MUSC 338
        Folk Music in New York State
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. MUSC 339
        Folk and Popular Music Studies: (subtitle)
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Option Requirements: Jazz and American Music Studies (18 Credits)

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        Required Courses (6 Credits)

        2 items
        1. MUSC 217
          Jazz in America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MUSC 232
          Folk Music in America
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Electives in MUSC chosen from (4-9 Credits)

        11 items
        1. MUSC 165
          Instrumental Organizations
          Not resolved to a course
          1
        2. MUSC 222
          History of American Musical Theatre
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. MUSC 258
          Elements of Jazz Harmony
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        4. MUSC 291
          Music and Ideas
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. MUSC 336
          Music, Gender, and Sexuality: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. MUSC 337
          Music, Race, and Ethnicity: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. MUSC 338
          Folk Music in New York State
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. MUSC 339
          Folk and Popular Music Studies: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. MUSC 346
          Jazz Harmony and Improvisation I
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        10. MUSC 347
          Jazz Harmony and Improvisation II
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        11. MUSC 439
          Portfolio Review
          Not resolved to a course
          2-3

        Related Requirements (3-8 Credits)

        7 items
        1. AMST 201
          4
        2. BLKS 200
          Introduction to Black Studies
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. ENGL 318
          Black British Literature and Culture
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        4. ENGL 337
          African-American Literature
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        5. ENGL 439
          American Ways: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        6. HIST 164
          African American History from 1877
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        7. HUMN 222
          Black Humanities
          Not resolved to a course
          4

        Notes

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          Departmental Writing Requirement

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            Sample Course Map

            39 items
            1. First Year
              Not resolved to a course
            2. Fall - 16 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            3. MUSC 189
              Not resolved to a course
            4. MUSC 217
              Not resolved to a course
            5. Math/Quantitative
              Not resolved to a course
            6. Global Soc: WCV
              Not resolved to a course
            7. World Language 101
              Not resolved to a course
            8. Spring - 16 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            9. MUSC 256
              Not resolved to a course
            10. MUSC 232
              Not resolved to a course
            11. WRTG 105
              Not resolved to a course
            12. Global Soc: DPP
              Not resolved to a course
            13. World Language 102
              Not resolved to a course
            14. Second Year
              Not resolved to a course
            15. Fall - 16 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            16. MUSC 315
              (even year) or MUSC 231 (odd)
              Not resolved to a course
            17. MUSC 327
              Not resolved to a course
            18. Global Soc: CAI
              Not resolved to a course
            19. Natural Science
              Not resolved to a course
            20. Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            21. Spring - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            22. MUSC 227
              or Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            23. MUSC 331
              Not resolved to a course
            24. MUSC Related Requirement
              Not resolved to a course
            25. Global Soc: CGC
              Not resolved to a course
            26. Global Soc: SST
              Not resolved to a course
            27. Third Year
              Not resolved to a course
            28. Fall - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            29. MUSC 315
              (even year) or MUSC 228 (odd)
              Not resolved to a course
            30. MUSC Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            31. Elective (9)
              Not resolved to a course
            32. Spring - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            33. MUSC Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            34. Electives (12)
              Not resolved to a course
            35. Forth Year
              Not resolved to a course
            36. Fall - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            37. Electives
              Not resolved to a course
            38. Spring - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            39. Electives
              Not resolved to a course

            KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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