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Program checklist · B.A.

Music, Musicology/HiTEC Option, 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_4fa191b2
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

      Music, Musicology/HiTEC Option Requirements: (18 Credits)

      7 items
      1. One additional course in Elements of Musicology from:
        Not resolved to a course
      2. MUSC 217
        Jazz in America
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. MUSC 226
        Western Music, Empire, and the Enlightenment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. MUSC 227
        Western Music, Capital, and the Revolutionary Spirit
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. MUSC 228
        Western Music, Postcoloniality, and the Commodity Form from WWI to the Present
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. MUSC 231
        Introduction to Ethnomusicology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. MUSC 232
        Folk Music in America
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Electives (15 Credits)

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        Courses in History, Theory, Criticism, or Ethnomusicology

        12 items
        1. MUSC 217
          Jazz in America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MUSC 222
          History of American Musical Theatre
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. MUSC 231
          Introduction to Ethnomusicology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. MUSC 232
          Folk Music in America
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. MUSC 331
          Studies in Keyboard Literature: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        6. MUSC 333
          Studies in Vocal Literature: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        7. MUSC 334
          Music and Film: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        8. MUSC 335
          Studies in Instrumental Literature: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        9. MUSC 336
          Music, Gender, and Sexuality: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        10. MUSC 337
          Music, Race, and Ethnicity: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. MUSC 338
          Folk Music in New York State
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. MUSC 339
          Folk and Popular Music Studies: (subtitle)
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Courses in Harmony, Composition, and Conducting

        12 items
        1. MUSC 256
          Elements of Diatonic Harmony and Polyphony
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MUSC 257
          Elements of Chromatic Harmony
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        3. MUSC 258
          Elements of Jazz Harmony
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        4. MUSC 259
          Elements of Accompaniment and Figured Bass
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        5. MUSC 317
          Orchestration
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        6. MUSC 346
          Jazz Harmony and Improvisation I
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        7. MUSC 347
          Jazz Harmony and Improvisation II
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        8. MUSC 356
          Contemporary Harmony for Composition
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        9. MUSC 357
          Counterpoint
          Not resolved to a course
          2
        10. MUSC 365
          Conducting I
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        11. MUSC 366
          Conducting II
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        12. MUSC 456
          Composition for the Music Major
          Not resolved to a course
          2

        Courses in Music Business, Recording, and Technology

        5 items
        1. MUSC 102
          Introduction to Music Technology
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        2. MUSC 202
          Introduction to Music Business and Entrepreneurship
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. MUSC 302
          Music Recording and Production
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        4. MUSC 303
          Film and Game Scoring
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        5. MUSC 304
          Music Recording and Production II
          Not resolved to a course
          3

        Portfolio Review

        1 item
        1. MUSC 439
          Portfolio Review
          Not resolved to a course
          2-3

        Additional Requirements

        3 items
        1. A maximum of 3 credits of MUSC 160 or MUSC 165 Performance Organization;
          Not resolved to a course
        2. A maximum of 3 credits of MUSC 240 or MUSC 340 Piano or Applied Study;
          Not resolved to a course
        3. One, 3-credit course in a humanities or social science discipline outside of music at the 300-level or higher with an emphasis on theory, subject to department approval.
          Not resolved to a course

        Minimum Competency Requirement

        0 items

          Departmental Writing Requirement

          0 items

            Sample Course Map

            40 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
              228, or 231; or Elective
              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 226
              227 or 232; or Elective
              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 Elective (odd)
              Not resolved to a course
            17. MUSC 327
              Not resolved to a course
            18. Global Soc: WCV
              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 331
              Not resolved to a course
            23. MUSC Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            24. Global Soc: CGC
              Not resolved to a course
            25. Global Soc: SST
              Not resolved to a course
            26. Elective
              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 Elective (odd)
              Not resolved to a course
            30. Electives (12)
              Not resolved to a course
            31. Spring - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            32. MUSC Elective (300-level)
              Not resolved to a course
            33. Electives (12)
              Not resolved to a course
            34. Fourth Year
              Not resolved to a course
            35. Fall - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            36. MUSC Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            37. Electives (12)
              Not resolved to a course
            38. Spring - 15 Credits
              Not resolved to a course
            39. MUSC Elective
              Not resolved to a course
            40. Electives (12)
              Not resolved to a course

            KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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