Bachelor of Arts in Music - Music as a Liberal Art Option
California State University, Fresno
Key Information
Campus location
Fresno, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 16,089 / per year *
Application deadline
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* with additional fees and living expenses, the overall annual cost is around $28,584
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Introduction
The Department of Music provides undergraduate instruction in music for those planning professional careers as performers, composers, and studio teachers, as well as those preparing for advanced degrees in performance and composition. It also provides State-approved subject matter preparation required for a single-subject California teaching credential in music, and graduate instruction for students planning professional and academic careers or seeking professional growth as K 12 teachers or junior college instructors.
Our Facilities
The new 65,000-square-foot Music Building, combined with an extensive remodeling of the existing facility ensures that students enjoy all the advantages possible in a modern facility. The building houses the 320-seat Concert Hall, the 100 200-seat Wahlberg Recital Hall, a 220-seat Rehearsal Hall, as well as over 30 practice rooms, classrooms, a large dance studio, faculty office space, a conference room, and 700 student lockers. The building also contains two digital recording studios, computer labs, MIDI and electronic music labs, and a tracker-action organ.
Program Outcome
What You Can Learn
- Professional performing proficiency on an instrument or voice
- Use of computer technology for composing, sequencing, and recording
- Ability to improvise in a variety of settings
- Understanding of the way historical aspects of music relate to performance and style interpretation
- Understanding of music from diverse cultures
- Understanding of musicianship and theoretical aspects of music, including ear training, sight-singing, analysis, and composition
Curriculum
Each student seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music must fulfill the Basic Core Requirements and all requirements listed under the music degree option which is the student's major field of study. Students must also fulfill the university's General Education requirements (48 units), including remaining music degree requirements (e.g. it is strongly recommended that vocal performance majors pass two semesters of university-level foreign language study in either French, German, or Italian) and Other Departmental Requirements to complete the B.A. (minimum 120 units). Each music major must consult with a designated music faculty advisor each semester before they may enroll in music classes.
Please note: Entrance diagnostics in music theory and aural skills and auditions in the declared performing medium are required of all freshmen and transfer music majors. Admission to the B.A. in Music is contingent upon audition and availability. Detailed information regarding entrance and degree requirements is available in the Department of Music Undergraduate Student Handbook.
1. Major requirements (69 units) and Additional requirements (9 units)
Core (28 units)
MUSIC 1A, MUSIC 1B, MUSIC 1C, MUSIC 1D, MUSIC 40, MUSIC 41, MUSIC 42, MUSIC 43, MUSIC 58, MUSIC 161A, MUSIC 161B (24 units)
MUSIC 4B, MUSIC 4C [Keyboard students: MUSIC 14 and 114] (4 units)
MUSIC 20 Convocation (8 semesters) (0 units)
Degree Option - Music as a Liberal Art (41 units)
Select from: MUSIC 140T, MUSIC 141, MUSIC 142, MUSIC 144, MUSIC 147, MUSIC 154, MUSIC 158A, MUSIC 158B, MUSIC 159, MUSIC 160T, MUSIC 162, MUSIC 163, MUSIC 164, MUSIC 165, MUSIC 170A, MUSIC 170B, MUSIC 182, MUSIC 183, MUSIC 184, MUSIC 186, MUSIC 187, MUSIC 191, MUSIC 198 (17 units)
Four semesters in MUSIC 103 appropriate to major emphasis (4 units)
Four semesters in MUSIC 31/MUSIC 131 through MUSIC 39/MUSIC 139 (4 units)
Other music electives (with advisor's approval) (7 units)
Approved electives from outside the Music Department (consult advisor) (9 units)
Additional requirements (9 units)
Music majors must take the following courses, which also satisfy 9 units of General Education requirements: BREADTH (Area C1) MUSIC 9A and MUSIC 74; INTEGRATION (Area IC) MUSIC 171
2. General Education requirement (49 units)
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies)
5. Total (120 units)*
* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.
Career Opportunities
What You Can Do
- Music Performers or Composers
- Music Sales Representative
- Instrument Technician
- Recording Technician
- Artist Representative
- Artist Manager
- Music Teacher
- Church Music Director
What You Can Earn
- Public School Teacher
$58,577 (in our region) - Music Instructors and Composers
$51,079 (mean annual wage) - Church Music Director
$31,635 (mean annual wage) - Associate Professor - Music
$72,300 (in our region)
Source: HR Reported data from salary.com as of January 2021