All courses for the music major are offered by the faculty of the School of Music at the College of Fine Arts. The minimum total of prerequisite and principal courses required for the major is the equivalent of eight semester courses in the College of Arts & Sciences. All of the College of Fine Arts courses listed below may be taken for credit in the College of Arts & Sciences. However, any 3-credit College of Fine Arts course must be supplemented by an additional project (to be determined by the instructor) if a student wishes to receive 4 credits for the course in the College of Arts & Sciences. No credit toward the completion of the music major will be given for the following courses: CFA MU 111, 112, 119, 120, 211, 212, 225, 229, 231, 238, 240 and 242; and CAS MU 117, 118, 225, 229, 230, and 242. Students electing the music major may take up to eight credits of applied music toward the degree. Eligibility is determined by audition and faculty availability. All music majors must complete CAS LF 212, CAS LG 212, or the equivalent in another language, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

Students who intend to go on to graduate school in music are urged to prepare themselves in a second foreign language. Prior consultation with advisors is recommended.

Prerequisites

CFA MU 101, 102, 107, and 108.

Principal Courses

Required courses in music history are CFA MU 223, 224, and any two from CFA MU 331–339, 350–354. Required courses in music theory are CFA MU 201, 202, 207, 208, 301, and 302.

Related Courses

Five courses are required from subjects including, but not limited to, the following: art history, history (as approved by the advisor), philosophy; French and German above CAS LF 212 or CAS LG 212, or the equivalent in another language.

A minor in music consists of 20 credits. Required courses: CFA MU 101, 102, 107, 108 (8 credits in music theory; these courses may be waived by passing a proficiency test and replaced with other courses in music). An additional 12 credits in music are selected with the approval of the advisor for music minors. Registration for applied music and composition courses requires an audition and departmental approval.

The minor in Music Performance provides Boston University undergraduates with high-level training in instrumental or vocal performance. Concentrated individual study is required in addition to multiple semesters of ensemble participation and required coursework in music theory and music history. This minor is intended for student musicians with previous substantive music experience. Further information is found at the College of Fine Arts website:http://www.bu.edu/cfa/music/prospective/degrees/minors/music/.