Music Composition Curriculum Undergraduate

B.M. in Music Theory & Composition

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LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS	40 Credits
MORSE ACADEMIC PLAN (MAP) Requirements	32 Credits
Course Credits
Foreign Language	4
E/A/V________
Expository Writing	8
A40.0001 Writing Workshop I / A40.0002 Writing Workshop II

Foundation of Contemporary Culture	12
V55.04xx Conversations of the West
V55.05xx Worlds Cultures
V55.06xx Societies and Social Sciences

Foundations of Scientific Inquiry	8
V55.0101 Quantitative Reasoning
E12.0001 Fundamentals of Mathematics
V55.0201 Natural Science I

Other Liberal Arts Requiremnets (8 credits)
E85.1505 Integrated Liberal Arts (The Performing Arts in Western Civilization)	4
E21.0033 Speech Communication*	4
* Unless Exempt by Examination. If exempt, student must take a liberal arts elective

SPECIALIZATION REQUIREMENTS	90 Credits
Music Core Courses	26 credits
E85.0006 Aural Comprehension I	1
E85.0007 Aural Comprehension II	1
E85.0008 Aural Comprehension III	1
E85.0009 Aural Comprehension IV (a)	1
E85.0035 Music Theory I	2
E85.0036 Music Theory II	2
E85.0037 Music Theory III	2
E85.0038 Music Theory IV (a)	2
E85.0072 Keyboard Harm. & Improv. I	1
E85.0073 Keyboard Harm. & Improv. II	1
E85.0074 Keyboard Harm. & Improv. III	1
E85.0075 Keyboard Harm. & Improv. IV	1
E85.0092 Collegium and Progr. Seminar(b)	0
E85.1067 Music History I	2
E85.1068 Music History II	2
E85.1077 Music History III	2
E85.1078 Music History IV	2
E85.1092 Recital (1cr.x2sem.)(c)	2

Music Specialization Courses	53 credits
E85.0016 Practicum Strings/Comp.	2
E85.0017 Practicum Wood/Brass/	2
E85.0027 Practicum: Perc/Instr.Cond/	1
E85.1018 Applied Counterpoint	2
E85.1020 Orchestration Strings	2
E85.1025 Orchestration Winds/Perc.	2
E85.1021 Private Composition (3 credits x 8 semesters)	24
E85.1037 Electronic Music	3
E85.1047 Computer Music	3
E85.1071 Types & Forms of Music Lit	2
E85.1080.05 Composers Forum (b)	8
E85.1093 Intermediate Conducting	2
E85.1080.010 NYU Composers Ensemble	4

Restricted Music Electives	11 credits
E85.1042 Internship for Composers	1
(a) Passing score on Comprehensive Exam in Theory and Aural Skills is required for completion. (b) Required every semester (c) Required 1 point per year (d) Chamber Ensembles or Large Ensembles can be taken for 0-3 credits. If not taking as an alternative, those credits will be used, by advisement, for restricted music electives

Additional Requirements
E03.0001 New Student Seminar	0
AND English Composition Competency Examination
(taken upon completion of Writing Workshop II)

TOTAL POINTS REQUIRED	130

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