RDP.BAMU - BA Music (residential)

Program Code

RDP.BAMU

Program Title

BA Music

Program Description

The B.A. in Music program gives students a foundation in the competencies expected of a musician. Students complete a professional core of Music courses and select a specialization in Music Performance & Pedagogy, Music Production (sound reinforcement and recording), or Worship & Music Ministry. Students declare a primary area of applied music instruction and receive secondary training in piano and voice. Graduates with degrees in Music are prepared to engage in music ministry, private music instruction, music production, professional performance, and continued studies in graduate school. The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) version of the Music program includes a foreign language requirement while the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) version does not.

Modality. Point University offers the B.A. in Music in on-ground format at its main campus in West Point, Georgia. An online "course companion" includes a gradebook and supplementary materials.

Learning Outcomes

Program Purpose and Student Learning Objectives

Purpose. The B.A. in Music program gives students a foundation in the competencies expected of a musician.

The Music Major builds on Point University’s mission, values, and Core Curriculum (General Studies and Character Formation) to accomplish the following student learning objectives:

Objective 1: Demonstrate competence in sight singing and ear training, music theory, and music history and literature.

Objective 2: Perform solo with appropriate techniques in the student’s primary applied music area and with basic skills in a secondary area.

Objective 3: Perform in an ensemble with appropriate musical and social skills.

Music Performance & Pedagogy Specialization only

Objective 4: Demonstrate advanced performance and teaching skills in the primary applied music area.

Music Production Specialization only

Objective 5: Support the requirements of programming for sound reinforcement and recording.

Worship & Ministry Specialization only

Objective 6: Organize and lead the music program of a local church.

Recommended Course Sequence

Recommended Course Sequence. A recommended course sequence for full-time on-ground students appears below. Academic advisors will help students adjust the sequence if, for example, they have transferred credits from other universities.

Recommended Course Sequence for B.A. in Music

FIRST YEAR

BBS 102 The Drama of Scripture (3)

EFT 101 Effective Thinking (1)

ENG 101 Critical Reading & Writing I (3)+

ENG 102 Critical Reading & Writing II (3)+

HIS ___ History core selection (3)

MAP 113 Beginning Piano Class I (1)

MAP 123 Beginning Piano Class II (1)

MAP ___ Applied Instruction (2)

MEN ___ Performance Ensemble (2)

MTH 115 Quantitative Reasoning [or higher] (3)

MUS 103 Music Theory I (3)

MUS 103L Functional Theory Skills I (1)

MUS 104 Music Theory II (3)

MUS 104L Functional Theory Skills II (1)

MUS 112 Survey of Music (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 33

SECOND YEAR

BBS 202 Jesus: The Focus of Scripture (3)

COM 205 Public Speaking (3)

MAP 233 Intermediate Piano Class (1)

MAP 253 Advanced Piano Class (1)

MAP ___ Applied Instruction (2)

MEN ___ Performance Ensemble (2)

MUS 205 Music Theory III (3)

MUS 205L Functional Theory Skills III (1)

MUS 206 Music Theory IV (3)

MUS 206L Functional Theory Skills IV (1)

NSC _/_L Natural Science course w/Lab (4)

PSY 103 Introduction to Psychology (3)

SOC Sociology core selection (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 30

THIRD YEAR

BBS 304 Scripture: Reading & Interpretation (3)

BBS ___ Biblical Studies elective (3)

Fine Arts Specialization courses (3)

Foreign Language course 1 (4)+

Foreign Language course 2 (4)+

MAP ___ Applied Instruction (2)

MAP 112 Beginning Voice Class (1)

MAP 232 Intermediate Voice Class (1)

MEN ___ Performance Ensemble (2)

MUS 301 Music History I (3)

MUS 302 Music History II (3)

MUS 315 Music Technology I (3)

TOTAL CREDITS: 32

+Take these courses in consecutive terms

FOURTH YEAR

Fine Arts Specialization courses (14)

Foreign Language course 3 (3)+

Foreign Language course 4 (3)+

MAP ___ Applied Instruction (2)

MEN ___ Performance Ensemble (2)

MUS 412 Philosophy of Music (3) [WE]

THE 405 Christ, Culture & Career (3) [WE]

TOTAL CREDITS: 30