For a course of study specializing in music composition, a student could pursue the following curriculum within the Creative Arts Major.
REQUIRED COURSES
CREA 111: Proseminar in Creative Arts
CREA 490: Seminar in Creative Arts
Two of the following:
CREA 231: Art to the 15th Century
CREA 232: Art from the 15th Century
CREA 241: Music to the 17th Century
CREA 242: Music from the 17th Century
CREA 251: Theater to the Restoration
CREA 252: Theater from the Restoration
MUSIC COMPOSITION ELECTIVES
24 credits (a minimum of 15 credits must be at the 300 level or above)
CREA 120: Chorus
CREA 165: Music Theory I
CREA 210: Orchestra
CREA 242: Music from the 17th Century
CREA 256: American Music
CREA 297: Special Topics (Music Theory II)
CREA 297: Special Topics (Introduction to Conducting)
CREA 297: Special Topics (Opera Survey)
CREA tba: Experimental Video
CREA 355: Creative Process in Contemporary Music
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Composition)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Composer Survey)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Genre Survey)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (World Music)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Score Reading & Analysis)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Early Music)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Contemporary Music)
CREA 397: Advanced Topics (Musical Theater)
CREA 497: Independent Study (Form & Analysis)
