Interdisciplinary Studies (BMA)
The Bachelor of Musical Arts program is designed as the academic vehicle to educate and prepare undergraduate students in the field of church music and worship for service in the local church through broad and comprehensive musical instruction with practical applications in the field of church music and worship, with strong general academic instruction and additional specialized studies in ministry.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
courses | credit hours (bMa) |
|---|---|
DBUE 1301 - Foundations for the DBU Experience | 3 |
Developing A Christian Mind DBUE 2301 - Developing a Christian Mind | 3 |
English | 9-10 |
ENGL 1301/1401 - Composition and Rhetoric I ENGL 1302 - Composition and Rhetoric II and ENGL 2301 - World Literature I or ENGL 2302 - World Literature II | |
Fine Arts | 3 |
History HIST Lower Level (LL) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from HIST LL Course List. | |
Kinesiology | 1 |
KNES 1101 - Fitness for Living | |
Mathematics (3-4 hour course) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from Math LL Course List. | |
Natural Science (3-4 hour LL course) | 3 |
Choose one 3-hour course from Nat. Lab Science LL Course List. | |
Religion | 9 |
RELI 1301 - Old Testament Survey RELI 1302 - New Testament Survey MUSI 4342 - Ethnomusicology in Cross-Cultural Service | |
Social Science | 3 |
POLS 2301 - American National Government | |
Total Core Experience | 40 |
Additional Program General Education Hours | 12 |
MUSI 1311 - Music Theory I MUSI 1312 - Music Theory II MUSI 2305 - Introduction to Music Literature and Fine Arts MUSI 2311 - Music Theory III | |
Major Core: | 17 |
MUSI 1011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level II MUSI 1111 - Aural Skills I MUSI 1112 - Aural Skills II MUSI 2011 - Written MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2012 - Dictation MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2013 - Sight-singing MPE (Music Proficiency Exam) Level IV* MUSI 2111 - Aural Skills III MUSI 2112 - Aural Skills IV MUSI 2312 - Music Theory IV MUSI 3204 - Music History and Literature I MUSI 3205 - Music History and Literature II MUSI 3206 - Music History and Literature III MUSI 3207 - Basic Conducting | |
MUSI 3208 - Advanced Choral Conducting or MUSI 4201 - Orchestration | |
MUSI 4089 - Senior Recital for Music Education * (Music Proficiency Exam Level IV courses are requisites for all upper-level Music courses, including recital courses). | |
Select an additional 10 credit hours of Music courses | 10 |
Applied Music | 14 |
Piano Concentration: Please select fourteen (14) credits of Applied Piano, eight of which must be upper level. MUSI 2023C - Sophomore Barrier for Piano Majors/Concentration MUSI 3023 - Piano Proficiency Level V Vocal Concentration: MUSI 1117 - Class Piano I MUSI 1118 - Class Piano II Please select two (2) 2000-level Applied Piano credit hours. Please select ten (10) credits in Applied Voice, six of which must be upper level. | |
Ensembles | 8 |
Must be in Patriot Chorus (Tenor/Bass) or Liberty Chorus (Treble) for eight (8) semesters. | |
Seminar/Performance Lab | 8 sem. |
8 semesters (noncredit-hour requirement) | |
Required Secondary Discipline/Area of Study (15 hours) | 15 |
The student will work with his/her advisor in developing a carefully guided 15-credit hour program of study (like a minor) from another University discipline(s) relative to the student's career interests and goals. Piano: Seven or more of the 15 hours must be upper-level. Voice: Nine or more of the 15 hours must be upper-level. | |
Electives | |
Upper-Level | 4 |
Lower or Upper-Level | 0 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED | 120 |
A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor’s degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.
A minimum grade of C- is required for all music courses within a music major field of study.
At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.
Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0 (comprised of transfer and DBU hours).
(S-L) = Course(s) with field-based service-learning component.
Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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