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2013-2014 CU Denver Catalog 
    
2013-2014 CU Denver Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Music BS — Performance, Singer/Songwriter, Music Business, Recording Arts Emphases


CAM General Course Requirements 

General Music Information 

Performance Emphasis 

Singer/Songwriter Emphasis 

Music Business Emphasis, Audition Track 

Music Business Emphasis, Non-Audition Track 

Recording Arts Emphasis, Audition Track 

Recording Arts Emphasis, Non-Audition Track 

 

 

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

The bachelor of science (BS) in music has a competitive application process.  Please refer to the Music and Entertainment Industry Studies Department (MEIS) website for additional guidelines and information.  To be eligible for a BS in music, students must complete music foundation courses, MEIS core courses and requirements from one of the four emphasis areas: performance, singer/songwriter, music business, or recording arts.  Students must complete each major course with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

 

Performance Emphasis Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the performance emphasis are required to pass an entrance audition on their primary instrument or voice as part of the application process and pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula.  Each student must also successfully pass a Sophomore Proficiency on his or her primary instrument or voice in order to be accepted into the performance emphasis.  Each student is also required to successfully complete a Junior Recital in addition to the 2-credit PMUS 4200 Senior Recital Project.  Contact the CAM Office for more information at 303-556-2279.
 

Total: 40 Hours


Total: 12 Hours


Performance Emphasis Courses


Total: 31 Hours


Singer/Songwriter Emphasis Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the singer/songwriter emphasis are required to pass an audition on their accompanying instrument AND voice as part of the application process, and pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula.  Each student must also successfully pass a Sophomore Proficiency in order to be accepted into the singer/songwriter emphasis.  Each student is also required to successfully complete a Junior Recital in addition to the 2-credit PMUS 4200 Senior Recital Project.  Contact the CAM Office for more information at 303-556-2279.
 

Total: 40-41 Hours


Total: 12 Hours


Total: 29 Hours


Music Business Emphasis, Audition Track Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the music business emphasis, audition track, are required to pass an entrance audition on their primary instrument or voice as part of the application process and pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula.

Music Business Emphasis, Non-Audition Track Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the music business emphasis, non-audition track, are required to complete the Non-Audition Application Form as part of the application process. Students will be assessed for varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula.
 

Total: 38 Hours


Total: 9 Hours


Total: 33 Hours


Recording Arts Emphasis, Audition Track Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the recording arts emphasis, audition track, are required to pass an entrance audition on their primary instrument or voice as part of the application process, and pass varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula. Students must be accepted into the recording arts emphasis before being able to take any of the upper-division (3000/4000 level) recording arts course work. Please contact an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for further information.

Recording Arts Emphasis, Non-Audition Track Requirements


Students who wish to pursue the recording arts emphasis, non-audition track, are required to complete the Non-Audition Application Form as part of the application process. Students will be assessed for varying levels of performance proficiency as part of the curricula. Students must be accepted into the recording arts emphasis before being able to take any of the upper-division (3000/4000 level) recording arts course work. Please contact an advisor in the College of Arts & Media at CAMadvising@ucdenver.edu for further information.
 

Total: 38 Hours


Total: 12 Hours


Other Course Requirements


Total: 3 Hours


Total: 27 Hours