Boston College · USA

Music

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Music is a Bachelor program taught at Boston College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

Boston College’s Music program offers a Music Major and a Music Minor. The major requires 10 courses, 30 credits, including two music theory courses (MUSA1100 Fundamentals of Music Theory and MUSA2100 Harmony, followed by MUSA3100 Chromatic Harmony) and three foundational music studies courses: MUSA2200 History of Western Art Music, MUSA2300 Musics of the World, and MUSA2310 Popular Music.

The major also includes elective options across Western art music, two additional electives at any level, an elective at the 3000 level or higher, and one independent senior project at the 4000 level (3 credits). The minor requires 6 courses, 18 credits, including one theory course and foundational studies, plus three electives at any level. Students may test out of MUSA1100 to begin with MUSA2100 Harmony based on placement by exam.

Modules

MUSA1100 Fundamentals of Music Theory
MUSA2100 Harmony
MUSA3100 Chromatic Harmony
MUSA2200 History of Western Art Music
MUSA2300 Musics of the World
MUSA2310 Popular Music
MUSA4941 Senior Seminar

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Music at Boston College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by Boston College.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Boston College as pre-requiste for admission in Music.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Students take either 1100 & 2100 or 2100 & 3100 (if they test out of 1100) in sequence. MUSA2100 Harmony requires MUSA1100 or placement by exam. MUSA3100 Chromatic Harmony requires MUSA2100 Harmony.

Students with prior music theory experience may want to test out of MUSA1100 Fundamentals of Music and begin with MUSA2100 Harmony.
There will be three music theory placement exams held each academic year: First in advance of the first class in the Fall semester; Second in advance of Spring registration in the Fall; Third in advance of Fall registration in the Spring.