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The Degree of Master of Arts in Music Musimedialog Concentration
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An avant-garde perspective
combining music to all fields of media. Students will master the
art of relaying music information via radio, tv, journalism, and
the Internet.
Admission Requirements
In addition to the University admission requirements, prospective candidates must complete any remedial English course(s), during their first year of enrollment. Students who fail to meet these requirements will not be allowed to proceed to the degree courses in Musimedialogy and other majors in the Departments of the Faculty of Architecture, Art & Design.
Also, prior to admission, applicants will be subject to a practical evaluation, which covers instrument, voice and musical background.
Graduation Requirements
To receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Musimedialogy, a student
must complete a total of 124 credits with a minimum cumulative grade
point average of 2.3/4.0 in all Major Courses. Any major course
with a grade of less than C- must be repeated. The 124 credits necessary
for graduation are divided as follows:
General Education Requirements (GER) (27 cr.)
The GER are distributed as follows: Sophomore English: ENL
213 & ENL 230 (6
cr.)
Cultural Studies: Religion + four courses from the following areas: Arabic or Western Literature or Philosophy or Cultural Sequence or Art or Music, etc… (15 cr.)
Basic Science: Two courses from the following areas: Environmental Science, Nutrition, Health, Astronomy, Music Archeology, Phonetics (ear and vocal cords), Geology, Psychology, etc… (6 cr.)
Foundation Year (24 cr.)
MUA
254, MUS 211,
MUS 214, MUS
221, MUS 222,
MUS 223, MUS
224, MUS 232,
MUS 233, MUS
234,
MUS 244, MUS
245.
The student must complete all Foundation courses with a grade
of 2.3/4.0 or above. Students who fail to meet the above requirements
will be asked to repeat the Foundation Studies for only one additional
year or change the major.
Major Requirements (67 cr.)
COA 252, JOU 310, JOU 370, JOU 410, JOU 480, MUM 350, MUM
354, MUM 355,
MUM 437, MUM
447, MUM 448,
MUM 457, MUS 324,
MUS 331, MUS
334, MUS 341,
MUS 342, MUS
343, MUS 352,
MUS 353, MUS
382, MUS 384,
MUS 441, MUS
444, MUS 452,
MUS 453, MUS
454, MUS 455,
MUS 475, MUS
490.
Free Electives (6 cr.)
Suggested Program
| Year I |
| Fall Semester (18 Credits) |
| MUS |
211 |
Applied Music Instrumental or Vocal I |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
222 |
Theory of Music I |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
223 |
Sight Singing and Ear Training I |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
224 |
History and Analysis of Western Music: Medieval – Baroque Period |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
214 |
Introduction to Musicology |
3 cr. |
| MUA |
254 |
History of Arabic Music I |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
| ENL |
213 |
Sophomore Rhetoric (GER) |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester (18 Credits) |
| MUS |
221 |
Applied Music Instrumental or Vocal II |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
232 |
Theory of Music II |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
233 |
Sight Singing and Ear Training II |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
234 |
History and Analysis of Western Music: Classical Period |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
244 |
Ethnomusicology |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
245 |
Musical Forms |
3 cr. |
| ENL |
230 |
English in the Workplace (GER) |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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| Summer Session (9 Credits) |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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| Year II |
| Fall Semester II (18 Credits) |
| MUS |
331 |
Applied Music Instrumental or Vocal III |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
342 |
Harmony I |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
343 |
Sight Singing, Rhythmic Chanting, and Ear Training III |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
324 |
History and Analysis of Western Music: Romantic and Post-Romantic Period |
3 cr. |
| MUM |
355 |
Audio techniques |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
382 |
Methodology (research methods) of Music |
3 cr. |
| MUM |
354 |
Organology of Music |
3 cr. |
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Free Elective |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester II (18 Credits) |
| MUS |
341 |
Applied Music Instrumental or Vocal IV |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
352 |
Harmony II |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
353 |
Sight Singing, Rhythmic Chanting, and Ear Training IV |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
334 |
History and Analysis of Western Music: 20th Century and Contemporary Music |
3 cr. |
| MUM |
350 |
Audio-Video Workshop |
3 cr. |
| JOU |
310 |
Newswriting and Reporting I |
3 cr. |
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Free Elective |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
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| Summer Session II (8 Credits) |
| JOU |
480 |
Journalism Internship |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
454 |
Instrumentation |
3 cr. |
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GER |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
452 |
Harmony III |
1 cr. |
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| Year III |
| Fall Semester III (17 Credits) |
| MUS |
441 |
Applied Music Instrumental or Vocal V |
1 cr. |
| MUS |
453 |
Sight Singing, Rhythmic Chanting, and Ear Training V |
1 cr. |
| MUM |
447 |
Survey of Art Schools |
1 cr. |
| JOU |
370 |
Newspaper production |
2 cr. |
| MUS |
444 |
Philology of Music |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
475 |
Acoustics of Music |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
384 |
Research Seminar |
3 cr. |
| COA |
252 |
Public Relations |
3 cr. |
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| Spring Semester III (18 Credits) |
| MUS |
455 |
Orchestration |
3 cr. |
| JOU |
410 |
Newswriting and Reporting II |
3 cr. |
| MUM |
457 |
Radio and Television Music Casting |
3 cr. |
| MUS |
490 |
Senior Project |
3 cr. |
| MUM |
437 |
Art Management |
3cr. |
| MUM |
448 |
Musical Criticism |
3 cr. |
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