2010-2011 Catalog
Associate of Arts, A.A., Music Program of Study
| General Education Requirements (38 credit hours) | ||
| I. Communications (9 credit hours) | ||
| ENG 121 | English Composition I | 3 credits |
| ENG 122 | English Composition II | 3 credits |
| COM 115 | Public Speaking OR | |
| COM 125 | Interpersonal Communications | 3 credits |
| II. Art and Humanities (9 credit hours) | ||
| Required Music Courses: (6 credit hours) | ||
| MUS 121 | Music History I | 3 credits |
| MUS 122 | Music History II | 3 credits |
| Select one course from one of the following categories: | ||
| Art | ||
| ART 110 | Art Appreciation | 3 credits |
| ART 111 | Art History I | 3 credits |
| ART 112 | Art History II | 3 credits |
| MUS 120 | Music Appreciation | 3 credits |
| MUS 121 | Introduction to Music History I | 3 credits |
| MUS 122 | Introduction to Music History II | 3 credits |
| MUS 123 | Survey of World Music | 3 credits |
| THE 105 | Introduction to Theatre Arts | 3 credits |
| THE 211 | Development of Theatre I | 3 credits |
| THE 212 | Development of Theatre II | 3 credits |
| Literature and Humanities | ||
| HUM 121 | Early Civilizations | 3 credits |
| HUM 122 | From Medieval to Modern | 3 credits |
| HUM 123 | The Modern World | 3 credits |
| LIT 115 | Introduction to Literature | 3 credits |
| LIT 201 | Masterpieces of Literature I | 3 credits |
| LIT 202 | Masterpieces of Literature II | 3 credits |
| LIT 205 | Ethnic Literature | 3 credits |
| LIT 211 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 credits |
| LIT 212 | Survey of American Literature II | 3 credits |
| LIT 221 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 credits |
| LIT 222 | Survey of British Literature II | 3 credits |
| LIT 225 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 credits |
| Ways of Thinking | ||
| PHI 111 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 credits |
| PHI 112 | Ethics | 3 credits |
| PHI 113 | Logic | 3 credits |
| PHI 114 | Comparative Religion | 3 credits |
| PHI 214 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 credits |
| Foreign Language | ||
| FRE 211 | French III | 3 credits |
| FRE 212 | French IV | 3 credits |
| JPN 211 | Japanese III | 3 credits |
| JPN 212 | Japanese IV | 3 credits |
| SPA 211 | Spanish III | 3 credits |
| SPA 212 | Spanish IV | 3 credits |
| III. Mathematics (3 credit hours) | ||
| MAT 120 | Mathematics for Liberal Arts | 4 credits |
| MAT 121 | College Algebra | 4 credits |
| MAT 122 | College Trigonometry | 3 credits |
| MAT 123 | Finite Mathematics | 4 credits |
| MAT 125 | Survey of Calculus | 4 credits |
| MAT 135 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 credits |
| MAT 201 | Calculus I | 5 credits |
| MAT 202 | Calculus II | 5 credits |
| IV. Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credit hours) | ||
| Select three courses, one of which must be History, with no more than two courses from any one category. | ||
| Economic and Political Systems | ||
| ECO 101 | Economics of Social Issues | 3 credits |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credits |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credits |
| POS 105 | Introduction to Political Science | 3 credits |
| POS 111 | American Government | 3 credits |
| POS 205 | International Relations | 3 credits |
| POS 225 | Comparative Government | 3 credits |
| Human Behavior and Social Systems | ||
| ANT 101 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits |
| ANT 107 | Introduction to Archaeology | 3 credits |
| ANT 111 | Physical Anthropology | 3 credits |
| ANT 215 | Indians of North America | 3 credits |
| JOU 105 | Introduction to Mass Media | 3 credits |
| PSY 101 | General Psychology I | 3 credits |
| PSY 102 | General Psychology II | 3 credits |
| PSY 205 | Psychology of Gender | 3 credits |
| PSY 226 | Social Psychology | 3 credits |
| PSY 235 | Human Growth and Development | 3 credits |
| PSY 238 | Child Development | 3 credits |
| PSY 249 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 credits |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology I | 3 credits |
| SOC 102 | Introduction to Sociology II | 3 credits |
| SOC 205 | Sociology of Family Dynamics | 3 credits |
| SOC 220 | Sociology of Religion | 3 credits |
| Geography | ||
| GEO 105 | World Regional Geography | 3 credits |
| GEO 106 | Human Geography | 3 credits |
| History | ||
| HIS 101 | Western Civilization I | 3 credits |
| HIS 102 | Western Civilization II | 3 credits |
| HIS 111 | World Civilization I | 3 credits |
| HIS 112 | World Civilization II | 3 credits |
| HIS 201 | U.S. History I | 3 credits |
| HIS 202 | U.S. History II | 3 credits |
| HIS 225 | Colorado History | 3 credits |
| HIS 247 | Contemporary World History | 3 credits |
| HIS 260 | Foreign Relations History | 3 credits |
| V. Physical and Life Science (8 credit hours) | ||
| Select two courses. (Credits over 8 will be applied to the electives category.) | ||
| AST 101 | Astronomy I | 4 credits |
| AST 102 | Astronomy II | 4 credits |
| BIO 105 | Science of Biology | 4 credits |
| BIO 111 | General College Biology I with Lab | 5 credits |
| BIO 112 | General College Biology II with Lab | 5 credits |
| BIO 201 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 credits |
| BIO 202 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 credits |
| BIO 204 | Microbiology | 4 credits |
| BIO 221 | Botany | 5 credits |
| CHE 101 | Introduction to Chemistry I with Lab | 5 credits |
| CHE 102 | Introduction to Chemistry II with Lab | 5 credits |
| CHE 111 | General College Chemistry I with Lab | 5 credits |
| CHE 112 | General College Chemistry II with Lab | 5 credits |
| ENV 101 | Environmental Science | 4 credits |
| GEO 111 | Physical Geography - Landforms | 4 credits |
| GEY 111 | Physical Geology | 4 credits |
| GEY 121 | Historical Geology | 4 credits |
| MET 150 | General Meteorology | 4 credits |
| PHY 105 | Conceptual Physics | 4 credits |
| PHY 111 | Physics: Algebra-Based I with Lab | 5 credits |
| PHY 112 | Physics: Algebra-Based II with Lab | 5 credits |
| PHY 211 | Physics: Calculus-Based I with Lab | 5 credits |
| PHY 212 | Physics: Calculus-Based II with Lab | 5 credits |
| VI. MUS Core Classes: (10 credit hours) | ||
| *MUS 110 | Music Theory I | 3 credits |
| *MUS 112 | Ear Training – Singing Lab I | 1 credit |
| MUS 111 | Music Theory I | 3 credits |
| MUS 113 | Ear Training - Singing Lab II | 1 credit |
| MUS 131 | Music Class* | 2 credits |
| *MUS 132 can be substituted for MUS 131 for those with a background in various instruments and voice. Please see the Department Chair for approval. | ||
| *Students with no background in theory should take Music Fundamentals (MUS 100) or pass an equivalency exam before taking MUS 110 and MUS 112. | ||
| **Piano majors should take Guitar or Voice Class. Voice, Instrumental and Theory/Composition majors should take Piano Class unless already having a strong background in piano, in which case either Guitar or Voice class should be taken. | ||
| VII. MUS Area of Emphasis: | ||
| Option A: Piano/Voice/Instrument majors: (12 credit hours) | ||
| Private lessons (4 Semesters – 8 credits) | ||
| MUS 141 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 142 | Private Instruction II | 2 credits |
| MUS 241 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 242 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 243 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 244 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| AND | ||
| Ensemble (4 Semesters – 4 credits) | ||
| MUS 151 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 152 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| MUS 251 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 252 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| OR | ||
| Option B: Theory/Composition majors: (12 credit hours) | ||
| Private lessons (2 Semesters – 4 credits) | ||
| MUS 141 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 142 | Private Instruction II | 2 credits |
| MUS 241 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 242 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| AND | ||
| Private lessons in Composition (2 Semesters – 4 credits) | ||
| MUS 241 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 242 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 243 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| MUS 244 | Private Instruction | 2 credits |
| AND | ||
| Ensemble (4 Semesters – 4 credits) | ||
| MUS 151 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 152 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| MUS 251 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 252 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| OR | ||
| Option C: Music Industry/Business/Technology majors (12 credit hours) | ||
| Required Courses: | ||
| MUS 161 | Music Technology | 3 credits |
| MUS 167 | Music Business I | 3 credits |
| MUS 261 | Audio Production | 3 credits |
| Please choose 3 credit hours from the following: MUS 123, MUS 125, MUS 141, MUS 142, MUS 151, MUS 152, MUS 241, MUS 242, MUS 243, MUS 244, MUS 251 or MUS 252. | ||
| Ensemble (4 credits) | ||
| MUS 151 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 152 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| MUS 251 | Ensemble I | 1 credit |
| MUS 252 | Ensemble II | 1 credit |
| And other classes related to subject: | ||
| MUS 125 | History of Jazz | 3 credits |
| Total | 60 credit hours | |
| **NOTE: This degree will be conferred as an Associate of Arts. Music Program of Study will not be listed on students’ transcript or diploma, but will be recognized by transfer institutions for program admission. | ||