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Music (Music and Worship) (B.A.)

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s Music and Worship program can:

  1. Analyze a significant work of music, employing relevant concepts of phrasal, harmonic and structural analysis
  2. Research a subject in the history of music by employing the major resources of music research, and engaging with those sources to create and support a scholarly argument.
  3. Demonstrate proficiency on a major instrument (or voice).
  4. Demonstrate an awareness of the various options for careers in music, as well as graduate school options, including requirements, procedures and expectations

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

MUAP 111Applied Voice Lessons I

1-4
 
MUAP 165Applied Guitar Lessons

1-4
OR
MUAP 168Praise and Worship Keyboard Lessons I

1-4
 
MUAP xxx
Applied Music (major performance area)

8
MUCM 431Foundations of Worship Leadership

3
MUCM 443Practicum in Worship Music

1-3
MUED 251Conducting I: Fundamentals

2
MUEN 156Worship Community

0 - .5
MUGE 209Survey of Christian Song

3
MUMH 338Studies in Global Music

2
MUSI 485Senior Seminar in Music and Worship

2
MUTH 101Music Theory I

3
MUTH 102Music Theory II

3
MUTH 107Sight Singing & Ear Training I

1
MUTH 108Sight Singing & Ear Training II

1
BIBL 239The Biblical Text

3
CHRM 210Theology of Ministry

3
CHRM 323Worship

3
THEO 238Theology I

3
THEO 338Theology II

3

MUSI 485: Writing in the major requirement.

MUAP 111: 2 credits required for the major. Students with a major applied area of voice may substitute these 2 credits of MUAP 111 with 2 additional credits of MUAP 165 and/or MUAP 168

MUAP 165 or 168: A total of four credits is required for the major.

MUCM 443: 3 credits of the practicum is required for the major.

MUEN 156: 3 credits are required for the major.

Three credits from the following:

BIBL 307Biblical Backgrounds

3
BIBL 312Selected Old Testament Books

3
BIBL 313Selected New Testament Books

3
BIBL 381Biblical Interpretation and Criticism

3
BIBL 382Topics in Biblical Theology

3

Three credits from the following:

CHRM 242Christian Spirituality

3
CHRM 343Introduction to Preaching

3

General Education Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement   0
General Education requirements   Credits
First Year Seminar IDFY 101/102H  3
Written Communication ENGL 110/110H 3
Oral Communication COMM 105 3
Mathematical and Scientific Ways of Knowing Mathematics 3 to 4
Science with Lab 3 or 4
Social Scientific Ways of Knowing
 Social Science 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 24GE History
 3
Literary & Aesthetic Ways of Knowing
 Literature or Arts (MUGE 209) met/major
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing
 Philosophy or Religion 3
Cultural/Humanistic Ways of Knowing 1st and 2nd Level Language 6
Intercultural Perspectives Intercultural Global (MUMH 338) or International Cross-cultural or 3rd Level Language waived
Bible
 24GE Bible 3
Christian Beliefs
 24GE Christian Beliefs (THEO 238) met/major
Holistic Wellness
 WELL 1xx 1
Ethics and the Common Good
 24GE Ethics and the Common Good 3
Intercultural Perspectives
 Intercultural U.S. or Domestic Cross-cultural 3
Common Learning
 Experiential Learning
General Education requirements   40-42
Major requirements (inclusive of concentration)   61
Free Electives    20-22
Total credits   123