Music (BA)
Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Music
Majors: Music and Biblical Studies
Major Mission: This program will train students to enter a variety of non-performance music fields to reach the arts culture both in society and the church, proclaiming Christ from a biblical worldview, using both their words and their lives.
Major Outcomes:
Core Music Outcomes
1. Technical: Demonstrate basic musicianship skills in sight-singing, dictation, conducting, voice and piano.
2. Faith Integration: Describe and demonstrate the integration of a Biblical worldview in the life and career of an artist.
3. Synthesis: Apply historical and theoretical understanding to the analysis, performance, and creation of musical forms, processes, and structures found in representative examples from the western music tradition.
Specific Program Outcomes
4. Demonstrate foundational leadership skills in a selected musical area(s) either through free electives or a cognate of courses in a particular area.
5. Demonstrate a knowledge of diverse historic backgrounds and the modern context in the chosen general music studies area(s).
Music Major Curriculum
Freshman Year
Fall Semester
| LBC 101 | Engaging Faith & Life | 3 |
| THE 105 | Prelude to Biblical & Theological Studies | 3 |
| LAN 101 | College Composition and Research | 3 |
| WPA 102 | Intro to Music, Worship, & the Performing Arts | 3 |
| MUS 101 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MUS 101L | Musicianship I Lab | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring Semester
| BIB 105 | Biblical Hermeneutics | 3 |
| LAN 104 | Public Speaking | 3 |
MAT ____
| MAT Core | 3 |
| MUS 102 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MUS 102L | Musicianship II Lab | 1 |
ENS ____
| Large Ensemble (ENS 101, ENS 102, ENS 103, 105, or ENS 130) | 1 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester
| CSV 201 | Christian Service I | 0 |
| BIB 103 | Creation & Covenants: OT I | 3 |
LIT ____
| LIT Core (100/200 Level) | 3 |
| HIS 224 | History of Christian Song | 3 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
| MUL 101 | Piano Lab I | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (primary) | 1 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| CSV 202 | Christian Service II | 0 |
| BIB 104 | Israel's Life & Literature: OT II | 3 |
| THE 223 | Christian Narrative I: Creation & Fall | 3 |
PHE ____
| PHE Elective | 1 |
| MUS 201 | Music Theory III | 3 |
| MUS 201L | Musicianship Lab III | 1 |
| MUL 102 | Piano Lab II | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (secondary) | 1 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Junior Year
Fall Semester
| BIB 203 | Life of Christ: NT I | 3 |
| THE 224 | Christian Narrative II: Redemption | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
| HUM 240 | Music History I | 3 |
| WPA 301 | Worship & Performing Arts Internship I | 0 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Spring Semester
| BIB 204 | Early Church: NT II | 3 |
| BOT 210 | Psalms | 3 |
| HUM 340 | Music History II | 3 |
PHE ____
| PHE Elective | 1 |
| WPA 302 | Worship & Performing Arts Internship II | 0 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Senior Year
Fall Semester
THE ____
| Theology Elective | 3 |
BNT ____
| Bible New Testament Exegetical Elective | 3 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective | 3 |
| WPA 400 | Cross-cultural Experience | 0 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
MAP ____
| Applied Music Lesson | 1 |
| MPR____ Recital (Jr. level) | |
| WPA 100 | Worship & Performing Arts Forum | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester
| THE 320 | Christianity and Culture | 3 |
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| Arts & Sciences Elective (400 Level) | 3 |
SCI ____
| SCI____ Science with Lab 4 credits | 4 |
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| Major Elective | 3 |
| WPA 450 | Worship and Performing Arts Practicum | 1 |
ENS ____
| Ensemble (NC) | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |