Music, Ethnomusicology Concentration, B.A.

Curriculum Requirements

The Ethnomusicology Concentration is designed to prepare students who wish to discover the rich variety of musical expressions throughout the world by combining hands-on musical experience with academic study. Students in this concentration will be exposed to genres such as the Classical music of Europe and China, Cajun dance, Cuban son, Hip-Hop, Nigerian Juju, Javanese gamelan, Navajo ritual healing, and Hawaiian chant. Ethnomusicology is interdisciplinary by nature and so ethnomusicologists may also be trained as anthropologists, musicologists, folklorists, educators, performers, composers, dancers, archivists, librarians, historians, linguists, cultural analysts, cognitive psychologists, and in other disciplines. This Concentration will provide opportunities for students to explore new ways of looking at music from cultural and social perspectives and how musical systems have evolved over time.

Instrumental or vocal audition required by Department of Music for degree program acceptance.

1. 124 Semester Hours:

Complete a minimum of 124 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better. The last 30 hours must be completed at NCCU. Students must repeat ‘D’ and ‘F’ grades in major courses.

2. General Education Requirement:

Complete General Education Curriculum  required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.

3. Program Requirements:

4. Concentration Requirements

• MUSL 3850 - The Black Composer (3)
• MUSL 3900 - Music of Africa (3)
• MUSL 4800 - Special Topics in Music (3)
• MUSL 4850 - African Influences on the Music of the Americas (3)

• Music Electives (MUSL, JAZZ, or APPL) - 22 credits

  Global Studies/Interdisciplinary Electives - 17 credits

5. Additional Requirements

Capstone project in MUSL 4850  replaces Senior Recital requirement.

Approval of adviser required for Global Studies/Interdisciplinary Electives selection.

Program Notes:

Four-Year Curriculum Plan in Music Liberal Arts - Ethnomusicology Concentration

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