Departmental Honors Requirements

A 3 sh graduate course in music selected with the permission of the Music Honors Coordinator is required. (Honors Independent Study/Honors Research or Honors Seminar may be repeated as a substitute for this requirement with the permission of the Music Honors Coordinator.)

The Honors Thesis in music can take one of three forms:

1. A full recital with accompanying analysis of the works performed.
2. An original composition with accompanying analysis.
3. Intensive research of a music topic culminating in a scholarly paper.

Students in the Music Honors Program must complete at least 12 semester hours of honors courses in music from among the following courses:

• MUS 3591 - Music Analysis, Honors. Credits: 3
• MUS 3592G - Non-Western Music, Honors. Credits: 3

• (MUS 4444, 4555, or 4666 may be substituted for MUS 3592G only)

• MUS 3594 - History and Literature of Music I, Honors. Credits: 3
• MUS 4444 - Honors Independent Study. Credits: 1 to 3
• MUS 4555 - Honors Research. Credits: 1 to 3
• MUS 4644 - Honors Thesis. Credits: 1 to 3

• (at least one hour required)

• MUS 4666 - Honors Seminar. Credits: 3

Department of Music Electives