FAST 4+1 B.A./M.A. in Music Roadmap · CSU East Bay Department of Music

unit summary

degree	units
b.a. in music	120
m.a. in music	32
blended units counting toward both	11

b.a. music requirement	units
lower division required	15
upper division required	18
applied & ensembles required	9
music electives	12
b.a. music total	54

Blended graduate coursework stands in for part of the music electives.

note

The seventh and eighth semesters run the last of the B.A. alongside the first of the M.A. Rows marked blended count toward both degrees. Applied study, ensemble, and the capstone sequence continue through the fifth year.

General education paths differ from student to student. The GE courses shown are a typical selection for music majors, not a fixed sequence. Build your own GE plan with your advisor.

music major general education free elective counts toward both degrees

lower division

first semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
	ENGL 100	College Writing: Stretch I	3
	ENGL 109	College Writing Lab	1
Area 4 / US2-3 / SJ	ES 121	People's History I	3
Area 4 / US1-2	HIST 110	United States to 1877	3
Area 3A	MUS 108	The Language of Music	3
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study (placement audition)	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	15

second semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 1A	ENGL 101	College Writing: Stretch II	2
	ENGL 109	College Writing Lab	1
Area 1C	COMM 100	Oral Communication	3
Area 2	MATH 118E	Mathematics for the Arts and Humanities	4
LD music major	MUS 111	Music Theory I	2
LD music major	MUS 115	Aural Skills I	1
LD music major	MUS 118	Keyboard Musicianship I	1
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	16

third semester (fall b)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 1B / 2nd Comp	PHIL 100	Critical Thinking	3
Area 3B		Humanities	3
Area 5A		Physical and Biological Sciences	3
LD music major	MUS 112	Music Theory II	2
LD music major	MUS 116	Aural Skills II	1
LD music major	MUS 119	Keyboard Musicianship II	1
UD music major	MUS 381	Essentials of Music Technology	3
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	18

fourth semester (spring b)

requirement	course	title	units
Area 5B-C		Physical and Biological Sciences + Lab	4
Area 6 / SJ		Ethnic Studies	3
LD music major / 2nd Comp	MUS 202	Writing About Music	3
LD music major	MUS 211	Music Theory III	2
LD music major	MUS 215	Aural Skills III	1
LD music major	MUS 218	Keyboard Musicianship III	1
applied studies	MUS 261–269	Applied Music Study	1
large ensemble	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	16

upper division

fifth semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD Area 4 / SJ		UD Social and Behavioral Sciences (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
UD music major	MUS 323	Topics in Western Music History	3
UD music major	MUS 312	Form and Analysis	3
music elective	MUS 461–469	Applied Music Study (jury)	1
music elective	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
music elective		Music Electives	4
		semester total	15

sixth semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD Area 5 / SUS		UD Science/Quantitative Reasoning (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
UWR		University Writing Requirement	3
UD music major / DIV	MUS 324	History of American Music	3
UD music major	MUS 410	20th and 21st Century Styles and Techniques	3
music elective	MUS 461–469	Applied Music Study (jury)	1
music elective	MUS 351–359	Major Performing Ensemble	1
		semester total	14

blended year

The fourth year runs the last of the B.A. alongside the first two semesters of the M.A.

seventh semester (fall b) · m.a. first semester (fall a)

requirement	course	title	units
UD music major / UD Area 3	MUS 304	World Music & Culture (completion of Areas 1 & 2)	3
chamber ensemble	MUS 360–369	Chamber Ensemble	1
free elective		Free Elective Units / Other	3
blended	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study (jury)	2
blended	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
blended	MUS 601	Analysis of Musical Styles I	2
blended	MUS 603	Entrepreneurship in the Arts	3
		counts toward the b.a.	15
		counts toward the m.a.	8
		semester total	15

eighth semester (spring b) · m.a. second semester (spring a)

requirement	course	title	units
free elective		Free Elective Units / Other	8
blended	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study (jury)	2
blended	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 606	Interdisciplinary Collaboration	2
m.a. in music	MUS 605	History and Theory of Jazz	2
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 1 of 3	1
		counts toward the b.a.	11
		counts toward the m.a.	8
		semester total	16

The B.A. is complete at the end of this semester, at 120 units.

graduate year

m.a. third semester (fall b)

requirement	course	title	units
m.a. in music	MUS 602	Analysis of Musical Styles II	2
m.a. in music	MUS 630	Advanced Conducting	2
m.a. in music	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study	2
m.a. in music	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 2 of 3	1
		semester total	8

m.a. fourth semester (spring b)

requirement	course	title	units
m.a. in music	MUS 631	Teaching Music in Higher Education	2
m.a. in music	MUS 604	Sounding Justice	2
m.a. in music	MUS 661–668	Graduate Applied Study	2
m.a. in music	MUS 351–355, 360–369	Ensemble	1
m.a. in music	MUS 693	Capstone, 3 of 3	1
		semester total	8

The M.A. is complete at the end of this semester, at 32 units.

unit count

Counted from the semesters above. The blended units count once toward each degree.

category	units
music, major requirements and electives	50
general education	48
free elective / other	11
blended, counting toward both degrees	11
b.a. total	120
graduate coursework counting toward the m.a. alone	21
blended, counting toward both degrees	11
m.a. total	32
units taken across the five years	141