Westfield State University Department of Music

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Music

Concentration in Music History
(72 credit hours)

Students enrolled in the Music History concentration must maintain a 3.0 GPA in all of their Music History coursework.

Requirements for Music Majors (54 Credits)

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Requirements for Music History Concentration
(18 Credits)

Three of the following courses:

MUSC 0300 Music in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (3)
MUSC 0301 Music in the Baroque and
Classical Eras (3)
MUSC 0302 Music in the Romantic Era (3)
MUSC 0303 Music in the Twentieth-Century (3)
MUSC 0304 American Music (3)
MUSC 0306 Advanced Jazz History (3)

Note:Each of the required 300-level music history seminars listed are in addition to the seminar required of all music majors in the General Requirements.

One of the following courses:

MUSC 0312 Form and Analysis (2)
MUSC 0205 Intro to Music Scholarship (1)

One of the following courses:

EGST 0101 Intro to Comparative and Ethnic Studies
SOCI 0200 Cultural Anthropology
ENGL 0240 Cultural Studies
ENGL 0276 Writing About the Arts
ENGL 0303 Persuasive Communication
ENGL 0347 Advanced Critical Writing
HIST 0209 19th Century Europe
HIST 0240 History of Russia II
HIST 0263 US Women's History
HIST 0264 African-American History
HIST 0277 Latin America Since 1800
PHIL 0217 Philosophy and Film

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