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Bachelor's

BMus in Performance

University of Illinois Chicago College of Architecture, Design, and the Arts 53 courses

About This Program

Degree Requirements—Bachelor of Music a MUS 104 Ear Training II 1 To earn a Bachelor of Music in Performance degree from UIC, students need to complete university, college, and school degree requirements.

Degree Requirements

Additional General Education Core courses from any category

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 330 Advanced Topics in Music History and Ethnomusicology 3

Program Requirements

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 101 Music Theory I 3
MUS 102 Music Theory II 3
MUS 103 Ear Training I 1
MUS 153 University Choir 1
MUS 157 University Orchestras 1
MUS 159 Jazz Ensemble 1
Total Program Requirements 77-79 credits

Ensemble Requirement: Select two of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 152 Instrumental Ensembles 1
MUS 154 Chamber Choir 1
MUS 155 Treble Choir 1
MUS 160 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUS 156 Pep Band 1

Select eight hours from the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 180 Private Instrumental Lessons 2
MUS 182 Private Voice Lessons 2

Select six hours from the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 280 Advanced Private Instrumental Lessons 3
MUS 282 Advanced Private Voice Lessons 3

UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar: Required Course

Code Course Title Credits
DLG 120 UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar 1
Total UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar: Required Course 3 credits

General Education Requirements

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 160 Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts 3
ENGL 161 Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research 3
BLST 100 Introduction to Black Studies 3
Total General Education Requirements 24 credits

Program Requirements

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 101 Music Theory I 3
MUS 102 Music Theory II 3
MUS 103 Ear Training I 1
MUS 104 Ear Training II 1
MUS 110 Convocation/Recital 0
MUS 201 Theory of Music III 3
MUS 202 Theory of Music IV 3
MUS 203 Ear Training III 1
MUS 204 Ear Training IV 1
MUS 170 Keyboard Skills I 2
MUS 171 Keyboard Skills II 2
MUS 108 Jazz Fundamentals 3
MUS 223 Music Technology 3
MUS 114 Jazz History 3
BLST 262 Black Cultural Studies 3
MUS 232 History of Western Music III: Music from Romanticism through the Present 3
MUS 106 Jazz Improvisation I 3
MUS 120 Jazz Improvisation II 3
MUS 227 Music Cultures of the World 3
MUS 111 Master Class in Performance 0
MUS 221 Jazz Improvisation III 3
MUS 310 Jazz Theory and Keyboard 3
MUS 312 Jazz Arranging I 3
MUS 313 Jazz Arranging II 3
MUS 314 Advanced Topics in Jazz History and Analysis 3
MUS 323 Digital Music Engraving 3
MUS 160 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
Total Program Requirements 86-88 credits

Small Jazz Ensemble (for at least two semesters) g

Select one of the following for at least two semesters:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 150 Vocal Jazz Ensemble 1
MUS 159 Jazz Ensemble 1

Select one of the following for two semesters:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 150 Vocal Jazz Ensemble 1
MUS 159 Jazz Ensemble 1
MUS 160 Small Jazz Ensemble 1
MUS 156 Pep Band 1

Select 12 hours of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 180 Private Instrumental Lessons 2
MUS 182 Private Voice Lessons 2

Select 6 hours of the following:

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 280 Advanced Private Instrumental Lessons 3
MUS 282 Advanced Private Voice Lessons 3

Electives: Electives to reach total hours

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 111 Master Class in Performance 0
Total Electives: Electives to reach total hours 3 credits

Master Class in Performance (4 of 4)

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 120 Jazz Improvisation II 3
MUS 180 Private Instrumental Lessons 2

Private Instrumental Lessons (4 of 6)

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 182 Private Voice Lessons 2

Required Course

Code Course Title Credits
MUS 150 or MUS 159 Vocal Jazz Ensemble or Jazz Ensemble 1
DLG 120 UIC First-Year Dialogue Seminar 1
Total Required Course 1 credits

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