Music Theory
ACADEMIC MAP (Effective Summer 2024 and after)
*Please Note: Face-to-face/in-person instruction of this program is available ONLY at the main campus in Tallahassee, FL. This program is NOT available via Online/Distance Learning.*
This map is a term-by-term sample course schedule. The milestones listed to the right of each term are designed to keep you on course to graduate in four years. The Sample Schedule serves as a general guideline to help you build a full schedule each term. The General Education and Elective courses must be selected to satisfy all area and diversity requirements unless your program meets these requirements with major courses. Milestones are courses and special requirements necessary for timely progress to complete a major. Missing milestones will result in one of two types of map registration stops. The first level (Degree Map Off-track) is placed following grade posting if the student has missed a milestone (course and/or GPA) for the first time in the major. If a student is in non-compliance with milestones for two (2) consecutive semesters (excluding summers), a Major Change Required stop is placed on the student's registration.
Admission to this program of study requires a successful audition on an appropriate instrument or voice.
Formal admission to the BM Theory major is contingent upon:
1) completion of lower division theory requirements with a B average or higher,
2) submission of a writing sample (short paper on a music history, literature, or analysis topic) prior to end of junior year, and
3) majority approval of the theory faculty.
Mapping Coordinator: Dr. Joanna Hunt
Email: jchunt@fsu.edu
Sample Schedule and Required Milestones by Term
Sample Schedule: Term 1 hrs |
ENC1101 Freshman Composition3 |
1st GE Core Mathematics3 |
MVK1111A Class Piano 1 |
MUN2XXX Ensemble1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT1111 Basic Theory I3 |
MUT1241L Sight Singing I1 |
MV_131X Applied Music 2 |
Required Milestones: Term 1 |
Complete ENC1101 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Sample Schedule: Term 2 hrs |
ENC2135 Research, Genre, and Context 3 |
2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics3 |
GE Ethics 3 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT1112 Basic Theory II3 |
MUT1242L Sight Singing II1 |
MVK1111B Class Piano 1 |
MV_131X Applied Music 2 |
Required Milestones: Term 2 |
Complete ENC2135 ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete 1st GE Mathematics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Sample Schedule: Term 3 hrs |
GE Core Natural Science w/ Lab4 |
MUL2110 Survey of Music Literature or MUH2512 Music Cultures of the World2 |
MUN2XXX Ensemble1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT2116 Basic Theory III3 |
MUT2246L Sight Singing III1 |
MVK2121A Class Piano 1 |
MV_232X Applied Music 2 |
Required Milestones: Term 3 |
Complete 2nd GE Mathematics or Statistics course ( ≥ C minus ) |
Complete MUT1111 |
Complete MUT1241L |
Sample Schedule: Term 4 hrs |
Foreign Language (1120)4 |
MUL2110 Survey of Music Literature or MUH2512 Music Cultures of the World2 |
MUN2XXX Ensemble1 |
MUS2360 Introduction to Music Technology1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT2117 Basic Theory IV3 |
MUT2247L Sight Singing IV1 |
MVK2121B Class Piano 1 |
MV_232X Applied Music 2 |
Required Milestones: Term 4 |
Complete MUT1112 |
Complete MUT1242L |
Complete at least second semester of MUS1010 |
Sample Schedule: Term 5 hrs |
Foreign Language (1121)4 |
GE Natural Science course3 |
MUH3211 Survey of Music History I3 |
MUN4XXX Ensemble1 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUT3421 18th-Century Counterpoint 2 |
MVK3131A Class Piano 1 |
MV_333X Applied Music 2 |
Required Milestones: Term 5 |
Complete MUL2110 |
Civic Literacy requirement |
Sample Schedule: Term 6 hrs |
Foreign Language (2000 level)4 |
MUH3212 Survey of Music History II3 |
MUS1010 Student Recital Attendance0 |
MUG3104 Conducting1 |
MUT3280 Post Tonal Aural Skills2 |
MVK3131B Class Piano 1 |
MV_333_ Applied Music 2 |
MUN4XXX Ensemble1 |
Required Milestones: Term 6 |
Request progress check in the College of Music |
Sample Schedule: Term 7 hrs |
MUN4XXX Ensemble1 |
MUTXXXX3 |
MUTXXXX3 |
MV_434_ Applied Music 2 |
GE Elective3 |
GE Social Science (SIP)3 |
Required Milestones: Term 7 |
(no milestones) |
Sample Schedule: Term 8 hrs |
MUTXXXX3 |
MUC4103 Composition or MUS3541 Digital Synthesis2-3 |
MUS4970 Senior Thesis 2 |
MUTXXXX3 |
MV_434_ Applied Music 2 |
GE Requirement 3 |
Required Milestones: Term 8 |
Apply for Graduation in 1st two weeks |
Employment Information
Representative Job Titles Related to this Major: Researcher, Scholarly Author, Teacher of Music Theory
Representative Employers: Junior Colleges, Some Historical Societies, Colleges, Universities, Conservatories.
International Opportunities: International study is available for all students and may include opportunities for internships or taking course work towards various majors and minors. International study may have an impact on the MAP; therefore, it is important to consult with the academic advisor before participating. Interested students can find information about international study, research, internships, and service opportunities at: global.fsu.edu/undergraduate-students/going-abroad.
This Map is not a contract, either expressed or implied, between the University and the student, but represents a flexible program of the current curriculum which may be altered from time to time to carry out the academic objectives of the University. The University specifically reserves the right to change, delete or add to any Map at any time within the student’s period of study at the University.
View Music Theory Program Guide