One course meets the International component of the Perspectives on Diversity Requirement, MUS 161. One course meets the Domestic component of the Perspectives on Diversity Requirement, MUS 353.The Department also offers Earlham Seminars.
The Earlham Music Department offers two majors:
To earn a major in Music Studies, students must successfully complete 41 hours of course work as follows:
Theory and Musicianship (9 credit hours)
Musicology (15 credit hours)
At least one course emphasizing each of these three broad repertoires is required of all music majors. In some cases a single course will count for two of these.
Applied (11 credit hours)
Credits in Visual Arts, Theatre or Film (3 credit hours)
Capstone Project (3 credit hours)
To earn a major in Music, students must successfully complete 50-51 hours of course work as follows. In addition to the requirements of the Music Studies Major, the Music Major will require the following, based on area of concentration
Composition
Computer Music
Conducting
Ethnomusicology
Historical Musicology
Music Education
Music Therapy
Performance
To earn a minor in Music, students must successfully complete 19 credit hours as follows: