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Students must complete a minimum of 180 credits, of which 90 must be taken in departments other than the School of Music, including the <strong>Language Skills</strong>, <strong>Reasoning and Writing in Context</strong>, and <strong>Areas of Inquiry</strong>聽requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences. Music majors are required to earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in each music course (core and elective) that is to count toward music degree requirements. A GPA of 2.5 in music is required for graduation. <a href="/ba-ethnomusicology"><strong>Learn More</strong></a>聽</p> <p><span><strong>Admission </strong>to the Ethnomusicology Program聽</span><span>requires an application</span><span>, in part because it includes a capstone project with one-on-one faculty supervision. Applications are reviewed when received, and may be submitted at any time during Autumn, Winter, or Spring quarter.</span></p> <p>Students interested in applying to the Ethnomusicology BA should send an email to the current chair of the Ethnomusicology Program with the following information:</p> <ol> <li>UW Transcript (may be unofficial) that demonstrates the following:</p> <ul> <li>The student will have a minimum grade of 3.0 in either Music 251, 252, or another approved course in Ethnomusicology,</li> <li>A minimum grade of 2.0 in each MUSIC course taken,</li> <li>A minimum 2.5 GPA</li> </ul> </li> <li>Statement of Purpose <ul> <li>The student will submit a statement of purpose (250-500 words in length) explaining their interest in Ethnomusicology and why the Ethnomusicology BA is a good major in which to pursue that interest.聽</li> <li>If a student has already developed a capstone project topic and/or faculty advisor, they may discuss that in the statement of purpose. This step is not required for a successful application.</li> </ul> </li> </ol> <div id="x_x_mail-editor-reference-message-container"><span style="font-family: 'Encode Sans Compressed Regular', 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.875rem; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Courses</span></div> <ul> <li><strong>Pre-Core</strong></li> <ul> <li>MUSIC 113 & 119: Beginning Ear Training (1), Theory (3) <em>Autumn</em> (9 credits)</li> </ul> <li><strong>Ethnomusicology Core</strong></li> <ul> <li>MUSIC 201, 204: First-Year Theory and Ear Training (3, 1) <em>Winter </em>(4 credits)</li> <li>MUSIC 202, 205: First-Year Theory and Ear Training (3, 1) <em>Spring</em> (4 credits)</li> <li>MUSIC 203, 206: First-Year Theory and Ear Training (3, 1) <em>Autumn</em> (4 credits)</li> <li>MUSIC 251:聽<span>Music Cultures of the World: The Americas (5 credits)</span></li> <li>MUSIC 252:聽<span>Music Cultures of the World (Near East, Central Asia, Far East, South and Southeast Asia, Indonesia, and the Philippines)聽(5 credits)</span></li> <li>MUSAP/MUEN 389: World Music (6-12 credits)</li> <li>MUSIC 499: Independent Study (5 credits) <ul> <li>The capstone project will be planned in consultation with a faculty supervisor the student chooses to work with, pending that faculty member鈥檚 availability, and聽may take a variety of forms, including a research paper, a performance-oriented project, or other form.聽聽</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem;">TOTAL CORE CREDITS: 33-39</strong></p> <ul> <ul></ul> <li><strong>Ethnomusicology Electives</strong></li> <ul> <li>Three 400-level courses selected from: MUSIC 439, 440, 442,聽428, 433,聽445, 446, 480, or MUSED 452 (9-15 credits)</li> </ul> <li><strong>Sociocultural Anthropology Electives</strong></li> <ul> <li>One course selected from: ANTH 204, 208, 228 (3 credits)</li> </ul> <li><strong>Interdisciplinary Electives</strong></li> <ul> <li>Two 300- or 400-level courses selected from: Music (History, Theory, Education); Anthropology; History; Area Studies; English; Comparative Literature; Sociology; Dance; Drama; Philosophy; American Ethnic Studies; Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies (6-10 credits)</li> </ul> </ul> <p><strong>TOTAL MAJOR CREDITS: 51-67</strong></p> <p><strong>Non-Music Coursework</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Language Skills</strong> = 5 cr. English Composition; 5 cr. Foreign Language (third quarter)</li> <li><strong>Reasoning and Writing in Context</strong> = 5 cr. Reasoning; 10 cr. Writing course</li> <li><strong>Areas of Inquiry</strong>聽- 75 credits total (of which 15 cr. of major dept. prefix can count but not toward 90 non-Music)</li> <li><strong>A&H</strong>聽- Arts and Humanities = 20 cr.;<strong> SSc</strong>- Social Sciences = 20 cr.; <strong>NSc</strong>聽- Natural Sciences= 20 cr.</li> </ul> <p><strong>TOTAL NON-MUSIC CREDITS: 90</strong></p> <p>See the Degree Program Sheet below for a checklist of course requirements.</p> <p><a href="/sites/music/files/documents/ba_ethno_jan_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bachelor of Arts - Ethnomusicology Degree Program Sheet (PDF)聽</a></p> <p><span>See the Sample Course Sequence Sheets below for possible degree course plans</span></p> <p><span><a href="/sites/music/files/documents/sample_ba_ethno_2-year.pdf">Bachelor of Arts Ethnomusicology Sample 2 Year Course Sequence</a> </span></p> <p><a href="/sites/music/files/documents/ba_ethno_sample_4_year.pdf">Bachelor of Arts Ethnomusicology Sample 4 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