Vanguard University of Southern California

 

 Music and Worship Arts Major*

Core Requirements sixty-six units
Lower Division Thirty-seven units
CFST 101 Intro to Formation/Discipleship 2 units
THEA 102 Acting for Non-Majors 3 units
MUSC 105A* Class Piano I 1 unit
MUSC 105B* Class Piano II 1 unit
MUSC 106 Basic Musicianship II 3 units
MUSC 114 A, B Recital Attendance 0 units
MUSC 131 Music Theory I 3 units
MUSC 132 Aural Theory I 1 unit
MUSC 136 Music Theory II 3 units
MUSC 137 Aural Theory II 1 unit
MUSC 220 Introduction to MIDI 1 unit
BINT 270 Research Methods/Study of Scripture 3 units
COMM 255 Christianity and Ethics in Media 3 units
COMM 272 Digital Technologies 3 units
                
Applied Music:           
Four semesters in Guitar, Piano, or Voice (1 unit each)    4 units
MUSC 214 A, B Recital Attendance 0 units
             
Ensemble:      4 units
MUSC 200, 240, 241, or 250         
                   
Choose 1 of the following courses:       1 unit
THEA 206 Crew  
THEA 221 Theatrical Performance I  
                    
 Participation in department recitals during the semester and performance before a jury at the end of the semester are required in each Applied Music course.
                                 
Upper Division        Twenty-nine units
Ensemble:      2 units
MUSC 300, 240, 241, 350                 2 units
                                      
Applied Music:      2 units
Two semesters in Guitar, Piano, or Voice (1 unit each) 2 units
MUSC 314 A, B Recital Attendance 0 units
                                       
PLST 310 Intro to Christian Leadership 2 units
PLST 314 Intro to Preaching and Teaching 2 units
MUSC 326 Music History and Literature II 3 units
MUSC 331 Conducting 3 units
MUSC 309 Foundations of Worship 3 units
MUSC/PLST 406C Music and Worship 3 units
MUSC 408 Church Music Administration 3 units
MUSC 411 Creative Worship in the Contemporary Church 2 units
MUSC 450 Church Music Internship (two semesters) 2 units
MUSC 499C Faith, Life, and Worship Arts, with Seminar 2 units
                                                               

 *If the main instrument of emphasis chosen by the student is piano, two units of private instruction in voice will be required as substitution for Class Piano I and II. 

In addition to the core curriculum above, students will select either Art, Communication, Theatre, TV/Film, or Worship Leadership emphasis.  Courses taken in the music major core do not meet emphasis requirement.

Art Emphasis*

Total units in Art Emphasis     11 units
ART 252C History and Appreciation of Art 3 units
                           
Choose 1 of the following courses:               3 units 
ART 256 Drawing and Rendering      
ART 275 Drawing and Painting      
                 
COMM 222 Photography 4 units
ART 290 Art Practice 1 unit

 

Communication Emphasis*

Total units in Communication Emphasis    11 units
COMM 222 Photography 4 units
COMM 333 Small Group Leadership 3 units
                           
Choose 1 of the following courses:               3 units 
ENGL 350 Creative      
ENGL/THEA 360 Dramatic Literature: Script Analysis      
                 
Choose 1 of the following courses:           
COMM 115/315 Intercollegiate Forensics: Individual 1 unit
COMM 116/319 Intercollegiate Forensics: Debate      
COMM 119/319 Publications: Newspaper     

 

Theatre Emphasis*

Total units in Theatre Emphasis    12 units
Choose 1 of the following courses:      2 units
THEA 106 Beginning Set Construction     
THEA 110 Beginning Costume Construction      
                           
Choose 1 of the following courses:               1 unit 
THEA 132A Theatrical Performance I      
THEA 206 Crew      
                 
THEA 200C Intro to Theatre 3 units
COMM 333 Small Group Leadership 3 units
THEA 350 Stage Management 3 units

 

TV/Film Emphasis*

Total units in TV/Film Emphasis    13 units
COMM 271 Audio Techniques in Production 4 units
COMM 320 Advanced MIDI 2 units
COMM 333 Small Group Leadership 3 units
                           
Choose 1 of the following courses:               4 units 
COMM 332 Digital Video Production      
COMM 354 News, Sports, and Media Broadcasting        
COMM 482 The Recording Studio in Production       

 

Worship Leadership Emphasis*

Total units in Worship Leadership Emphasis     11 units
Choose 1 of the following courses    3 units
OT 310 Psalms      
MUSC 328 Hymnody       
                
Choose 1 of the following courses:               2 units
ICST 272 Theology of Church Mission       
PLST 312 Into to Pastoral Care      
                
MUSC 332 Advanced Conducting 3 units
MUSC 451 Worship Leader Internship (two semesters) 2 units
PLST 420 Disciplines of the Spiritual Life 3 units

 

* This information is provided for ease of use, however it is not the official record. See the academic catalog for official course descriptions and requirements, or contact the  Department of Music Information shown here reflects the 2009-2010 academic catalog.