B.A (Music)

Course descriptions for B.A (Music)

LEVEL 100

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
PAS 101: Introduction to Music Theory and Composition
2
 PAS 104: Intermediate Course in Music Theory and Composition
2
PAS 103: Applied Music, Choral and Ensemble Work
2
 PAS 106: Applied Music and Choral Rehearsal
2
PAS 107: Basic Skills in Sight Reading and Aural Culture
2
 PAS 108: Advanced Sight Reading and Aural Culture
1
Cognate Courses
6
 Cognate Courses
6
ENG 105: Communicative Skills
3
 ENG 105: Communicative Skills
3
ASP: African Studies
2
 ASP: African Studies
1
IRC 101: Information Retrieval
1
 Inter-Faculty Courses
3
Total Credits
18
Total Credits
18

LEVEL 200

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
PAS 201: Music Theory and Composition: Melody Writing(core)
2
 PAS 209: Music Theory and Composition: Usage of Chords
2
PAS 203: Introductory Choral and Ensemble Work. (core)
2
 PAS 211: Introductory Choral and Ensemble Work, 
2
PAS 207: Basic Skills in Applied Music and Musicianship(core)
2
 PAS 216: History of Western and African
Musical Styles: 1850 - 2000
3
PAS 208: History of Western Musical Styles: 1600-1850(core)
3
 PAS 221: Applied Music and Musicianship—Intermediate Level
2
Subject B
6
 Subject B
6
Electives
Electives
PAS 219: Music in Christian Liturgy
3
 PAS 213: Popular Music and Dance in Ghana: Historical and Social Background
3
PAS 220: Music and Dance in African Traditional Religion and new religious movements
3
 PAS 218: Theory and Practice of Traditional African Music, Dance and Theatre
3
    PAS 222: Aural Culture : Form and Structure of Music
3
Total Credits
18
Total Credits
18

LEVEL 300

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
PAS 301: Music Theory and Composition: Introduction to Art Music Compositional Techniques.(core)
3
 PAS 309: Music Theory and Advanced Compositional Techniques
3
PAS 303: Choral Rehearsal: African and Western Works---Simple Pieces.
1
 PAS 323: Advanced Skills in Applied Music and Musicianship II
2
PAS 318: Advanced Skills in Applied Music and Musicianship I
2
 PAS 311: Choral Rehearsal: African and Western Works---Major Pieces.
1
PAS 319: Form and Structure in African Music
3
 PAS 324: Contemporary Usages of African Traditional Music
3
One or two courses in cognate Subject B
3/6
 PAS 399: Research Methods1
3
One or two courses in cognate Subject B
3/6
Electives
Electives
PAS 306: Introduction to Musicology
3
 PAS 325: Instrumental Resources and Repertoire/Conducting
3
PAS 308: African Dance Performance: Court Dance
3
 PAS 314: Aesthetic Evaluation of Selected Works of Ghanaian and Western Composers
3
PAS 320: Choral Repertoire and Conducting
3
 PAS 315: Field Work in Musicology
3
PAS 321: Introduction to Music Criticism and Aesthetics
3
 PAS 317: Production Participation: African and Western Dance Forms
3
PAS 322: Introduction to Popular Music Performance and Compositional Techniques: Highlife Music
3
 PAS 326: Introduction to Compositional and Performance Techniques of Popular Music from the Diaspora
3
Total Credits
15/18
Total Credits
15/18

LEVEL 400

First Semester
Second Semester
Courses
Credits
Courses
Credits
PAS 401: Music Theory and Composition: Twentieth Century Compositional Style.
3
 PAS 408: Music Theory and Composition: Extended Western and African Art Music Composition.
3
PAS 402: Advanced Choral and Ensemble Work: Contemporary African and Western Pieces.
3
 PAS 409: Choral and Ensemble Work: Music and Dance of Africans in the Diaspora.
3
PAS 415: Applied Music and Musicianship: Advance Level
3
 PAS 419: Applied Music and Musicianship: Public Performance
3
One or two courses in cognate Subject B
3/6
 One or two courses in cognate Subject B
3/6
Electives
Electives
PAS 404: Theatre and Development
3
 PAS 405: Theatre Management
3
PAS 406: Dance Production
3
 PAS 413: Advance Study of Compositional and Performance Techniques: Popular Music from the Diaspora
3
PAS 416: Advanced Study of Compositional and Performance Techniques of Highlife Music
3
 PAS 420: African Music in the Diaspora
3
PAS 417: Music in World Cultures
3
 PAS 421: Perspectives in Church Music
3
PAS 418: Extensive Study of Ghanaian Traditional Music
3
 PAS 422: Seminar in Music Education
3
 
PAS 499: Project Work
3
Total Credits
18
Total Credits
18

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