CURRICULUM
Undergraduate Courses of Traditional Chinese Music Department
A four-year program
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Graduation Requirements
Get all credits stipulated and pass the graduation exam.
The graduation exam includes: a graduation project report has no less more than 3000 words and give a graduation concert.
Requirements of graduation concert: At least two works, one is traditional work and the other one is modern work relatively large size. The concert should not be less than 20 minutes.
Complete Aural Skills Level Five and English Level Two.
Course Structure and Credit Distribution (Not less than 155 credits)
Main courses of the major (Not less than 20 credits)
14 credits of main courses, 4 credits of minor instruments, 2 credits of piano.
Special Courses (Not less than 6 credits)
4 credits of Musicology, 2 credits of Traditional Instrument Acoustics.
Basic Courses of Subjects (Not less than 44 credits)
Direction of Musicology: 4 credits of Chinese Traditional Music Basis, 2 credits of Traditional Instruments Music, 2 credits of Songs of Han Ethnic Group, 2 credits of Chinese Opera, 2 credits of Chinese Ancient Musical History, 2 credits of History of Music In Modern China, 4 credits of Western Music History, no less than 2 credits of other elective courses.
Direction of Composition Technology and Theory: 8 credits of Sight Singing and Ear Training, 2 credits of Music Theory, 4 credits of Harmony①, 2 credits of Polyphony Analysis, 4 credits of Musical Form and Work Analysis, no less than 4 credits of other elective courses.
Public Foundation Courses (Not less than 50 credits) (Not Required for International Students)
Compulsory National Regulations and other Humanities and Social Sciences Category: 3 credits of Cultivation of Ethic Thought and Basis of Law, 2 credits of Modern and Contemporary Chinese History, 3 credits of Fundamental Principles of Marxism, 6 credits of Mao Zedong Thought and Introduction to Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, 4 credits of Physical Education, 16 credits for English, 2 credits of Art Introduction, 4 credits for Computer, 1 credit of Military Theory, 1 credit of Entrance Education, 2 credits of Government, no less than 6 credits of other elective courses.
Practice (No less than 29 credits)
No less than 28 credits of Major Practice: 2 credits of graduation concert, 12 credits of Instrumental Ensemble, 12 credits of Chamber Music and 2 credits of graduation project (paper).
Not less than 1 credit of Social Practice and 1 credit of that shall be Military Practice (Not Required for International Students).
6. No less than 6 credits of a course of lectures.
①Courses mentioned here like Harmony, Polyphony Analysis and Musical Form and Work Analysis are all belonging to B-class courses.
