Entry Requirements
Entry into the B.A. degree in Music at the University is via two modes UTME and Direct. UTME admission is based on the University’s minimum entry requirement. No additional requirements are needed for music.
Holders of NCE or OND in Music are admitted through direct entry. They join the programme in year two.
The Courses and Their Codes
The Courses offered in the programme are codified as follows:
Middle Codes Subject
0 Acoustic and Music Technology
1 Music Rudiments and theory
Harmony and Counterpoint.
2 History, Form Style and Literature of Western Music
3 Ethnomusicology, African, Nigerian regional, Culture theoretical Studies
4 Practical musicianship of Western, African, and other World
Cultures.
5 Specialization – stress area/elective courses.
6 Other related courses.
COURSE OUTLINE
YEAR ONE: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 100 Music as an Art and Science 2
MUS 110 Rudiments of Music 2
MUS 112 Musicianship Studies I 2
MUS 130 African Music Studies I 2
MUS 140 Keyboard Studies I 2
MUS 142 Individual Performance Studies 2
MUS 144 Ensemble Studies I 2
General Studies Courses
GS 101 Use of English I 1
GS 103 Logic and Philosophy 2
GS 107 Nigerian Peoples and Culture 2
GS 108 Basic Igbo Studies I 1
Total 20
YEAR ONE: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 111 Tonal Harmony I 2
MUS 113 Musicianship Studies II 2
MUS 121 Music History: Antiquity to 1400
Emphasis on Medieval Style and
Development 2
MUS 131 African Music Studies II 2
MUS 141 Keyboard Studies II 2
MUS 143 Individual Performance Studies II 2
MUS 145 Ensemble Studies II 2
General Studies Courses
GS 102 Use of English II 1
GS 104 History and Philosophy of Science 2
GS 109 Basic Igbo Studies II 1
Borrowed Course
ENT 101 Entrepreneurial Studies 0
Total 18
YEAR TWO: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 210 Tonal Harmony II 2
MUS 212 Musicianship Studies III 2
MUS 220 Western Music History:
(The Renaissance 1400 – 1600) 2
MUS 230 African Music Studies III 2
MUS 240 Keyboard Studies III 2
MUS 242 Individual Performance Studies III 2
MUS 244 Ensemble Studies III 2
General Studies Courses
CSC 101 Computer Programming I 2
Borrowed Course
LAW 335 Intellectual Property Law I 3
ENT 200 Entrepreneurial Studies 0
Total 19
YEAR TWO: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 211 Tonal Harmony III 2
MUS 213 Musicianship Studies IV 2
MUS 220 Western Music History:
The Baroque Period (1600–1750) 2
MUS 231 African Music Studies IV 2
MUS 241 Keyboard Studies IV 2
MUS 243 Individual Performance Studies IV 2
MUS 245 Ensemble Studies IV 2
General Studies Courses
CSC 102 Computer Programming II 2
Borrowed Course
LAW 336 Intellectual Property Law II 3
ENT 200 Entrepreneurial Studies 0
Total 19
YEAR THREE – FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 310 Tonal Counterpoint and Further Harmony I 2
MUS 312 Orchestration 2
MUS 314 Musicianship Studies V 2
MUS 320 Music History: Classical Period (1750 -1800) 2
MUS 330 African Music Studies V 2
MUS 332 Music of other World Cultures 2
MUS 340 Keyboard Studies V 2
MUS 342 Individual Performance Studies V 2
MUS 344 Ensemble Studies V 2
MUS 360 Choral Studies, Conducting and Perf. Mgt. 2
MUS 362 Research Methods and Procedures I 2
Total 22
YEAR THREE – SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 301 Music Technology I 2
MUS 311 Strict Counterpoint and Further Harmony 2
MUS 313 Composition 2
MUS 315 Musicianship Studies II 2
MUS 321 Music History: The Romantic Age
(1800 – 1900) 2
MUS 331 African Music Studies VI 2
MUS 341 Keyboard Studies VI 2
MUS 343 Individual Performance Studies VI 2
MUS 345 Ensemble Studies VI 2
MUS 361 Choral Studies, Conducting and Perf. Mgt. II 2
MUS 363 Research Methods and Procedures II 2
Total 22
YEAR FOUR: FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 400 Introduction to Musical Acoustics 2
MUS 410 Fugue 2
MUS 420 History of Music: The Period of
Impression (1880 – 1918) 2
MUS 430 African Music Advanced Topics I 2
MUS 442 Individual Performance Studies VII 2
MUS 444 Ensemble Studies VII 2
MUS 462 Choral Studies, Conducting and Perf. Mgt. III 2
MUS 466 School Music Methods I 2
Departmental Elective Course
MUS 450 Stress Area Studies I (Project) 2
Total 19
YEAR FOUR: SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code Title Credits
Departmental Courses
MUS 401 Music Technology II 2
MUS 411 Modern Compositional Techniques 2
MUS 431 African Music Advanced Topics II 2
MUS 443 Individual Performance Studies VIII 2
MUS 445 Ensemble Studies VIII 2
MUS 463 Choral Studies, Conducting and Performance
Management IV 2
MUS 467 School Music Methods II 2
Departmental Elective Course
MUS 451 Stress Area Studies II (Project) 4
Total 18