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