Bachelor of Music in Worship Leadership
The Bachelor of Music in Worship Leadership degree is designed to prepare graduates for successful careers as worship pastors, ministers of music, music media and technology ministers, or Christian artists and performers.
Every music major will be enrolled in an ensemble every semester they are enrolled at BUF. Every music major will be enrolled in MUS 101 Recital Lab every semester they are enrolled in an applied lesson. Every music major will be enrolled in a piano class or private lesson every semester until they pass piano proficiencies.
General Education Foundation
Communications
| ENG 151 | Introduction to College Composition | 3 |
| ENG 152 | Intermediate College Composition | 3 |
| COM 200 | Introduction to Speech Communicat ion | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Humanities/Fine Arts
| Met through Ensembles | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Literature
Choose one of the following:
| ENG 221 | Survey of World Literature | 3 |
| ENG 222 | Survey of American Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 226 | Survey of American Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 223 | Survey of British Literature I | 3 |
| ENG 227 | Survey of British Literature II | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Survey of Christian Literature | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Mathematics
| MA 130 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
History
| MH 403 | Music History and Literature-Anti- quity to Baroque | 3 |
| MH 404 | Music History and Literature-Classi cal to Twentieth Century | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Science
| SCI 201 | Introduction to Biological Science | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Psychology
| PSY 201 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Technology
Choose one of the following:
| MU 202 | Basic Technology for Worship Ministry | 3 |
| MUE 360F | Technology for the Music Classroom K-12 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Biblical/Theological Foundation
Requirements
| BF 101 | Old Testament Survey | 3 |
| BF 103 | New Testament Survey | 3 |
| SF 101 | Spiritual Formation | 3 |
| EV 201 | Personal Evangelism | 3 |
| MI 202 | Introduction to Christian Missions | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Major Specific Coursework
Music Theory
| MT 101 | Elementary Harmony | 3 |
| MT 102 | Intermediate Harmony | 3 |
| MT 103 | Sight Singing and Ear Training I | 1 |
| MT 104 | Sight Singing and Ear Training II | 1 |
| MT 201 | Advanced Harmony I | 3 |
| MT 202 | Advanced Harmony II | 3 |
| MT 203 | Sight Singing and Ear Training III | 1 |
| MT 204 | Sight Singing and Ear Training IV | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Conducting
| MC 210 | Basic Conducting | 3 |
| MC 310 | Advanced Choral Conducting and Literature | 3 |
| MC 410 | Advanced Instrumental Conducting and Literature | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Music History
| MH 201 | Music Literature | 2 |
| MH 403 | Music History and Literature-Anti- quity to Baroque | 3 |
| MH 404 | Music History and Literature-Classi cal to Twentieth Century | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Applied Music
| Applied Principal – Guitar, Organ, Piano, Voice, Instrumental – (3 hours must be upper level) | 8 |
| Applied Secondary – Piano or Voice | 4 |
| Upper Level Applied Course (choose one course related to principal) | |
| MUS 101 | Recital Lab | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
MUS 101: Every semester enrolled as music major.
Ensembles
ME
| Music Ensembles – according to principal** | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Worship Concentration Core
| MU 300 | Foundations for Worship | 3 |
| MU 404 | Worship Leadership Practice | 3 |
| MU 208 | Worship Team & Rhythm Section Leadership | 3 |
| MU 402 | Advanced Technology for Worship Ministry | 3 |
| MV 411 | Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Worship Concentration Electives
Choose four of the following:
| MG 215 | Guitar for Contemporary Worship | 2 |
| MU 401 | Use of the Arts in Worship | 2 |
| MT 405 | Orchestration | 2 |
| MU 409 | Song Writing and Choral Arranging | 2 |
| MH 302 | World Music Cultures and Missions | 2 |
| MU 207 | Worship Ministry Field Study | 2 |
| MUS 150V | Applied Music-Voice | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
MUS 150V: Required for the student whose principal or secondary is not voice.
Field Experiences
| MU 203 | Worship Ministry Practicum I | 1 |
| MU 204 | Worship Ministry Practicum II | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Summative Experiences
| MU 415 | Field Experience Practicum | 2 |
| MU 420 | Senior Recital Project | 0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 |
Total Credit Hours: 120
MH 403, MH 404, and MUS 150V: Hours counted in General Education and in total
**3 hours of ensemble are counted in General Education and in total