Bachelor of Music, major in Music Literature (5 years)
Bachelor of Music, major in Music Literature (5 years)
Identity
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Identity
The University of Santo Tomas, in pursuit of truth, guided by reason and illumined by faith, dedicates herself to the generation, advancement, and transmission of knowledge to form competent and compassionate professionals committed to the service of the Church, the nation, and the global community.
I am a Thomasian. I carry the SEAL of Thomasian education. I am a Servant leader, an Effective communicator and collaborator, an Analytical and creative thinker, and a Lifelong learner. With Christ at the center of my formation as a Thomasian, I am expected to demonstrate the following Thomasian Graduate Attributes (ThoGAs):
SERVANT LEADER
- Show leadership abilities to promote advocacies for life, freedom, justice, and solidarity in the service of the family, the local and global communities, the Church, and the environment.
- Implement relevant projects and activities that speak of Christian compassion to the poor and the marginalized in order to raise their quality of life.
- Show respect for the human person, regardless of race, religion, age, and gender.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR AND COLLABORATOR
- Express myself clearly, correctly, and confidently in various environments, contexts, and technologies of human interaction.
- Work productively with individuals or groups from diverse cultures and demographics.
- Show profound respect for individual differences and/or uniqueness as members of God’s creation.
ANALYTICAL AND CREATIVE THINKER
- Show judiciousness and resourcefulness in making personal and professional decisions.
- Engage in research undertakings that respond to societal issues.
- Express personal and professional insights through an ethical and evidence-based approach.
LIFELONG LEARNER
- Engage in reflective practice to ensure disciplinal relevance and professional development.
- Exhibit preparedness and interest for continuous upgrading of competencies required by the profession or area of specialization.
- Manifest fidelity to the teachings of Christ, mediated by the Catholic Church, in the continuous deepening of faith and spirituality in dealing with new life situations and challenges.
Competence
Commitment
Compassion
Becoming Part of the Program
Application Period: July to December of each year
Release of Results: January 28 of the following year
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Career Opportunities
Student Experience and Support
The Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy program provides not just theoretical input, but also practical applications of learned concepts and skills to best prepare students for the world of work. To do so, the program uses facilities such as laboratories for their learning experiences.
The University of Santo Tomas provides student services that cater to academic, spiritual, and wellness concerns of students. These support units are found in the different parts of the campus and can be accessed by Thomasians. When the University shifted to distance learning, the services also transitioned to online services to continue addressing the needs of Thomasians.
Program Curriculum
Effectivity: 2015-2016 under A.Y. 2017-2018
Year | First Term (August – December) | Second Term (January – May) | Special Term (June – July) |
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First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 1 | Applied Major I | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
APP-MIN | Applied Minor 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FIL 1 | Komunikasyon sa Akademikong Filipino | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENG 1 | Introduction to College English | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MUS-LIST 1 | Music Listening I | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
PHIST | Philippine History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
RUD 1 | Rudiments of Music | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SOL 1 | Solfeggio I | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
THY 1 | Contextualized Salvation History | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 1 | Applied Major I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
APP-MIN 2 | Applied Minor 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
ENG 2 | Reading and Thinking Skills for Academic Study | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 1 |
FIL 2 | Pagbasa at Pagsulat Tungo sa Pananaliksik | 3 | 0 | 3 | FIL 1 |
MUS-LIST 2 | Music Listening II | 1 | 0 | 1 | MUS-LIST 1 |
PGC | Philippine Government and Constitution | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
RUD 2 | Rudiments of Music | 3 | 0 | 3 | RUD 1 |
SOL 2 | Solfeggio II | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 1 |
THY 2 | Church and Sacraments | 3 | 0 | 3 | THY 1 |
TOTAL | 21 | 0 | 21 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 2 | Applied Major II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
APP-MIN 3 | Applied Minor 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
CTRPT 1 | Counterpoint 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | RUD 2 |
ENG 3 | Academic Writing Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 2 |
FRENCH 1 | French 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
HOM1 | History of Music I | 1 | 0 | 1 | MUS-LIST 2 |
L-ENS | Large Ensemble I 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
NS 201 | Biological Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHL 5 | Christian Ethics | 2 | 0 | 2 | THY 2 |
SOL 3 | Solfeggio III | 3 | 0 | 3 | SOL 3 |
THR 1 | Theory I | 2 | 0 | 2 | RUD 2 |
TOTAL | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 2 | Applied Major II 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
APP-MIN | Applied Minor 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
CTRPT 2 | Counterpoint II | 1 | 0 | 1 | CTRPT 1 |
ENG 4 | Oral Communication in Context | 3 | 0 | 3 | ENG 3 |
FRENCH 2 | French 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | FRENCH 1 |
HOM 2 | History of Music II | 3 | 0 | 3 | HOM 1 |
L-ENS | Large Ensemble I 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
NS 104 | Earth Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SCL 3 | The Social Teachings of the Church | 3 | 0 | 3 | PHL 5 |
SOL 4 | Solfeggio IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 3 |
THR 2 | Theory II | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR I |
TOTAL | 24 | 0 | 24 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 3 | Applied Major III | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
GERMAN 1 | German 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
HOM 3 | History of Music III | 2 | 0 | 2 | HOM 2 |
L-ENS | Large Ensemble II 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
LIT 101A | World Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MUS-ED 1 | Introduction to Music Education | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MUS-LIT 1 | Introduction to Musicology | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PHIL MUS | Philippine Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | MUS-LIST 2 |
RON-CL | Rondalla Class | 1 | 0 | 1 | RUD 2 |
SCL 9 | Marriage and Family | 3 | 0 | 3 | SCL 3 |
SOL 5 | Solfeggio V | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 4 |
THR 3 | Theory III | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR 2 |
TOTAL | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 3 | Applied Major III 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ASN MUS | Asian Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | PHIL MUS |
GERMAN 2 | German II | 2 | 0 | 2 | GERMAN 1 |
HUM 1 | Art, Man, and Society | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
L-ENS | Large Ensemble II 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
LIT 102A | Philippine Literatures | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MIDI-BAS | Midi Basics | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MUS-LIT 2 | Survey of Philippine Musicology | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PHL 2 | Logic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHIL-MLIT | Literature of the Philippine Music | 2 | 0 | 2 | PHIL MUS |
SOL 6 | Solfeggio VI | 2 | 0 | 2 | SOL 5 |
THR 4 | Theory IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | THR 3 |
TOTAL | 27 | 0 | 27 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 4 | Applied Major IV | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHM-MUS 1 | Chamber Music 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
FAA 1 | Forms and Analysis I | 3 | 0 | 3 | THR 4 |
LIT 103 | Survey of World Literature I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 101 | College Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MUS-ELE 1 | Elective I | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MUS-LIT 3 | Contemporary Approaches in Musicology | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PSY 1 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SAC MUS | Sacred Music 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | RUD 2 |
TOTAL | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 4 2 | Applied Major IV 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
CHM-MUS 2 | Chamber Music II | 1 | 0 | 1 | CHM-MUS 1 |
FAA 2 | Forms and Analysis II | 3 | 0 | 3 | FAA 1 |
MUS-ELE 2 | Elective II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MUS-LIT 4 | Music of Renaissance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
PSY 209 | Educational Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
SAC-MUS | Sacred Music 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | SAC MUS |
SYMP-LIT | Survey of Symphonic Literature | 2 | 0 | 2 | HOM 3 |
TOTAL | 16 | 0 | 16 |
First Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 5 | Applied Major V 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 600A | Statistics | 3 | 0 | 3 | MATH 101 |
MUS-CRI 1 | Music Criticism I | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MUS-ELE 3 | Elective III | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MUS-LIT 5 | Music of the Baroque | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MUS-LIT 7 | Music of the Romantic | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ORCH 1 | Orchestration 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 |
P-COMP 1 | Principles of Composition 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | THR 4 |
RC | Rizal Course | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
TOTAL | 17 | 0 | 17 |
Second Term
Abbreviation | Description | Lec. Hrs. | Lab. Hrs. | Units | Pre-Requisites |
APP-MAJ 5 | Applied Major V 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ETAR | Economics w/ Taxation and Agrarian Reform | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
P-COMP 2 | Principles of Composition 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P-COMP 1 |
P-COND 2 | Principles of Conducting 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | P-COND 1 |
MUS-ELE 3 | Elective III | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
THT-TECH | Theater Techniques | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
TOTAL | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Program Recognitions

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