Bachelor of Arts in Music- Details

Bachelor in Music/Ethnomusicology (BMus) is a four years courses offered by Kathmandu University.

Completion of a 10+2 or equivalent, with a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.5 out of 4.0 or an equivalent of 50 percent marks.

First Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 011	Music Theory and Notation	2
MUSC 012	Practical Music I	8
MUSC 013	Introduction to Ethnomusicology	2
MUSC 111 OR MUSC 112	English I OR Nepali I (For foreign students Only)	3

Second Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 021	Study Skills	2
MUSC 043	Advanced Music Theory	2
MUSC 022	Practical Music II	8
MUSC 121 OR MUSC 122	English II OR Nepali II (For foreign students Only)	3

Third Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 031	Music and Society	2
MUSC 032	Practical Music III	6
MUSC 051	Music of South Asia I: Great Traditions	2
MUSC 133	South Asian Civilisation I	2
MUSC 131 OR MUSC 132	English III OR Nepali III (For foreign students Only)	3

Fourth Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 042	Practical Music IV	6
MUSC 061	Music of South Asia II: Local Traditions	2
MUSC 053	Aural Training I	2
MUSC 143	South Asian Civilization II	2
MUSC 141 OR MUSC 142	English IV OR Nepali IV (For foreign students Only)	3

Fifth Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 054	Music of Nepal I: Kathmandu Valley	2
MUSC 063	Aural Training II	2
MUSC 052	Practical Music V	6
MUSC 134	Sociology and Anthropology: Introduction	2
MUSC 151 OR MUSC 152	English V OR Nepali V (For foreign students Only)	3

Sixth Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 044	World Music I: Introduction	2
MUSC 083	Aural Training II	2
MUSC 062	Practical Music VI	6
MUSC 064	Music of Nepal II: Music of the hills & other areas	2
MUSC 161 OR MUSC 162	English VI OR Nepali VI (For foreign students Only)	3

Seventh Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 171	Anthropology & Sociology of Nepal I	2
MUSC 074	World Music II: European Folk Music, Middle East, Central Asia	2
MUSC 071	Classical Western Music I: Greece, Rome, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque	2
MUSC 023	Sound Recording and Amplification	3

Eighth Semester

Course Code	Subject	Total Credit Hour
MUSC 072	Practical Music VII	6
MUSC 181	Anthropology & Sociology of Nepal II	2
MUSC 081	Classic Western Music II: Classical, Romantic, Modern	2
MUSC 073	Audio Studio Technique	3
MUSC 082	Practical Music VIII	6
MUSC 084	World Music III: Africa, America, South East, and Far East Asia	2

Hattiban, Lalitpur