Our Programs
The School of Music offers a comprehensive and flexible education that supports students at every stage of their musical journey.
The Bachelor of Arts in Music provides a broad liberal arts foundation with opportunities to tailor studies toward performance, composition, or other music-related careers. At the graduate level, the Master of Music and Master of Arts programs foster advanced study and artistic development through close collaboration with expert faculty and individualized focus areas. A customizable minor further allows students across disciplines to engage with music in ways that align with their personal and professional goals.
Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Arts in Music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a liberal arts degree with music as the major area of study. The structure of the degree program offers students several avenues to pursue individual interests in music as preparation for careers in music or music-related fields.
Bachelor of Music: Concentration in Composition
The Bachelor of Music: Concentration in Composition degree provides training and preparation in scoring for games and film, and/or concert music composition leading to careers in the music industry and/or further graduate studies.
Bachelor of Music: Concentration in Instrumental Performance
The Bachelor of Music is an intensive curriculum for students wishing to study music for specific professional purposes or seeking professional levels of attainment in music.
Bachelor of Music: Concentration in Jazz/Ethnomusicology
Jazz/Ethnomusicology provides Music majors the tools to study, create, and teach responsibly from musical cultural perspectives that are not beholden to a Western European Classical tradition.
Bachelor of Music: Concentration in Music Teacher Preparation
The BM- Music Teacher Preparation concentration is a traditional professional preparation degree, preparing students for the single-subject credential in music, as well as primary and secondary school music teaching positions in the state of CA.
Minor in Music
The minor may be designed, in consultation with a music faculty advisor, to include other courses that more appropriately meet the particular goals and educational attainment in music of the individual student.
Graduate Programs
Master of Arts in Music
The Masters of Arts in Music program provides advanced study for students with highly developed interest and attainment in specific areas of music.
Master of Music
The Master of Music degree brings together advanced students and professional faculty in a high-level, collaborative environment. Private studio instruction is at the center of the performance, conducting and composition.