Program Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a liberal arts degree with a breadth of general studies in English, math, humanities, natural sciences, history, social and behavioral sciences and fine arts. Combined with courses in music theory, music history and literature, ensembles and applied studies, this curriculum provides a strong foundation that when innovatively integrated with 25 course credits of the student's choosing, allows the flexibility to creatively design a personalized degree program. Students in this major have the ability to create a curriculum tailored to their strengths and career interests that can focus on traditional music, contemporary-commercial music, their own musical compositions or an interdisciplinary program of study, designed by the student.

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What to Do with a Major?

All CMU baccalaureate graduates are expected to demonstrate proficiency in specialized knowledge/applied learning, quantitative fluency, communication fluency, critical thinking, personal and social responsibility, and information literacy. In addition to these campus-wide student learning outcomes, graduates of this major will be able to: