The Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BS) degrees in Music are primarily for students who want a broad liberal arts education while majoring in music. They typically involve approximately two or three years of music coursework. With the exception of Music Technology, students can be admitted to these majors without audition or portfolio submission. Through these programs, our faculty produce well-rounded, skilled scholars and performers who are flexible leaders with global perspectives and great people skills who become cultural influencers and entrepreneurs.

Concentrations

• Applied Music: Piano (BA/BS)
• Applied Music: Voice (BA recommended)
• General Music (BA/BS)
• Music History and Culture (BA recommended)
• Music Technology (BS recommended)
• Music Theory (BA recommended)

For specific program admission requirements, please visit the program's website.

Learning Outcomes for:

Bachelor of Arts in Music (General, History and Culture, Theory, Popular Music Studies, Applied Voice)
Bachelor of Science in Music (General, Music Technology, Popular Music Studies, Applied Voice) 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• General Studies: The ability to think, speak, and write clearly and effectively, and to communicate with precision, cogency, and rhetorical force.
• General Studies: An informed acquaintance with the mathematical and experimental methods of the physical and biological sciences; with the main forms of analysis and the historical and quantitative techniques needed for investigating the workings and developments of modern society.
• General Studies: An ability to address culture and history from a variety of perspectives.
• General Studies: Understanding of, and experience in thinking about, moral and ethical problems.
• General Studies: The ability to respect, understand, and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines.
• General Studies: The capacity to explain and defend views effectively and rationally.
• Musicianship: Identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music such as rhythm, melody, harmony, form structure, timbre, texture.
• Musicianship: Accurately read and realize musical notation.
• Musicianship: Demonstrate understanding of compositional processes, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.
• Musicianship: Demonstrate familiarity with a wide selection of musical literature, the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources, for example, classical, jazz, popular, and music from various cultures and people groups from around the world.
• Musicianship: Develop and defend musical judgments.
• Performance and Music Electives: Perform at levels consistent with the goals and objectives of the specific liberal arts degree program/concentration being followed.
• Performance and Music Electives: Perform in a variety of musical styles.
• Performance and Music Electives: Demonstrate knowledge and/or skills in one or more areas of music beyond basic musicianship appropriate to the individual's needs and interests, consistent with the goals and objectives of the specific liberal arts degree program.

Music Major Requirements
Applied Music: Piano Concentration

Music Major Requirements: Applied Music: Piano Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

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Must be MUP 365: Perf St:Piano; MUP 365: Perf St Jazz Piano will not count.

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At least three (consecutive) terms must be MUS 394: Top Accompanying

Approved Ensemble Courses

Approved Topics

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Oregon Wind Symphony, Oregon Wind Ensemble

Music Major Requirements: Applied Music: Voice Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

Music Major Requirements: General Music Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

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Additional survey of music history courses may also count toward the 12 credits required.

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At least 36 total credits in combined musicianship and history and culture categories is required, with a minimum of 16 credits earned in each category.

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At least three terms of MUP 114, 115, 165 or 365 on one or more instruments. See also, General Limitations in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog.

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At least 12 credits of MUE, MUJ, MUP and/or MUS courses, including any upper-division credits necessary to earn 24 total upper-division credits in music.

Music Major Requirements: Music History and Culture Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

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Must include any upper division credits necessary to reach 24 total upper division credits in Music.

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 At least three terms of MUP 114, 115, 165, or 365 on one or more instruments. See also, General Limitations in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog.

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Students are not required to take performance studies concurrently with large ensemble participation. Ensemble is assigned by placement audition. Any School of Music and Dance performance ensembles. We strongly encourage that majors consider taking at least one term of a non-canonical and/or dance ensembles.  See department for list of ensemble options.

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 Completed under faculty guidance. For details and procedures, consult advisor.

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The minimum grade for coursework in this concentration is C-

Music Major Requirements: Music Technology Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

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At least three terms of MUP 114, 115, 165 or 365 on one or more instruments. See also, General Limitations in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog.

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Completed under faculty guidance; includes passage of Brown Book Exam. For details and procedure, consult advisor.

Music Major Requirements: Music Theory Concentration

Courses used to fulfill the major requirements must be passed with a grade of at least C-, or a mark of P* where pass/no pass is the only grading option for the course.

College Composition III (WR 123) is strongly recommended.

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At least three terms of MUP 114, 115, 165 or 365 on any one instrument. See also, General Limitations in the Registration and Academic Policies section of this catalog.

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Students are not required to take performance studies concurrently with large ensemble participation. Ensemble is assigned by placement audition. For approved ensembles, check the UO catalog

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Completed under faculty guidance. For details and procedures, consult advisor.

Four-Year Degree Plan

The degree plan shown is only a sample of how students may complete their degrees in four years. There are alternative ways. Students should consult their advisor to determine the best path for them.

Bachelor of Arts in Music

• Applied Music: Piano Concentration
• Applied Music: Voice Concentration
• General Music Concentration
• Music History and Culture Concentration
• Music Theory Concentration

Bachelor of Science in Music

• Applied Music: Piano Concentration
• Applied Music: Voice Concentration
• General Music Concentration
• Music Technology Concentration

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Applied Music: Piano Concentration)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Applied Music: Voice Concentration)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (General Music Concentration)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music History and Culture Concentration)

Bachelor of Arts in Music (Music Theory Concentration)

Bachelor of Science in Music (Applied Music: Piano Concentration)

Bachelor of Science in Music (Applied Music: Voice Concentration)

Bachelor of Science in Music (General Music Concentration)

Bachelor of Science in Music (Music Technology Concentration)