Academics - Undergraduate:
Purpose and Focus
Courses in Music are offered for the cultural benefit of all university students and for the training of those seeking a professional music career in the fields of teaching, performance, and composition. A number of courses are non-technical in nature and may be elected by non-music majors to satisfy university and College of Fine Arts requirements. Any qualified student may participate in one or more performance organizations. Membership in vocal and instrumental ensembles is also open to members of the community by audition or through consent of the instructor.
Bachelor of Arts
Recital
Provides the option to pursue music as a major in the context of a liberal arts curriculum by offering an intensive study of music as an intellectual discipline as well as a performing art.
History and Literature
Provides the option to pursue music as a major in the context of a liberal arts curriculum by offering an intensive study of music as an intellectual discipline as well as a performing art. Students in the B.A. degree take classes, ensembles and applied music lessons with majors in the Bachelor of Music program, but have the option to take up to 25 elective credits in other disciplines as part of the degree.
Bachelor of Music
Performance
Prepares the student for a professional career or for graduate study in music. Areas of specialization are voice, piano, and instrumental.
Music Education
Prepares the student for a professional career in public school music education while earning Nevada teacher certification. Areas of specialization are voice, piano, and instrumental.
Composition
Provides the student with training in composition, arranging, and orchestration. After completion of the course of study students are prepared for professional work or graduate study. Students must show performance proficiency on an instrument, piano, or voice, and complete a course of study in the performance area. A jazz emphasis of an additional 17 credits is also available.
Jazz Studies
Prepares the student for a professional career in the field of jazz or for further study in music at the graduate level. An emphasis in performance (instrumental/vocal) or composition must be completed.
For information on Admission Policies, Transfer Policies, and Departmental Policies, as well as degree requirements and course descriptions, please see the music pages of the undergraduate catalog at http://www.unlv.edu/pubs/catalogs/undergraduate/.