Music
Bachelor of Arts
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Our interdisciplinary online BA in Music empowers you to dive into your passions and build a versatile career. Explore music theory, performance, production, and diverse musical styles. Customize your degree with electives aligned to your goals, gaining essential skills and knowledge for a successful future in music and beyond.
Through a curated selection of core and elective courses, you'll understand how music works, develop versatile performance and production skills, and explore a rich tapestry of musical styles and traditions.
This flexible and customizable program empowers you to forge your own path in the music industry and beyond, equipping you with the essential skills and knowledge to thrive in a variety of 21st-century careers.
A minor is required for this program.
*Residents of some U.S. Territories may not be eligible. Please see our Eligibility & State Authorization page for more information.
The curriculum for this program includes:
You will learn functional keyboard skills and basic compositional methods, such as creating music through the keyboard and DAW interfaces.
You will learn the critical skills of music literacy and musical form and structure that support the study and creation of music in various contexts.
You will experience instruction in the basics of guitar and vocal performance; no prior experience is necessary as you develop these functional performance skills.
You will explore diverse musical cultures and traditions, along with the Western classical tradition, in engaging topic and project-based contexts.
In this class, you will explore the history, sound, and importance of jazz music.
Explore the fundamentals of music technology and the functions and opportunities in the professional recording studio environment.
Create electronic music, make beats, and gain hands-on experience manipulating digital music through professional DAW interfaces.
Outcomes
Skills
Earning your Bachelor of Arts in Music will build core skills, including:
- Collaboration
- Creativity
- Interdisciplinary knowledge
- Introductory guitar skills
- Introductory piano proficiency
- Introductory vocal skills
- Leadership
- Musicianship
- Problem solving
- Use of DAW interfaces
- Versatile communication
Potential Career Paths
Graduates of the BA in Music program will be prepared to pursue the following careers:
