Music
Bachelor of Arts
School of Music
Programs of Interest
0Develop a broad foundation in music
The Bachelor of Arts in Music program incorporates the study of music into wide-ranging liberal studies coursework. In this major, your music, liberal arts and social sciences classes will prepare you for a variety of careers in music and beyond.
With this major, you will take a broad range of liberal studies courses and a year of modern language, in addition to music courses. You’ll also take advanced courses in music, develop research skills and complete a final capstone project. Students have the flexibility to explore their interests while honing their musical skills.
Living in Chicago, you will have access to the diverse music scenes that the city has to offer, whether it's one of the major professional ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago, music festivals like Lollapalooza or the Chicago Jazz Festival or so many more that can be found here.
Classes
Coursework
- Applied Lessons
- Capstone Project
- Music and non-music electives with flexibility to explore varied areas of interest
- Large and Small Ensembles
- Liberal Studies Coursework
- Modern Languages
- Musicianship
Do more with your degree
Career Options
Career
- Arts administrator/management
- Music Education
- Music Editing and arranging
- Music Production and recording
- Preparation for professional, masters, or doctoral degree programs in many fields, such as business (MBA), law (JD), library sciences (MLS), musicology or music theory (MM or PhD), social work (MSW), and more.