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Music — 3-year 2026/2027

5. Music

Â鶹´«Ã½ (CUE) offers a 3-year Bachelor of Arts (BA) concentration in Music through our Bachelor of Arts, Science and Management programs. The 3-year BA degree provides students with an excellent general education as well as a solid background in the core areas of Music. It is a great choice if you are planning to earn another degree or diploma in a related field such as education, or if you require a Bachelor’s degree in order to start your career.

CUE’s Faculty of Music offers a wide range of programs, centered primarily around classical music. Students will experience and benefit from private instruction in voice, piano, classical guitar, saxophone, strings, brass, woodwinds, organ, or percussion.

In addition, we offer one of the most active ensemble environments for a school of our size, including a Concert Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music Ensembles, and through a partnership with the Cosmopolitan Music Society, an array of wind band levels to participate in.

Our program will give you a solid, comprehensive foundation in three areas: performance through vocal and instrumental applied lessons and ensembles, music history and literature, and theory and composition.

A. General Academic Requirements

30–33 credits required, to include:
Performance:
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Theory:
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History and Literature:
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Capstone:
Unspecified:
  1. 9 credits of unspecified senior-level MUS, MUPB, MUPG, MUPK, MUPP, MUPS, MUPV, MUPW, or MUPE courses.
  2. 7.5–10.5 credits of unspecified junior- or senior-level MUS, MUPB, MUPG, MUPK, MUPP, MUPS, MUPV, MUPW, MUPE, or MUP courses. (Note: Students may be required to take and/or depending on their level of proficiency in music theory.)
In addition to the above, students must complete:
  1. 6 credits of ENG courses
  2. 3 credits of courses offered by the Department of Philosophy, Religious Studies, and Classics (CLAS, GRK, HEBR, LAT, PHIL, POPC, REL)
  3. 3 credits of courses offered by the Department of Fine Arts other than Music (ARTH, DAN, DRA)
  4. 6 credits of courses offered by the Departments of Social Sciences or Psychology (CNST, ECO, HIS, INDG, POEC, PSCI, PSY, SOC)
  5. 6 credits of courses in the Faculty of Science
In addition to the above, students must present:
Permissible minors:
All minors listed in section 10.6, except for Music.

Students with a concentration in Music must complete a minimum of 9 credits of MUS or MUP or MUPB or MUPG or MUPK or MUPP or MUPS or MUPV or MUPW or MUPE at Â鶹´«Ã½.

Electives recommended to complement your music studies include:

In Music Education:
In History:
In Psychology:
In Drama:
In Management:
  • BUS 201
In Physics:
In Religious Studies:
  • REL 211
  • REL 311
In General University Studies:

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