Undergraduate Programs

The Department of Music is dedicated to the proposition that music is basic to the human condition; that music promotes inclusiveness, diversity and understanding in a global society; that music enhances creativity, the source of all human progress; and that music elevates the human spirit. The primary mission of the department is to promote the musical arts by providing our students with the best education possible and by providing meaningful and diverse experiences in performance, education, composition, scholarly research and service to the region, state and beyond.

Degrees

  • Music, B.A. combines general training in music with the core of a liberal arts degree. The B.A. degree is the typical preparation for a broad range of careers in Music Theory, Musicology, Music Librarianship, Music Business and Industry, Church Music, and Recording Technology just to name a few. The B.A. may also be used as preparation for graduate study leading to M.A. and Ph.D programs. Students interested in professional performance or careers in public school education should consider a B.M. or B.M.E programs.
  • Jazz Studies, B.M. integrates performance with dissemination of knowledge. For example, students in the Jazz Workshop ensembles perform and develop a repertoire and improvisational techniques on Tuesdays and Thursdays while the UCF Jazz Ensemble I and II meets Mondays and Wednesdays. The scheduling of our curriculum gives students a great deal of rehearsal and performance time and input from our professors.
  • Music Composition, B.A. prospective composition students must audition for and be accepted for either the Music, B.A., the Music Education, B.M.E., or the Music Performance, B.M., or the Jazz Studies, B.M. for their first two years of study.
  • Music Performance, B.M. is for students interested in professional performance careers.
  • Music Education, B.M.E. is for students interested in careers in public school education.

Minors

Areas of Studies