Information for Prospective Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Degrees

UK offers the following undergraduate degrees in Music:

Bachelor of Music in Music Performance

Those whose primary career interest is to perform on an instrument or with the voice would choose this degree. Performing on the concert stage, in the symphony orchestra, opera, musical theatre, recording studio, military band, and as a jazz musician are examples of the opportunities for careers as a music performer. This degree can also lead to a career as a professor of music performance in a college, university or conservatory.
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Bachelor of Music in Music Education

The student who wants to teach music in elementary, middle school, Jr. High or High School should select this degree. Teacher training in elementary and secondary classroom music, as a band, orchestra or choral director is available, leading to certification to teach in the public schools. This degree can lead to advanced degrees in music as interest dictates and to a career as a university professor or in related fields.
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Bachelor of Arts in Music

This more general and flexible degree is less oriented towards teaching or performance and can lead to any number of career options. This baccalaureate music degree is ideal as a pre-professional degree (law, medicine, etc.). Its broadly based academic study can be used to prepare graduates for scholarly graduate study in music theory, composition and music history leading to the Masters or the Ph. D. in those or related fields and eventually to college teaching. For the student not interested in a performance career or teaching in the public schools, this degree may be ideal.
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Music Minor

A minor in Music allows you to pursue your love of music while concentrating on a degree program in another field. Students from any college may complete a minor in music, selecting either an emphasis in theory/history or performance. A successful audition is required for private performance study in the designated area (level of performance expectation is that of an entering freshman music major).
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See Course Descriptions for all classes

• MUC--Class Instruction in Music
• MUP--Music Performance
• MUS--Music