Bachelor of Arts in Music

DePaul University

The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is intended for students who wish to combine the study of music with liberal arts and sciences. In addition to music courses, the program is comprised of a broad range of liberal studies courses, along with a year of modern language. Students also take advanced courses in music, developing research skills, which culminate in a final project or paper. The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree prepares students for a variety of careers related to music.

Learning Outcomes

Core Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Perform solo and ensemble works with appropriate techniques and musicality.
• Identify and analyze the elements of music in a given piece, including an understanding of its compositional processes, aesthetic properties, and artistic, social, and historical contexts for works in the Western music tradition, contemporary periods, jazz, and world music cultures.
• Demonstrate an appropriate level of aural, keyboard, and conducting skills.

Program Specific Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Articulate professional goals and knowledge of resources to further those goals.
• Express deepening knowledge of music and culture in both local and global contexts effectively through creative work, speaking, and writing.
• Conduct an independent creative or research project that integrates knowledge from multiple fields and makes use of library, oral/aural, textual, and primary source materials.