Majoring & Minoring: Concentrations

Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music

Though the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music is intended for students who wish to pursue a broad-based liberal arts education, it is also an acceptable degree for admission into many graduate programs in music. Southwestern's Bachelor of Arts students take the same rigorous core curriculum in music as all other music majors.

Additional course Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts with a major in Music: 18 semester hours, including 13 additional hours of Music above the introductory level from Music Theory, Music Literature, Diction in Vocal Music, Song Literature & Performance, additional Conducting courses, Orchestration, Independent Study, or other courses as approved by the academic adviser; six additional hours of Music. The Capstone experience may be fulfilled in one of the following three ways: a junior or senior recital, a public lecture, or another project approved in advance by the Music Department.