University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts in Music in Composition
The Bachelor of Arts in Music in Composition in Arts is offered by University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
The Bachelor of Music in Composition is designed for students who wish to become composers and/or to pursue academic careers. Students who wish to teach in elementary or secondary schools should elect a curriculum in Music Education.
- Eight terms of private study in composition
- Election of undergraduate composition seminar each term
- Fifteen credits of music theory beyond the Core Curriculum including Basic Theory at the Keyboard, Analysis of 20th-Century Music, Orchestration I and II, and Species Counterpoint
- Thirty hours of non-music electives, including the University's two semester English writing requirement
- Electives to complete a total of 120 hours