Undergraduate Degrees

The University Of North Dakota Department Of Music offers four undergraduate degrees. Below is a brief description of each of the degrees.

The following undergraduate degrees are offered at UND:

• Bachelor of Arts in Music
• Bachelor of Music in Music Education
• Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy
• Bachelor of Music in Performance
   

Bachelor of Arts in Music

The Bachelor of Arts degree program in music is designed for the student who wishes a general liberal arts education with emphasis in music. Along with a broad coverage of the discipline, the student selects an area of concentration, e.g., music history, music theory, music technology, composition, culminating in a final project.

Bachelor of Music in Music Education

The Music Education major is designed for the student who wishes to become a music teacher in the elementary and secondary schools and is intended to develop the requisite knowledge, performance, and teaching abilities needed to function as a professional music educator. The student will select either an instrumental or vocal/choral emphasis, culminating in the presentation of a half recital. The successful completion of this program will qualify the student for state licensure in instrumental, choral, and general music, grades K-12.
Music Education majors must complete seven semesters, not semester hours, of applied lessons. They are similarly required to complete a minimum of seven semesters in a major performing ensemble in their major performing area, i.e., Concert Choir, Women’s Choir, Varsity Bards, Wind Ensemble, University Band, or University Chamber Orchestra.

Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy

The Music Therapy major is a competency-based program, which includes both academic and clinical work, culminating in an American Music Therapy Association approved internship. Academic requirements include courses in Sociology and Psychology as well as Music and Music Therapy courses. Clinical requirements include four levels of practica in a variety of community settings under the guidance of a music therapist in cooperation with community clinicians. The program is designed to produce highly skilled and broadly based music therapists who will meet the requirements for accreditation by the American Music Therapy Association.
For more information on the music therapy program:  Music Therapy

Bachelor of Music in Performance

The Bachelor of Music in Performance major is designed for the student who wishes to pursue a career in performance and who has the ability and commitment to achieve that goal. Students desiring admission into the applied lesson sequence for performance majors must present a formal audition before the appropriate applied faculty. Students accepted for this program must demonstrate exceptional potential for performance excellence. The Performance student is expected to pass a qualifying jury examination on the major instrument or voice by the end of the second year, to present a shared recital during the third year, and to present a full recital during the fourth year.