UNDERGRADUATE

Students entering this bachelor of arts (BA) program should have a strong background in music. This should include performance experience with a specific instrument or voice type.

For more information about the BA program in music, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog.

The major in performance culminates in a bachelor of music (BM) degree and requires the successful completion of one of the following six tracks: piano, organ, strings, voice, jazz studies, or woodwind, brass, and percussion.

For more information about the BM program in performance, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog.

For more information about the BM program in composition, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the composition website.

For more information about the BM program in music theory, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the music theory website.

The bachelor of music in music therapy degree program is designed to prepare students for board certification in music therapy. Our program at The University of Alabama is unique due to students’ extensive clinical experience in serving a variety of populations across the life span, starting in the spring semester of their first year.

For more information about the BM program in music therapy, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the music therapy website.

An arts administration concentration within the baccalaureate degree program is available in the area of music. The option is designed to provide the student with a curriculum in music combined with a minor in business. The arts administration concentration prepares the student for management positions with orchestras, local and state arts councils, performing arts venues, artist agencies, and other related positions in the music industry. The emphasis is on nonprofit organization management.

For more information about the arts administration concentration, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the music administration website.

The musical audio technology degree program is designed to prepare students for the broadest spectrum of recording studio operations; the equipment used in recording studios; live recording environments; in-depth understanding of equipment design, maintenance, and operations; and detailed knowledge of signal processing for audio applications.

For more information about the BS program in musical audio technology, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the musical audio technology website.

For more information about the bachelor of science in education (BSE) program, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog.

For more information about the music minor program, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog.

The jazz music minor is designed to offer an opportunity for non-music major students with a strong musical background and ability in specifically the genre of jazz music to further develop their skills for personal growth and enrichment as well as the potential for professional pursuits in playing music.

For more information about the jazz studies minor, visit the UA Undergraduate Catalog or the jazz studies website.