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Bachelor of Arts in Music DePaul University, USA

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Full Time 192 quarter hours $32000 for 12-18 credit hours SEP

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Course summary

This program is intended for students interested in incorporating the study of music into wide-ranging liberal studies coursework. The program emphasizes studies in the liberal arts and prepares students for a wide range of careers.

Program modules

The modules are APPLIED LESSONS (48 quarter hours): Private instruction on their instrument, MUSICIANSHIP STUDIES (42 quarter hours): Musicianship I-VI (MUS 110, 120, 130, 210, 220,230): Music History and Theory, Aural Training I-VI (MUS 111, 121, 131, 211, 221, 231), Group Piano I-VI (MUS 113, 123, 133, 213, 223, 233), Musical Traditions of America and the World (MUS 265), Basic Conducting and Basic Conducting Practicum (MUS 304 and 303), ENSEMBLES (9 quarters): Large Ensembles (6 quarters): Students must enroll in at least 1 large ensemble every quarter during the first two years of study. Large or Small Ensembles (3 quarters): Students must enroll in at least 1 large or small ensemble every quarter during the 3rd or 4th year of study. ELECTIVES (21 quarter hours): Music Electives: A minimum of 9 quarter hours, Free Electives: A minimum of 12 quarter hours, LIBERAL STUDIES CORE (28 quarter hours): Discover or Explore Chicago (LSP 102 or 103), Composition and Rhetoric I and II (ENG 103 and 104), Mathematical and Technological Literacy (LSP 120 or IT 121), Sophomore Seminar (LSP 200), Junior Experiential Learning, Senior Year Capstone, LIBERAL STUDIES LEARNING DOMAINS (52 quarter hours): Arts and Literature (2 courses from different departments other than music), Philosophical Inquiry (2 courses), Religious Dimensions (2 courses, Scientific Inquiry (3 courses), Self, Society and the Modern World (2 courses), Understanding the Past (2 courses from different geographic regions).

Entry requirement for international students

Applicants should have completed or are about to complete their secondary school education (high school) and have not taken any college or university coursework after finishing their secondary education. Applicants educated outside the US, regardless of their legal status, should have a proof of English proficiency. Applicants can prove their English proficiency by submitting any of the tests below: minimum TOEFL score of 80, no section lower than 17 (internet based), 213 (computer-based) or 550 (paper based); minimum IELTS score of 6.5; minimum SAT verbal score of 500; minimum ACT score of 18 on the reading section, and 20 on the English section and a minimum Pearson Test of English Academic score of 53.

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Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

Depaul University

Department name

School of Music

About DePaul University

DePaul University is the largest catholic and ninth-largest private, not-for-profit university in the United States. With 25,398 students enrolled, the University life reflects a broad range of ethnic, religious, geographic and economic backgrounds. DePaul awards more than 6,000 degrees annually with bachelors and masters degree programs in over 275 subjects, and 5 Doctoral programs. The University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission read more

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  • Overview DePaul University is the largest catholic and ninth-largest private, not-for-profit university in the United States. With 25,398 students enrolled, the University life reflects a broad range of e ...read more
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  • Campuses DePaul University has  two main campuses in Chicago.   The Lincoln Park Campus DePaul's Lincoln Park campus is the oldest, largest and most active of the unive ...read more
  • Colleges DePaul University has received both institutional and specialized accreditation​ by numerous associations and organizations. The ten colleges through which it offers numerous courses to its st ...read more
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