Undergraduate programs
The School of Music & Theater is located within the hub of musical and theatrical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Youth Philharmonic, Chamber Music Northwest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Artists Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre, and Third Rail Repertory Theater, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways.
Students have the opportunity to study with faculty members who are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, actors, directors, writers, and scholars. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music or Theater. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, acting, writing, production, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music, theater, and education around the Northwest and elsewhere.
Programs in the School of Music & Theater are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Theater. Graduates have gained admission to both university graduate programs and professional training programs; they have become teachers and university professors; and they have pursued a range of related professions in the arts, education, business, administration, law, social services, and non-profit management.
Music: Music History B.A./B.S.
Program Coordinator: J. Schiff
Serving students who seek a broad liberal arts degree with a major in music, the B.A./B.S. in Music: Music History provides a foundation in academic or journalistic research of various music histories’ genres. Students take advanced coursework in music history canon, world music, and popular music and receive direct mentorship from faculty as they complete a final research project. Students successfully completing the B.A. or B.S. in Music: Music History will gain the necessary skills in historical, qualitative, or journalistic research to prepare them for continued academic study in the discipline and a variety of music-related fields and occupations.
Requirements
Courses
In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the B.A. or B.S. in Music: Music History must complete the following courses:
Both following (6 credits, one will be taken twice with different topic)
| Mus 470 | Topics in Music History | 2 |
| Mus 482 | Topics in Music of the African Diaspora | 2 |
Two of the following (8 credits)
| Mus 374U | World Music: Africa and the Middle East | 4 |
| Mus 375U | World Music: Asia | 4 |
| Mus 376U | American Musical Traditions | 4 |
| Mus 377U | World Music: Latin America and the Caribbean | 4 |
| Mus 378U | World Music: Native American Traditions | 4 |
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| | Upper-division music electives to be chosen by student in consultation with an advisor | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 69
Mus 114 - Mus 116: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 111, Mus 112, Mus 113 required)
Mus 214 - Mus 216: (concurrent enrollment with Mus 211, Mus 212, Mus 213 required)
Music majors must enroll in Applied Music and the appropriate Large Ensemble each term until requirements are met.
In the Spring term of their sophomore year, interested students will submit a letter of interest, writing sample (2500 words), and current DARS report with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
All candidates for this degree must complete a final project approved by the Music History Program Coordinator. The project may be one of the following: 1) Research Paper (15-20 pages), 2) Paper Presentation with Performance, or 3) Video Critique of a current musical event.