Overview

The Contemporary Music BA program offered by The New School innovative musical thinking and music making in The New School's tradition of progressive education and experimentation in the arts. Explore the global diversity of contemporary music, examining topics including popular music, music history, theory, and criticism, and the evolving technologies used in composing, producing, performing, and listening.

The Contemporary Music curriculum covers a range of traditional approaches to music studies and explores innovative approaches to music-making and listening. This area of study enables you to combine theory with practice by applying concepts and methods to hands-on creative work.

Career Paths

The program is designed to develop well-rounded and engaged citizens who are thoughtful, articulate, and creative. Contemporary Music majors at Lang go on to pursue advanced studies in the fields of musicology, anthropology, history, and media studies and continue on to careers in music production and distribution, arts writing and criticism, administration, and education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Contemporary Music: Theories

Contemporary Music: Technologies

Contemporary Music: Methods

The Arts Senior Seminar: Essay

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the Common Application. All applicants are required to apply online.

The application fee for U.S. domestic applicants and international transfer applicants is $50. The application fee for first-year international applicants is $75.
2 Essays
Letters of Recommendation

First-year applicants must provide official high school and/or college transcripts
All applicants who are native speakers of languages other than English must submit valid English language proficiency test results taken within the past two years.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

60240 USD / year

≈ 60240 USD / year
Out-of-State

60240 USD / year

≈ 60240 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

60240 USD / year

≈ 60240 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Overview

Career Paths

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

New York City

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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