Overview

In this Music programme at Chapman University you will:

Study historical and cultural contexts of music,

Study major genres, styles, and periods of Western art music and other traditions,

And develop your own research specialty in your choice of music time, style, and cultural application.

By the time you graduate you'll be prepared to:

Demonstrate fluent musicianship skills, including:

an understanding of music theory

proficiency with aural skills and sight reading

proficiency as a soloist on your main instrument

basic piano skills

the ability to rehearse and perform collaboratively and contribute to an ensemble

Identify and distinguish musicals styles and genres from a variety of historical times and places.

Create original, insightful research into music history and analysis, resulting in an individual capstone project in the form of a research paper suitable for submission to graduate schools or publication in relevant scholarly field.

Where This Degree Will Take You

A Bachelor of Arts in Music degree from Chapman will prepare you for a career in:

musicology/ethnomusicology, including scholarship in any music field from any time or place

collegiate music history and music cultures education

music therapy

music librarianship

music administration, arts organizations, community outreach

music technology and production

music business

and other careers involving music and the world today!

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Compendium of Western Music History

Piano

Aural Skills

Music Information Literacy

Form and Harmonic Analysis

Instrumentation and Beginning Orchestration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Los Angeles, 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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General requirements

International applicants must provide official copies of academic records from all secondary or senior secondary schools, pre-university programs, and colleges and universities attended. Applicants should:

Have all academic records sent directly from their schools (whenever possible).

Submit all academic records in the native language, accompanied by a certified English translation (if the native language is not English).

Send external examination results or predicted results. Examples: predicted IB results, Indian board exam results, GCSE/IGCSE results, predicted A-levels, Australian ATAR, etc.

Submit any additional documents as requested by the Office of Admission.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

33745 USD / year

≈ 33745 USD / year
Out-of-State

33745 USD / year

≈ 33745 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

33745 USD / year

≈ 33745 USD / year

Living costs

Los Angeles

United States

1520 - 2570 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Where This Degree Will Take You

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Los Angeles

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