Overview

During the Music Composition program of University of West Georgia students will find enrichment through concerts, recitals, workshops, and master classes by visiting performers and scholars and the department's full-time and part-time faculty. The University of West Georgia is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

Objectives

Demonstrate competence in the principal applied performance area, utilizing technical skills requisite for self-expression, and including a representative body of literature.

Demonstrate an understanding of the common elements of music and their interaction, and the ability to employ this understanding in aural, verbal, and visual analyses.

Demonstrate knowledge of and ability to work with music of diverse cultural sources, historical periods, and media.

Demonstrate achievement of the hightest possible level of skill in the use of basic concepts, tools, techniques, and procedures to develop a compositions from concept to fully realized performances, involving a variety of media, styles, and forms.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Theory
Aural Skills
Keyboard Skills
Comprehensive Music Laboratory
Technology in Composition & Improvisation
Woodwind Techniques and Materials

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-08 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-27 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Carrollton, United States

Disciplines

Music Composition View 312 other Bachelors in Music Composition in United States

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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

$40 non-refundable application fee (If mailing a paper application, please do not mail cash.)

Official High School Transcripts sent directly from the high school to Office of Admissions

Official SAT or ACT scores (Put us down as a school to automatically receive your scores!)

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

17016 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16536 USD / year

≈ 16536 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

4488 USD / year

≈ 4488 USD / year

Living costs

Carrollton

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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Duration

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Credits

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