Overview

In addition to a composition-based music theory program, students of the Contemporary Music - Composition program at Western Oregon University will hone their compositional craft in orchestration, jazz arranging, contemporary composition techniques, music media production and film scoring courses.

Key Features

Student composers receive multiple opportunities to have their works performed by the various WOU performance ensembles and gain further performance and recording opportunities through on-campus recitals, including the composer’s Spectrum concert, and through community-engagement projects with local school districts, churches, and civic music organizations that provide composition students with experiential-learning opportunities to help them more effectively understand, better position themselves in, and cultivate a positive force of influence on today’s music marketplace.

Students under the tutelage of WOU composition faculty have won the prestigious BMI Student Composers Award, the Oregon Symphony sponsored Conti-Connection Composition Competition, the Oregon Symphony sponsored Creative Kids Composition Competition, the International Association of Jazz Educators Gil Evans Fellowship Competition, and Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Orchestration

Contemporary Composition Techniques

Jazz Theory

Jazz Arranging

Media Music Production (Film Scoring)

Applied Composition Lessons

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International

More details

WOU offers Rolling Admission. For all terms, the final deadline to apply is two weeks prior to the start of the term.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Monmouth, 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.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduate from an accredited high school with a standard diploma.

Have a cumulative unweighted high school GPA of 2.75 or higher.

Completed and signed application form and financial affidavit form.

$60 Application Fee + $80 International Express mailing fee.

Financial documentation.

Photocopy of current passport ID page.

Official copy of English testing score report.

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

30600 USD / year

≈ 30600 USD / year
Out-of-State

30600 USD / year

≈ 30600 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9900 USD / year

≈ 9900 USD / year

Living costs

Monmouth

United States

1549 - 2760 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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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Monmouth

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