Overview

University of West Georgia's Composition program is designed for those students who wish to become composers or who wish to pursue graduate study and seek teaching positions in higher education.

Program 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 highest 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:

Rhetorical Theory and Practice
Writing in the Disciplines
Advanced Composition
Digital Writing and Rhetoric
Writing Center Theory and Practice
Composition Pedagogy

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

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application form
Official high school transcript or GED scores
Official transcripts from all colleges attended
Minimum 2.5 GPA in high school or college coursework
SAT or ACT scores (optional, but may be required for scholarship consideration)
Letter of recommendation (optional)
Personal statement or essay (optional)

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

17016 USD / year

≈ 17016 USD / year
Out-of-State

16536 USD / year

≈ 16536 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4488 USD / year

≈ 4488 USD / year

Living costs

Carrollton

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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

Funding

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