Degree Programs
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Music offers two undergraduate degrees in music:
- The Bachelor of Music degree is a professional degree intended for those preparing to teach, perform, or pursue advanced study in music at the graduate level. Students in the B.M. select one of five different areas of emphasis (Choral Music Education, General Music Education, Instrumental Music Education, Performance, History/Theory), according to their specific career goals.
- The The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Department of Music offers two undergraduate degrees in music:
- The Bachelor of Music degree is a professional degree intended for those preparing to teach, perform, or pursue advanced study in music at the graduate level. Students in the B.M. select one of five different areas of emphasis (Choral Music Education, General Music Education, Instrumental Music Education, Performance, History/Theory), according to their specific career goals.
- The Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is a liberal arts degree with a flexible program of study and a required minor in another discipline. Click here for additional degree information.
- The Music Minor is a 23 credit program for those interested in pursuing additional study in music along with a major in another area. Click here for degree requirements. Note that, as of Fall 2011, any student declaring a Music Minor is required to pass an audition to be retained in the program. Click here for information on declaring a minor.
- Beginning in Fall 2011, the Music Department also offers three Certificates. These are 12-credit elective programs which can be added on to existing degrees and which address particular skills useful to musicians beyond their study at UWW.
Students pursuing a Music Major or Music Minor must audition and be accepted by the Music Department as either a singer or instrumentalist (brass, woodwind, percussion, string or piano.) If you are uncertain about which degree program would be right for you and would like to talk to an advisor, please contact us at 800-621-8744.
G>Bachelor of Arts in Music degree is a liberal arts degree with a flexible program of study and a required minor in another discipline. Click here for additional degree information.
- The Music Minor is a 23 credit program for those interested in pursuing additional study in music along with a major in another area. Click here for degree requirements. Note that, as of Fall 2011, any student declaring a Music Minor is required to pass an audition to be retained in the program. .
- Beginning in Fall 2011, the Music Department also offers two Certificates. These are 12-credit elective programs which can be added on to existing degrees and which address particular skills useful to musicians beyond their study at UWW.
Students pursuing a Music Major or Music Minor must audition and be accepted by the Music Department as either a singer or instrumentalist (brass, woodwind, percussion, string or piano.) If you are uncertain about which degree program would be right for you and would like to talk to an advisor, please contact us at 800-621-8744.