Music Degree Programs

The University of Mississippi offers an extensive range of degrees in music which prepare students for a variety of careers in the music profession while ensuring a strong liberal arts education. The University is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music.

The Bachelor of Music degree is an intensive professional degree program preparing students to enter a career in music or to enter graduate school for advanced study. The University of Mississippi offers the Bachelor of Music degree with the following emphases: 1) performance (applied music) in voice, piano, and most instruments, 2) music theory, and 3) music education.

The Bachelor of Arts in Music is a degree which allows for more extensive study in general education and related fields. The Bachelor of Arts is the degree of choice for students who wish to emphasize music at the undergraduate level before entering a professional school as a graduate students, for those who plan graduate study in one of the scholarly fields within music, or for those who wish to combine music and another field (such as business) by electing the second field as a minor.

The Master of Music is an advanced professional degree designed to develop a particular area in music to a high level of specialization. The University offers the Master of Music in the following emphases: 1) performance in voice, piano, and most instruments, 2) music theory, 3) music education, and 4) choral conducting.

The Doctor of Arts in music is a terminal degree designed specifically for persons interested in careers in music teaching. It combines intensive study in one field of music (music education, music theory, music history and literature, or applied pedagogy) with two other secondary areas of music (always including music education as a primary or secondary area), six to nine hours of study outside of music, study and supervised experiences designed to increase teaching effectiveness, and a doctoral essay.

The University of Mississippi adheres to the principle of equal educational and employment opportunity without regard to race, sex, color, creed or national origin. This policy extends to all programs and activities supported by the University.