Benefits
A Music degree with a General emphasis will train you to use your musical gifts — whether as a performer, a composer, a conductor, a teacher — as well as provide you with advanced study in theory and literature. As a Music major, you can also prepare for a career in music therapy, music technology, and music ministry. Through a series of skill-building exercises and experience with larger and larger forms, in-class and private instruction, you will be prepared for a promising future in music.
Major Courses and Degree Requirements
As a Music major with a General emphasis, you will follow an integrative approach to advanced musicianship. You will study music theory, aural skills, and music styles and history from early Middle Ages to the 21st century. You’ll study music composition, technology, instrumentation, and orchestration. You’ll have the opportunity to reflect on the integration of music and faith, as well as your sense of vocation, as you study in depth great works such as Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion,” Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis,” Brahms’ “German Requiem,” and Mahler’s “Resurrection Symphony.”
The minimum total quarter credits required for a major emphasis is 124. The minimum total quarter credits required for degree is 180.
View the major courses and degree requirements.
Entering the Major
You may enter the major during your first quarter at SPU. Entrance after your first quarter requires only good academic standing (2.0 or higher SPU cumulative GPA). Consult the Undergraduate Catalog
for complete information on how and when to enter and what you must do to complete the program.
Career Opportunities
- Arranger/Composer
- Film Scorer
- Choral Director
- Church Musician
- Composer
- Conductor
- Music Director
- Music Librarian
- Music Professor
- Music Teacher
- Musicologist
- Sound Engineer