Music Major (BA) and Minor

BA, Minor

50.0901

Creative Arts Collegium

The music major is designed to enable a holistic understanding of musical cultures, aesthetics, and practices — including classical, pop, rock, and jazz traditions. Students develop skills in music theory and performance while also gaining historical and critical perspectives, thus preparing them to function as well‑rounded musicians and critical thinkers in a variety of settings. The curriculum is flexible so as to enable students’ individual interests, aptitudes, and career trajectories, including performance, teaching, conducting, composition and arranging, recording and production, sacred music, cultural literacy and advocacy, and the academic study of music. Likewise, the music major or minor can pair well with other academic areas at Eckerd to prepare students for careers in a variety of fields.