In the University Program, students can explore music and other areas of study. At the same time, students have much latitude as to where they wish to invest the sharpest and deepest of their intellectual inquiries and creative endeavors.
In the Bachelor of Arts program, approximately 1/3 of your courses will be involved with music, while 2/3 of your courses will be in the liberal arts. Additional undergraduate opportunities for study and a potential double major in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are especially rich. The University Program also boasts 3+2 programs that allow students to complete both the BA in music and a master's degree, within 5 years. For 3+2, Lamont partners with the Schools of Education (BA/MA) and Business (BA/MBA).
The BA still contains a performance component and thus a portfolio is required. You can choose classical or jazz composition. The high ratio of performance majors to composition majors at Lamont (currently 290 to 10) gives composers almost limitless possibilities for the performance of their music. A composer writing music for violin, for example, currently has 28 violin majors to choose from. For students interested in digital audio, a new studio opened in 2004. There is also a recording studio wired to every performance and rehearsal space in the school. Composition students graduate with a diverse portfolio of digitally recorded works. Please visit the DU portfolio Composition page for even more information at: http://portfolio.du.edu/composition.
We invite you to explore our website or contact us at anytime to learn more about this exciting opportunity to study music at Lamont.