Undergraduate

Student Learning Outcomes

Music & Arts Technology


Music Technology, B.S.
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

  1. Think, speak, and write clearly and effectively.
  2. Demonstrate acquaintance with mathematical and experimental methods of the physical and biological sciences; including analysis and historical and quantitative techniques
  3. Address culture and history from a variety of perspectives.
  4. Understand and experience thinking about moral and ethical problems.
  5. Respect, understand, and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines.
  6. Explain and defend one’s views effectively and rationally.
  7. Understand and have experience with art forms other than music.
  8. Hear, identify, and work conceptually with the elements of music-rhythm, melody, harmony, and structure.
  9. Understand compositional process, aesthetic properties of style, and the ways these shape and are shaped by artistic and cultural forces.
  10. Demonstrate acquaintance with a wide selection of musical literature - the principal eras, genres, and cultural sources.
  11. Develop and defend musical judgments.
  12. Perform in areas appropriate to the student’s needs and interests.
  13. Sight read.
  14. Understand procedures for realizing a variety of musical styles.
  15. Demonstrate capacity to create derivative or original music both extemporaneously and in written form.
  16. Compose and improvise at a basic level in one or more musical languages
  17. Understand how technology serves the field of music as a whole.
  18. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the technological developments applicable to their area of specialization.
  19. Work independently on a variety of musical problems by combining their capabilities in performance; aural, verbal and visual analysis; composition and improvisation; and history and repertory.
  20. Form and defend judgments about music.
  21. Acquire the tools of work with a comprehensive repertory, including music from various cultures of the world and music of their own time.
  22. Understand basic interrelationships and interdependencies among the various professions and activities that constitute the musical enterprise.
  23. Acquire the skills necessary to assist in the development and advancement of their careers.
  24. Develop teaching skills, particularly as related to their major area of study.
  25. Develop improvisational skills in all areas of musicianship
  26. Experience a broad range of repertory through attendance at events such as recitals, concerts, opera and music theatre productions, and other types of performances.
  27. Explore areas of individual interest related to music in general or to the major.
  28. Explore multidisciplinary issues that include music.
  29. Practice synthesis of a broad range of musical knowledge and skills, particularly through independent study that involves a minimum of faculty guidance, where the emphasis is on evaluation at completion.