Degree Requirements
Master of Music: Jazz Studies
Program of Study – 18 units, 2 Years
Courses outside of the Bienen School of Music do not count toward the minimum 18 units required for the degree.
Applied Lessons – 6 units
Students should select the section appropriate to their instrument.
- JAZZ ST 462 Applied Jazz
Jazz Studies – 1 unit
- JAZZ ST 430 Advanced Jazz Composition and Arranging
Ensembles – 5 units
- JAZZ ST 377 Jazz Orchestra, 3 units
- JAZZ ST 391 Small Ensemble, 2 units
Music Studies Core – 1 unit
- MUSIC 440 Introduction to Music Research
Music Studies Electives, 300 level or above – 3 units*
Music Studies Electives are Music Studies courses of the student’s choosing. Music Studies courses are 1 unit, academic in nature, and typically begin with the subject MUS_COMP, MUS_TECH, MUS_THRY, MUSIC_ED, and MUSICOL. Courses must be at the 300 level or above.
- MUS TECH, 1 unit
- Music Studies Electives, 2 units
Music Electives, 300 level or above – 2 units*
Music Electives are courses within the Bienen School of Music of the student’s choosing. Courses must be at the 300 level or above.
*1 unit between Music Electives and Music Studies Electives must be at the 400 level. Students may combine 0.5 and 1 unit courses to meet this requirement.
Recitals – 0 units, 1 registration required
Students should select the section appropriate to their instrument.
- JAZZ ST 480 MM Recital
Students must register for the recital in the quarter of the recital. The applied lessons professor or a faculty-designated substitute must attend and pass students on all recitals. Students who do not complete the recital by the end of six quarters must register for MUSIC 480 Recital Continuation in the quarter of the final recital.