Undergraduate programs

The School of Music & Theater is located within the hub of musical and theatrical activity in the Pacific Northwest, only three blocks from the Portland Center for the Performing Arts. It maintains close ties to the Oregon Symphony, Portland Opera, Portland Jazz Orchestra, Portland Piano International, Portland Youth Philharmonic,  Chamber Music Northwest, Oregon Repertory Singers, Artists Repertory Theater, Portland Center Stage, Milagro Theatre, and Third Rail Repertory Theater, among other organizations. Faculty and students alike interact with these performing organizations in various ways. 

Students have the opportunity to study with faculty members who are internationally recognized performers, conductors, composers, actors, directors, writers, and scholars. Standards are high as students pursue the conservatory-like Bachelor of Music degree or the more general Bachelor of Arts or Science in Music or Theater. Graduates have consistently demonstrated their excellence in the fields of performance, conducting, composition, acting, writing, production, and scholarship. Many are leaders in music, theater, and education around the Northwest and elsewhere.

Programs in the School of Music & Theater are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and National Association of Schools of Theater. Graduates have gained admission to both university graduate programs and professional training programs; they have become teachers and university professors; and they have pursued a range of related professions in the arts, education, business, administration, law, social services, and non-profit management.



Degree Maps and Learning Outcomes

Admissions requirement

Degree requirements

Musicology/Ethnomusicology B.A./B.S.

Music Theory B.A./B.S.

Performance B.A./B.S.

Sonic Arts and Music Production

Theater Arts B.A./B.S.

Composition B.M.

Jazz Studies B.M.

Music Education B.M.

Performance B.M.

Performance with an Emphasis on Voice B.M.

Dance Minor

Jazz Studies Minor

Music Minor

Music History Minor

Theater Arts Minor

Drama - Secondary Teacher Education Program

Dance Certificate

Sonic Arts and Music Production B.A./B.S.

Area Coordinator: A. Willette

Requirements

In addition to meeting the general University degree requirements, music majors seeking the B.A. or B.S. in Sonic Arts and Music Production must complete the following courses:

Courses

Mus 045Portfolio Review

(0)

Mus 101Contemporary Music Theory I

4

Mus 102Contemporary Music Theory II

4

Mus 103Contemporary Music Theory III

4

Mus 188Performance Attendance

0

Mus 191Group Lessons for Beginners

2

Mus 192Group Lessons for Beginners

2

Mus 193Group Lessons for Beginners

2

Mus 194, 195, 196, 197, or 198 Small or Large Ensemble

3

Mus 225Music Technology Lab

1

Mus 245SAMP I: Audio Recording

3

Mus 246SAMP II: Studio Techniques

3

Mus 247SAMP III: Studio Production

3

Mus 344Sonic Arts and Music Production Laptop Ensemble

1

Mus 345SAMP IV: Acoustics for Musicians

3

Mus 346SAMP V: Music with Visual Media

3

Mus 347SAMPVI: Integrated Sound Arts

3

Mus 445Business of Music

3

Mus 476Computer Music Composition

3

Music Electives (Upper Division)

7

Two of the following (8 credits)

Mus 301USurvey of Music Literature I

4

Mus 302USurvey of Music Literature II

4

Mus 355UJazz History

4

Mus 365UFilm Music

4

Mus 374UWorld Music

4

Mus 375UWorld Music

4

Mus 376UAmerican Musical Traditions

4

Mus 377World Music: Latin America and the Caribbean

4

Mus 188: A total of 6 terms is required.

Mus 225, Mus 344, and all ensembles are one credit classes. Students need three terms of each.

Interested students will submit two creative projects and a written statement of purpose for acceptance as a SAMP major after completing Contemporary Music Theory or upon transferring to PSU.