Students graduating with a Bachelor of Music in Composition Degree bring documented creative problem-solving skills and imagination to a range of jobs. Graduates can pursue careers as composers, performers, and music educators in various settings including film scoring, songwriting, commercial music, the private studio, the church, the music preparatory school, and the university. They also pursue graduate studies in fields such as composition, theory, and musicology, in preparation for careers as faculty members in higher education.

This major may be right for you if:

• you enjoy improvising or writing music.
• you enjoy analyzing music and learning about music theory.
• you are inspired to collaborate with fellow performers and artists from a variety of disciplines.
• you enjoy discovering different voices, instruments, and technologies.
• you would enjoy teaching music theory, technology, and/or composition.