The program builds skills and knowledge common to the music industry and professional fields. The program is broad in scope and enables students to function effectively in the changing contemporary musical world. It will foster leadership skills in the areas of creativity, entrepreneurship, self-reliance, and resourcefulness.

The Music and Arts Technology Program at IUPUI endeavors to improve the quality of life for the citizens of Indiana and beyond through distinctive leadership in research, education, and service. In so doing, we seek to:

• Foster excellence and innovation in music technology and related contemporary performing arts.
• Extend the scientific understanding of the relationship between music experience and optimal health.
• Cultivate student knowledge, aesthetic sense, and appreciation of music and its role in society.
• Engage local and global communities through music performance and education.
• Nurture personal creativity through musical experience.