The principal goals of general education in undergraduate liberal arts programs with a major in music are:
  • The ability to think, speak and write clearly and effectively. Students who earn liberal arts degrees must be able to communicate with precision, cogency and force.
  • An informed acquaintance with the mathematical and experimental methods of the physical and biological sciences with the main forms of analysis and the historical and quantitative techniques needed for investigating the workings and developments of modern society.
  • An ability to address culture and history from a variety of perspectives.
  • Understanding of and experience in thinking about moral and ethical problems.
  • The ability to respect, understand and evaluate work in a variety of disciplines.
  • The capacity to explain and defend one's views effectively and rationally.
  • Understanding of and experience in art forms other than music.