Bachelor’s degree · BA / BA (Hons)
B.A. in Music
University of California, Irvine · UC Irvine Department of Music · Irvine, California, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArtsBA
- Subject
- General Music StudiesMusic Theory (concentration)Composition (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Flexible undergraduate music degree with a broad foundation and an area of emphasis in History and Theory of Music or Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology; no audition required.
- Department
- UC Irvine Department of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
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- Official award
- Bachelor of ArtsBA
- Award family
- BA / BA (Hons)A Bachelor of Arts, including BA (Hons). It is not relabelled as a Bachelor of Music.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| General Music Studies | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | “provides students with a broad foundation in music studies”Source |
| Music Theory | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | History and Theory of MusicApplicants apply to this pathway“choosing from two options; 1) History and Theory of Music; or 2) Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology”Source |
| Composition | Official concentrationA formally named concentration, track or emphasis of a broader degree, confirmed on an official page. | Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and TechnologyApplicants apply to this pathway“choosing from two options; 1) History and Theory of Music; or 2) Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- UC Irvine campus (Music and Media building)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- No audition required
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)