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Bachelor’s degree · BA / BA (Hons)

Global Jazz Studies BA

University of California, Los Angeles · UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music · Los Angeles, California, United States

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Bachelor of ArtsBA
Subject
Jazz StudiesInstrument pathways: Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Double Bass, Piano, Drum Set
Format
On campus
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Undergraduate jazz degree with primary-instrument options of saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, string bass, piano, drums, voice, or other.

Department
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

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 links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Jazz StudiesDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Instrument and voice pathways

This is ONE program with the verified pathways below, not a separate degree per instrument. A pathway is listed only where an official page names the instrument in the title, as a major or as a formal principal-study option.

InstrumentRelationshipDetail
Saxophone, Trumpet, Trombone, Double Bass, Piano, Drum SetNamed majorThe instrument is a named major of the program, confirmed on an official page.“saxophone, trumpet, trombone, guitar, string bass, piano, drums, voice, or other”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
UCLA campus (Schoenberg Music Building)2520 Schoenberg Music Building, 445 Charles E Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Audition
Audition required
Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published
Deadlines
  • School of Music supplemental application due December 4, 2026 · Fall 2027

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.

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