Bachelor of Music

The Bachelor of Music enables students to become exceptional, well-rounded musicians. The coursework includes the university core requirements as well as classes in music theory, music history, and applied lessons.The Bachelor of Music in Composition prepares students for careers that involve the composition of concert music or graduate work in composition. In addition to music theory and music history courses required by all Bachelor of Music degrees, the coursework includes applied lessons in composition and the student’s major instrument. A strong emphasis is placed on obtaining high quality live performances of compositions and becoming thoroughly acquainted with the concert music repertoire of the last 100 years. Upon completion of the degree, students will have had performances of at least 60 minutes of composition.

You'll apply as an international freshman student if you plan to attend the University of Houston:with citizenship from a country outside the U.S.have no college coursework (or have less than 15 credit hours from an accredited university)have an equivalent GPA of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale)