BA in Music Studies with an emphasis in Ethnomusicology

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of California Santa Barbara

Program Overview

The Ethnomusicology Program consists of core courses in three areas: Regional Studies, including the Middle East, South Asia, Eastern Europe, American folk and vernacular music, Japan, Indonesia, and Mexico; Issues - such as anthropology of music, globalization, cosmopolitanism, tourism, sound studies, and gender studies; and Methods - such as theories and methods in ethnomusicology, fieldwork, tuning & temperament, and maqam. The program has the following performance ensembles: Middle East Ensemble, Music of India Ensemble, Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble, Gospel Choir, and periodically, a Polish Ensemble, an Appalachian Ensemble, and an Afro-Brazilian Ensemble.

Program Key Stats

$TBC (Annual cost)
$ 95
Aug Intake : 30th Nov


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Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Arranging
  • Composing
  • Education
  • Music editing
  • Music production
  • Performance
  • Recording
  • Teaching

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