Denver,
CO,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies in Denver United States | University of Denver
University of Denver
|
Denver United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
60,084
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The jazz studies bachelor's degree offers comprehensive professional training in jazz music. Our accomplished faculty of artist-educators focuses on nurturing your creative potential while delivering the practical skills and expertise needed for a successful jazz career. In the modern jazz landscape, adaptability across musical styles is essential. Through diverse ensembles, specialized courses, visiting artists, and an active performance and recording calendar, our graduates are prepared to immediately enter professional roles as performers, composers, arrangers, recording artists, and arts administrators.
Students may specialize in any of these jazz disciplines:
Bass
Drums
Guitar
Piano
Trumpet
Trombone
Voice
Woodwinds
Composition and arranging
This 194-credit degree program includes 132 music-specific credits. The curriculum features weekly private instruction, participation in two quarterly ensembles, and courses covering music theory, history, arranging, conducting, and music technology.
Beyond DU's core curriculum, students must meet piano proficiency standards, pass sophomore performance evaluations, study non-Western musical traditions, attend Convocation events, and complete junior and senior recital requirements.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Contact each of your secondary schools or high schools to have them send your official transcripts to International Student Admission in separate sealed envelopes.
They require you to include certified English translations if your transcript is in a different language.
Your high school counselor can send your transcript electronically through Naviance or the Common Application.
To be competitive for admission students should submit one of the following scores
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language A TOEFL score of 80 or higher with no sub-score below 18 The DU TOEFL code is 4842.
IELTS International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.5 or higher with no band score below 5.5.
PBT - 550
CAE Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English A grade of C or higher on the CAE.
They require you to include certified English translations if your transcript is in a different language.
Your high school counselor can send your transcript electronically through Naviance or the Common Application.
To be competitive for admission students should submit one of the following scores
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language A TOEFL score of 80 or higher with no sub-score below 18 The DU TOEFL code is 4842.
IELTS International English Language Testing System. An IELTS score of 6.5 or higher with no band score below 5.5.
PBT - 550
CAE Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English A grade of C or higher on the CAE.
Tuition
USD
60,084