Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies, Honors)
The Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies, Honors degree, is a highly selective program that allows a small number of exceptional students to prepare for a career in jazz performance while pursuing a university degree. Students in this program continue to expand their advanced performance and improvisational skills, while following courses in jazz, general music studies, and general education.
Students selected for the Honors jazz program will be chosen through a juried performance panel and provided written examinations to assess advanced placement in one or more music fields.
Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies Honors
Students must complete a minimum of 120 units with a Pacific cumulative and program grade point average of 2.0 in order to earn the Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies (Honors).
I. General Education Requirements
For more details, see General Education
Minimum 28 units and 9 courses that include:
A. CORE Seminars (2 courses)
| CORE 001 | Problem Solving & Oral Comm | 3 |
| CORE 002 | Writing and Critical Thinking | 4 |
Note: 1) CORE Seminars cannot be taken for Pass/No Credit. 2) Transfer students with 28 or more transfer credits taken after high school are exempt from both CORE seminars.
B. Breadth Requirement (7 courses, at least 3 units each)
| At least one course from each of the following areas: | ||
Artistic Process & Creation | ||
Civic & Global Responsibility | ||
Language & Narratives | ||
Quantitative Reasoning | ||
Scientific Inquiry | ||
Social Inquiry | ||
World Perspectives & Ethics | ||
Note: 1) No more than 2 courses from a single discipline can be used to meet the Breadth Requirement.
C. Diversity and Inclusion Requirement
| All students must complete Diversity and Inclusion coursework (at least 3 units) | ||
Note: 1) Diversity and Inclusion courses can also be used to meet the breadth category requirements, or major or minor requirements.
D. Fundamental Skills
| Students must demonstrate competence in: | ||
Writing | ||
Quantitative Analysis (Math) | ||
Note: 1) Failure to satisfy the fundamental skills requirements by the end of four semesters of full-time study at the University is grounds for academic disqualification.
II. Major Requirements
| Major Area | ||
| 8 semesters of at least 16 units and up to 32 units of MAPM: | ||
| MAPM 021 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 031 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 041 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 022 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 032 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 042 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 023 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 033 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 043 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 024 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 034 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 044 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 125 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 135 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 145 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 129 | Applied Music and Recital I | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 136 | Applied Music and Recital I | |
| or MAPM 146 | Applied Music and Recital I | |
| MAPM 127 | Applied Music | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 137 | Applied Music | |
| or MAPM 147 | Applied Music | |
| MAPM 138 | Applied Music and Recital II | 2-4 |
| or MAPM 148 | Applied Music and Recital II | |
| Eight units and eight semesters of the following, based on placement auditions: | 8 | |
| Concert Band | ||
| Ensemble Performance | ||
| University Chorus | ||
| 18 units of MUJZ 150: | ||
| MUJZ 150 | Honors Jazz Seminar | 3 |
| MUJZ 010 | Jazz Piano I | 1 |
| MUJZ 011 | Jazz Piano II | 1 |
| MUJZ 110 | Jazz Arranging and Composition | 3 |
| MUJZ 111 | Jazz Composition for the Large Ensemble | 3 |
| MUJZ 130 | Advanced Improvisation | 2 |
| MUJZ 131 | Advanced Improvisation II | 2 |
| MUJZ 140 | Jazz Pedagogy | 2 |
| Supportive Courses in Music | ||
| MCOM 032 | Music Theory I | 3 |
| MCOM 042 | Musicianship I | 1 |
| MCOM 033 | Music Theory II | 3 |
| MCOM 043 | Musicianship II | 1 |
| MPER 054 | Dean's Seminar | 1 |
| MHIS 011 | Survey of Music History I | 3 |
| MHIS 012 | Survey of Music History II | 3 |
| MUJZ 158 | Advanced History of Jazz | 3 |
| or MHIS 158 | Advanced History of Jazz | |
| Music Electives | 2 | |
| Electives | ||
| Electives | 0-16 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Recognize, identify, and demonstrate analytical and performance facility in major jazz idioms.
- Integrate theoretical understanding harmony, melody, form, structure, and chord/scale relationships with performance and fluency in the jazz language.
- Create original compositions and develop experience arranging original and standard literature for small groups and big bands.
- Incorporate knowledge of jazz history and literature, as well as the cultural sources and influences of jazz into analysis, composition/arranging, and performance.
