The Music Education Major is a licensure program that meets the new Ohio licensure requirements and prepares students to teach both vocal and instrumental music pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Bluffton University Music Education Majors have earned a reputation for excellence in Ohio public schools.
View the Music Education four-year plan.
The Liberal Arts Music Major prepares students for graduate study in music or for entry-level positions in fields such as Church Music or Music Retailing. The curriculum requires 45 semester hours in music and allows time to complete a second major in another department. Students may select to concentrate in Music Ministry, Performance Studies, Piano Pedagogy or Music Business. Each concentration maintains a common core curricular of Music Theory, Music History, piano, and applied study.
View the four-year plan for: Liberal Arts Music Major , Music Ministry concentration, Performance Studies concentration, Piano Pedagogy concentration, and Music Business concentration.
Many Bluffton music graduates have gone on to complete master's and doctoral degrees.