Graduate Certificate in Jazz Studies at University of Missouri-Columbia

Programme overview

An intensive introduction to jazz performance building skills in improvisation, pedagogy and arranging. It is open to degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students, music and non-music majors, and prepares students for a jazz performance career or further jazz study.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science | Duration: One year | Location: Columbia, MO, United States

What you will study

Thirteen credit hours including Advanced Jazz Harmony and Arranging I and II, Historical Studies in Jazz and Popular Music, Graduate Jazz Improvisation, and instrumental/chamber ensemble or studio instruction.

Career pathways

Prepares students for a career in jazz performance.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entrance into the Graduate Certificate program requires a live audition, although video-recorded auditions will be acceptable in rare cases, by permission of the Director of Jazz Studies. Entrance into the program also requires completion of a Bachelor of Music degree (or demonstrated equivalent), with a GPA of 3.0 in the last 60 credit hours. In the event that a candidate does not meet the required prerequisites for a specific curriculum, appropriate course(s) may be added as additional requirements. More information may be found at https://music.missouri.edu/undergrad/certificates/ under Jazz Certificate/Graduate Certificate in Jazz Studies. <h2

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate programmes apply through the Graduate School online application for admission, which requires a qualifying bachelor degree and at least a 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of baccalaureate coursework; School of Law, School of Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Occupational Therapy Doctorate have their own application processes.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.missouri.edu/admissions/

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