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Texas A&M University • Music Program
304 Academic Building, MS 4240
College Station, TX 77843-4240
(979) 845-3355; (979) 845 5141; Fax (979) 862-2666
jhamera[at]NOSPAMtamu.edu
Dr. Judith Hamera, Professor and Head, Dept. of Performance Studies
Dr. Charles Johnson, Dean of College of Liberal Arts

Music Department Statistics
Year department established: 1988
Undergraduate students: 87
Graduate students: 0
Doctoral students: 0
Full-time professors: 10
Part-time instructors: 7
Student-Teacher ratio: NA
Undergraduate degree hours needed: 120
(within major: 42; within minor: NA)
Teaching certification: no
Internship required: no
Recording facility: yes
Scholarships available: yes
NA
Scholarship coordinator and phone: Scholarship coordinator and phone: Ms. Cristina Vela (979) 458-0940

Accreditations/Affiliations
NA

Texas A&M University has a liberal arts-oriented B.A. Music Program in a comprehensive state university setting. Program emphases are composition, ethnomusicology, and music theory. A broad range of courses are offered in music history, theory, composition, electronic music, recording, and world music. The Music Program offers concerts and residencies by a wide range of nationally and internationally renowned visiting artists, as well as regular faculty recitals. An audition is required for admission. The Music Program is part of the Department of Performance Studies, which also includes a liberal arts-oriented B.A. degree in Theatre Arts.

Overall enrollment: 44,618
Typical undergraduate tuition: $3,126