New for the 2020-21 academic year, Oakland University’s Bachelor of Music in Music Technology prepares you for emerging careers in the music industry. You’ll refine your musical talent while gaining practical expertise in digital music technology, acquiring versatile skills that help you turn your passion for music into a profession. Our music technology degree integrates music theory and composition with hands-on training in the most current recording hardware and software. You’ll have opportunities to perform, produce, compose, and engineer, culminating in a professional internship that showcases your ability. You’ll graduate with a marketable music technology degree and multiple routes to a career in the music industry.
New for the 2020-21 academic year, Oakland University’s Bachelor of Music in Music Technology prepares you for emerging careers in the music industry. You’ll refine your musical talent while gaining practical expertise in digital music technology, acquiring versatile skills that help you turn your passion for music into a profession. Our music technology degree integrates music theory and composition with hands-on training in the most current recording hardware and software. You’ll have opportunities to perform, produce, compose, and engineer, culminating in a professional internship that showcases your ability. You’ll graduate with a marketable music technology degree and multiple routes to a career in the music industry.
The music technology degree provides you with unique opportunities to maximize your creative and career opportunities simultaneously. By combining music education with advanced technical training, the degree provides you with a well-rounded suite of complementary skills that equip you to start working as soon as you graduate.
The explosion of digital multimedia content in entertainment, business, advertising, and education has created high demand for multifaceted creators who pair musical talent with strong production sensibilities. The music technology degree qualifies you to work in multiple capacities, including:
Admission to all bachelor of music programs, including the music technology degree, begins with an entrance audition on any instrument (including voice). Please see the undergraduate catalog for audition details.
The Bachelor of Music in Music Technology requires 20 credits in music technique, 28 credits in music theory and history, and 30 credits in music technology and industry practice. Sample courses in music technology include:
Not sure if the music technology degree is right for you ? Check out these other [undergraduate / graduate] degree programs at Oakland, and contact our admissions team to discuss your options.