to the Department of Ethnomusicology at UCLA. Our mission is to explore the rich variety of musical expressions throughout the world by combining hands-on musical experience with academic study.

As the first and still the only independent department by that name in a U.S. university, we offer degree programs (B.A., M.A. and Ph.D.) of great depth and breadth. We offer a graduate program in ethnomusicology with a graduate specialization in systematic musicology, and undergraduate concentrations in jazz studies and world music.

The department also houses the Ethnomusicology Archive, one of the largest archives of its kind in North America, with over 100,000 audiovisual recordings; a large collection of unique instruments from different parts of the world; a research laboratory with audiovisual, computing and electronic equipment that enables faculty and students to conduct psycho-acoustical research as well as edit and create audiovisual recordings; and a publications program that publishes an occasional journal and audiovisual materials on topics of importance in the field of music. The department has close links with the many ethnic and area studies centers on campus, as well as the departments of music, musicology, world arts and cultures, and anthropology.

We hope you will take advantage of the many opportunities available through the UCLA Department of Ethnomusicology.

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Chair, 2007-08