Faculty Emphasis Advisors

Jacqueline Cogdell DjeDje, Professor
Roger Kendall, Professor

Plan of Study

Freshman Sample Plan of Study (pdf)

Transfer Sample Plan of Study (pdf)

GPA requirement

Students who select this emphasis must have a 3.5 grade-point average in departmental lower division core courses and a cumulative 3.00 GPA at the time of application.

Capstone (final project requirement)

Students must fulfill a final project requirement (capstone), which consists of three quarters (8 units minimum) of ETHNOMU 195B, and work experience in an institution approved by the faculty sponsor. See Internship Courses and Internship Guidelines for more information on completing the internship requirement. Students must write a final research paper (12-15 pages) at the completion of each internship.

Click here for information on applying for this emphasis.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Ethnomusicology 91 A-Z and 161 A-Z. Students have the opportunity to participate in performing organizations representing some 10-12 traditions. These ensembles are taught by masters of each tradition, who are also usually natives of that tradition, giving the student a chance to understand the subtleties of pedagogical technique from someone who has spent a lifetime immersed in the music. (For details click on World Music Performance Ensembles).

Private Instruction in Music

Students in the world music concentration who want alternatives to the above performance ensembles may enroll in Ethnomusicology 92 or 162 in order to receive two units of credit for private or semi-private lessons with a distinguished community-based musician. All costs involved with these lessons are to be paid for by the student. Once the student has selected the musician and musical tradition, a 92/162 course contract must be completed and submitted to the department chair's office no later than the end of the second week of the quarter the student plans to enroll. For more information go to: Private Instruction in Music.