Undergraduate Course Information
Music Majors can choose a course track with an emphasis in Composition, Performance, Jazz, Technology and Literature. Non-majors can take courses if they satisfy prerequisites, and audition for ensembles.
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Now Hiring
LSOE in Jazz and Music of the African Diaspora
The Department of Music at the University of California San Diego invites applications for an Associate Teaching Professor (formally “Lecturer With Security of Employment”) in the area of Jazz and Music of the African Diaspora to begin July 1, 2020. This appointment confers membership in the Academic Senate and tenure-paralleling security of employment. Individuals in this role are expected to provide outstanding teaching and educational leadership, and to engage in professional activity and service related to the pedagogical mission of the department and university.
Associate or Full Professor in Composition
The Department of Music at the University of California San Diego seeks an accomplished and innovative composer to be appointed with tenure at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor beginning July 1, 2020. We value a broadly conceived aesthetic approach, investment in research, and dedication to the advancement and appreciation of music-making and the contemporary arts. Candidates will be expected to contribute to the undergraduate and graduate departmental curriculum and bring a commitment to organizational and administrative tasks.