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.
New Faculty: Marcos Balter
The UC San Diego Department of Music is proud to announce that distinguished composer Marcos Balter will become the newest member of our composition faculty in July 2020.
New Faculty: Kamau Kenyatta
Distinguished pianist/soprano saxophonist/composer and Grammy-winning producer Kamau Kenyatta to join the UC San Diego Department of Music Faculty as Teaching Professor in July 2020.
In the News
October 2020
UC San Diego Assistant Teaching Professor of Music King Britt chosen for EMPAC's 2020 New Music Commissions
September 27, 2020
Grammy Award-winning Soprano and UC San Diego Professor of Music Susan Narucki featured in The San Diego Union-Tribune's "Phenomenal San Diego women: Creators and performers"
July 23, 2020