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Program Specifications

Course Plan for a MA Degree Music Arts / Program Overview

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The BA program in Music focuses on refining and developing students' skills in various musical arts disciplines. The program plan has been recently improved to incorporate new specialties that meet the needs of the growing music industry.

The program specialties are as follows:

1- Performance

2- Composition and Conducting

3- Music Education

4- Arab/Western singing

5- Art Management

 

 

While each specialty entails specific courses, all specialties share department requirement courses which establish basic musical knowledge in music theory, history, reading and others.

 

 

 

19.  Vision and Mission statements of the program:

 

Vision:

The department contributes to the reinforcing the role of Arts, and particularly music, in society, as art is essential for fulfilling an individual's cultural, social, or economic needs. The department also fosters creativity as a necessary constituent of the arts and artistic professions.

 

Mission:

 

The department aims to educate students in achieving a high degree of proficiency in music as a profession and as a discipline. The department also seeks to motivate and refine students' innovation skills, which is consistent with the advanced qualifications of faculty members in the department, as well as the financial resources provided by the university including musical instruments, recording devices, and others. The department also seeks to elevate the status of the Arts in the community through the continuous participation in local and international events.

 

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Course Plan for a MA Degree Music Arts / Program Overview

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- The study plan for the Master's Degree in Musical Arts / Department of Musical Arts consists of (33) credit hours. This plan adheres to the instructions of the general framework for graduate programs at the University of Jordan. Specialties offered depend on the following prerequisite degrees:

- Bachelor's degree in any kind of musical disciplines performance, educational methodologies and curricula, composition and conducting.

Vision: The vision of the Department of Musical Arts / College of Arts and Design is to be recognized as a pioneer at the local, regional and global levels in preparing a generation of distinguished artists in various fields. The department seeks to develop and nurture the originality and creativity by applying the latest standards of total quality systems and by employing the latest scientific and technological means in the learning and teaching process.

Mission: The Department of Musical Arts seeks to reinforce the idea that art is the "mirror of civilization" and that creativity reflects the philosophy of the fine artist, and this supports society with creative graduates in various fields who possess the knowledge and modern practical and technical skills that qualify them to compete on professional bases. The Department of Musical Arts provides an environment in which the student receives integrated knowledge that preserves the local and regional heritage while embracing modernity, and focuses on scientific research and the establishment of musical performances and seminars that serve the community.​