Programs of Study

B.M.: Music Education

The Crane School of Music boasts one of the world's oldest and largest music teacher preparation programs.

M.M.: Music Education

The Master of Music in Music Education program is The Crane School of Music boasts one of the world's oldest and largest music teacher preparation programs. In fact, over half of Crane graduates are music educators in the state of New York.

B.M.: Music Performance

The Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance is offered in percussion, piano, string instruments (including guitar and harp), wind instruments and voice.

B.M.: Musical Studies - Composition

There are two tracks within the Musical Studies major: Composition and Music Theory/ History.

B.M.: Musical Studies - Music Theory or Music History

The Musical Studies – Music Theory and Music History degree tracks allow students to focus on the scholarly study of music.

Minor: Native American Studies

The study of the indigenous peoples of the Americas -their prehistory, history and cultures- is the focus of the courses offered.

Minor: Nutrition

The Nutrition Minor provides students with a basic foundation in community health and an overview of health behaviors, as well as an in-depth examination of nutrition.

Minor: Philosophy

The philosophy minor allows students majoring in other disciplines to deepen their understanding of their primary course of study in regard to its philosophical foundations, its methodology, and its normative assumptions and implications.

Minor: Physics

The physics minor is designed to develop competence in fundamental areas of classical and modern physics.

B.A.: Political Science

The Political Science Major provides students with facts, theories, and skills they will need to succeed personally, professionally, and as community members and citizens of the world.

Minor: Politics

The Politics Minor can supplement any Major by providing students with facts, theories, and skills they will need to succeed personally, professionally, and as community members and citizens of the world.

Minor: Pre-Creative Arts Therapy

The Pre-Creative Arts Therapy minor allows students to explore the creative arts—everything from dance and theatre to studio art and poetry—while majoring in other disciplines.

Minor: Pre-Law Studies

The Pre-Law Minor is a great supplement to any major because it provides students with the facts, theories, and skills they will need to get into law school, to succeed in law school, and to thrive in the legal profession.

Minor: Psychology

The minor in psychology provides a general introduction to all major areas of psychology with courses in research methodology used in the field, experimental and laboratory aspects of the field, and a course that focuses on the social, developmental or applied aspects of the field of psychology.