Areas of Study
Experience is calling. Find yours at UC's College-Conservatory of Music.
Nationally ranked and internationally renowned, CCM offers the benefit of a professional training conservatory within the setting of a comprehensive public university. Students have the opportunity to choose a course of study from nearly 120 possible majors across more than 20 academic departments.
Our degree offerings span the spectrum of the performing and media arts:
- BM: Music Performance, Music Education, Commercial Music Production
- BFA: Musical Theatre, Theatre Design and Production, Dance, Acting, Media Production
- BA: Music
- MM: Music Performance, Music Education, Composition, Music Theory, Musicology
- MME: Music Education
- MFA: Theatre Design and Production
- MA/MBA: Arts Administration
- AD: Music Performance, Opera
- DMA: Music Performance, Composition
- PhD: Music Theory, Musicology
CCM currently offers graduate certificates in Music Pedagogy and Suzuki Pedagogy, along with academic minors in both Music and Media Production.
| Program Title | Degree | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Acting | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Arts Administration | Master's - MA | Uptown Campus |
| Ballet | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Bassoon | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Clarinet | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Classical Guitar | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Commercial Music Production - Film and Media Scoring | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Commercial Music Production | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Composition | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Composition | Doctoral - DMA | Uptown Campus |
| Composition | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Choral | Doctoral - DMA | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Orchestral | Doctoral - DMA | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Wind | Doctoral - DMA | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Choral | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Orchestral | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Conducting - Wind | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Double Bass | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Euphonium | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Film and Media Scoring | Graduate Certificate - GC | Uptown Campus |
| Flute | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| French Horn | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Harp | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Harpsichord | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Jazz Studies | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Jazz Studies | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Media Production | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Media Production | Minors and Certificates - MIN | Uptown Campus |
| Music - Composition Emphasis | Bachelor's - BA | Uptown Campus |
| Music | Bachelor's - BA | Uptown Campus |
| Music | Minors and Certificates - MIN | Uptown Campus |
| Music (Musicology) | Doctoral - PHD | Uptown Campus |
| Music Education | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Music Education | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Music Education | Master's - MME | Uptown Campus |
| Music Pedagogy | Graduate Certificate - GC | Uptown Campus |
| Music Performance | Master's - AD | Uptown Campus |
| Music Performance - Opera - Coaching | Master's - AD | Uptown Campus |
| Music Performance - Opera - Stage Directing | Master's - AD | Uptown Campus |
| Music Performance | Doctoral - DMA | Uptown Campus |
| Music Performance | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Musical Theater | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Musicology | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Oboe | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Organ | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Percussion | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Piano | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Saxophone | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Suzuki Pedagogy | Graduate Certificate - GC | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Costume Design | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Lighting Design | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Sound Design | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Stage Design | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Stage Management | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Technical Production | Bachelor's - BFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Costume Design Technology | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Lighting Design Technology | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Makeup & Wig Design | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Sound Design | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Stage Design | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Stage Management | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theater Design and Production - Stage Properties | Master's - MFA | Uptown Campus |
| Theory | Master's - MM | Uptown Campus |
| Theory | Doctoral - PHD | Uptown Campus |
| Trombone | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Trumpet | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Tuba | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Viola | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Violin | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Violoncello | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
| Voice | Bachelor's - BM | Uptown Campus |
Ready to Take Your Next Step?
Applications to enroll at CCM open on August 1 and close on Dec. 1 each year.
Next Lives Here
At the University of Cincinnati, we realize the impact our teaching, research, artistry and service can have on our community and the world. So, we don’t wait for change to happen. We break boundaries, boldly imagine and create what’s Next. To us, today’s possibilities spark tomorrow’s reality. That’s why we are leading urban public universities into a new era of innovation and impact, and that's how we are defining Next for the performing and media arts.
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