音乐与戏剧系提供强大的本科音乐课程，学生可以在一个支持性的环境中与全职教职员工一起学习，鼓励学生成为最出色的人。该课程可取得音乐学士学位。与具有音乐学专业的文学学士学位相比，该学位更加专业，对一般教育的要求也更少。本课程的学生在教育，成绩和作文之间选择。要获得音乐学士学位，学生必须至少获得122个学分，其中包括在爱荷华州立大学居住的最低32个学分以及在300个或以上课程中的最低45个高级学分，并且必须满足所有要求指定。该系通过积极致力于教学，创意/学者工作和艺术推广的活跃学者，教师和艺术家的学院，体现了授
The Department of Music and Theatre offers a strong undergraduate music program, where students study with full-time faculty professionals in a supportive environment that encourages students to become their best. Two degrees are offered in music: a Bachelor of Music, which is more specialized and contains fewer general education requirements, and a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in music. (The Department of Music and Theatre also administers the Theatre Program, see Theatre and Performing Arts.)<br>The music curriculum provides:<br><br>A comprehensive program of professional studies for students who wish to prepare for careers in music, including teaching, performance, and composition, and for students who plan to pursue graduate studies in music.<br>Courses in music literature, theory and areas of performance for all students, regardless of major.<br>The department embodies the land-grant philosophy of service to the people of the state with a faculty of active scholars, teachers, and artists committed to excellence in teaching, creative/scholarly work, and arts outreach. The department is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).