音乐学士学位致力于使音乐家为从事创意专业的职业做好准备，将音乐的深度与科学，媒体和工程学的广度相结合。它通过使学生为21世纪的音乐家提供多种角色做好准备，从而推动了技术大学中的音乐学习。音乐的核心课程包括40个学分。音乐核心可以是独立学位，也可以是具有各种科学和工程学科的双重专业。该提案中详细介绍的课程还可以补充4个课程，包括16个学分，涉及各种跨学科艺术领域，包括互动艺术，动画和电影制作。有能力评估与风格，时期和社会背景相关的音乐作品，有能力有效地讨论和批评自己的作品和他人的作品，并熟练地整合适合于创作
A unique approach to music education that integrates professional music training with exposure to science, media, and engineering. The B.S. in Music at Rensselaer prepares musicians for a wide variety of careers in creative professions by combining depth in music with breadth in the sciences, media, and engineering.<br>With fluency in the arts as well as in other disciplines, students develop the skills and perspectives needed to succeed as musicians. Students who graduate from this program will have:<br><br>The ability to evaluate musical works in relation to style, period, and social context.<br>The ability to effectively discuss and critique one's own work and the work of others.<br>Proficiency integrating technologies appropriate to creative practice.