长滩加州州立大学鲍勃·科尔音乐学院的研究生课程专为希望在重视教师指导的环境下发展自己职业的学生而设计。我们的小计划使学生有机会与教职员工紧密合作，并获得动手教学经验和指导。目前的研究生会进行表演合奏，教授本科课程，并获得定向研究奖学金。BCCM的所有教职员工都活跃在各自的学科中，并希望研究生与同龄人一样参与。因此，我们的每个计划都具有很高的竞争力，并且我们招募具有才干，动力和决心与我们一起工作的学生，无论是学生还是未来的同事。
The mission of the College of the Arts is to provide a dynamic, contemporary learning environment that honors tradition, embraces diversity, inspires innovation, and strives for excellence. Our faculty of artists, educators, and scholars is committed to challenging students intellectually, creatively, and professionally, while encouraging them to find their individual artistic voices. The College produces and brings the highest level of art, teaching, and scholarship to our community in the form of concerts, exhibitions and installations, films, performances, publications, and emerging media. The Bob Cole Conservatory of Music offers graduate study leading to Master of Music degrees. The candidate should arrange for counseling with the Graduate Advisor by contacting the advisor directly. The Master of Music degree program provides professional concentrations in Composition, Conducting-Instrumental, Conducting-Choral, Jazz Studies, Opera Performance and Instrumental/Vocal Performance.