爵士音乐研究课程将促进各种表演类型的专业技能的学习。它将通过合唱团提供动手制作小组音乐的经验，并提高以下领域的技能：音乐表演及其研究，音乐理论和作曲，图书馆和互联网研究，理论和应用键盘，理论和应用计算机技术，多学科曲目录制和电影评分，理论和应用的录音，音乐和娱乐行业的基础技术和实践，一般音乐史，尤其是爵士史，以及音乐业务。该程序在结构上是模块化的。学生根据他们的音乐需求选择音乐选修课，课程逐年增加，逐年增加。该结构为学生提供了满足计划要求的大量选择和灵活性。它支持初级音乐技能的发展，但具有灵活性和适应性，
The Jazz Studies program will foster the acquisition of professional skills in a variety of performance genres. It will offer hands-on experience of group music-making through ensembles and promote skills in the fields of: music performance and its study, musical theory and composition, library and Internet research, theoretical and applied keyboarding, theoretical and applied computer technology, multi-track recording and film scoring, theoretical and applied sound recording, techniques and practices fundamental to the music and entertainment industries, music history in general and jazz history in particular, and music as a business.<br><br>The program is modular in structure. Students select Music elective courses on the basis of their musical needs, progressing from course module to course module and from year to year. The structure offers students considerable choice and flexibility in fulfilling program requirements. It is supportive of the development of primary musical skills, but flexible and adaptable, and conducive to effective use of space and time.<br><br>The program includes an academic component that requires home assignments, self-discipline and good time management skills. Becoming an accomplished musician requires practice, and students should be prepared to work long hours practicing their music.