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DEGREE PROGRAMS BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC is designed to give a general degree in music. Students take courses in applied lessons, ensembles, piano, music theory, ear training, music arranging, music composition, as well as pedagogy courses. This Program prepares students to become music educators, music business consultants, active performers, and fulfills the pre-requisite for graduate school applications. BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC INDUSTRY is designed to combine both elements of music technology, business, and entrepreneurship in order to prepare students as music professionals of tomorrow. All Music Industry students are required to take core music courses which include:
ABOUT US Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private coeducational liberal arts HBCU institution, located in Columbia SC, with over 1,700 students enrolled in its 26 baccalaureate degree programs. Benedict College has also been named a Historically Black College & University (HBCU) of the Year by HBCU Digest. Benedict College is proud to be part of the rich, HBCU tradition. HBCUs were originally founded to provide opportunities for African Americans who were excluded from the majority of college solely by virtue of their race. Today, they offer all students—regardless of race—higher education opportunities
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Music Theory, Sight Singing and Ear Training, Music History, Piano Class, ensemble participation, and applied study in their area of performance.
The Benedict College Music Industry program was founded in 2014 with support from the Ray Charles Foundation.
MINOR IN MUSIC BUSINESS is offered to all students at the College interested in the business of music. Students do not need to be musicians to enter the program.
This Midlands HBCU welcomes students from all 46 counties in South Carolina, 30 states across America, and 26 countries across the world.