Capstone Major
The Global Jazz Studies major is a designated capstone major. The capstone project, usually done in the senior year, is tailored to each student and includes a seminar class (course 186A) and a capstone presentation such as a recital, lecture-demonstration, or lecture-recital (186B). The capstone experience provides an appropriate vehicle for the faculty to assess the students’ accomplishments during their tenure in the program.
Entry to the Major
Applicants are reviewed individually, based on a questionnaire, grade-point average, test scores, a personal statement of purpose, and an on-campus audition. Applicants who are unable to travel to UCLA have the option of submitting a video audition in place of the on-campus audition.
Transfer applicants to the Global Jazz Studies major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: one to two years of jazz studio instruction (equivalent to Global Jazz Studies 71A through 71I) and one year of musicianship (equivalent to Ethnomusicology M6A, M6B, M6C).
Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.
Major Requirements
Preparation for the Major
Musical Cultures of the World
Music and Dance of Ghana and African American Music Ensemble
World Music Specializations and Performance Organizations
World Music Specializations
World Music Performance Organizations
African American Musical Heritage
Jazz Performance
Musicianship
The Major
Performance (24 units)
Studio Coursework
Small Jazz Combo
Large Jazz Ensemble
Musicianship and Theory (24 units)
Scholarly Foundations (20 units)
African American Studies
Global Jazz Studies
Music Industry
Capstone Seminar and Project (4 units)
Policies
All entering first years are required to take the Music Theory Assessment Examination either during New Student Sessions or during zero week of fall quarter. The examination score is used to determine eligibility and placement in first-year music core courses (Music 3, M6A, M6B, M6C). Examination results may require enrollment in Music 3 as a requisite to course M6A. Entering transfer students with fewer than 15 units of prior music theory must take the Music Theory Assessment Examination.
Each course must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Each course must be taken for a letter grade and be completed with a grade of C or better. Students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better. No more than eight units from upper-division tutorials (195-199) may be applied toward the degree.