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UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA Faculty of Arts, Department of Music

Country:

NIGERIA

State:

City:

NSUKKA


Street Address:

Onitsha Road, Nsukka, Nigeria


Program:

Undergraduate program

Details:

Bachelor of Arts in Music. Four years. Studies include performance (Western, African traditional instruments), conducting, African music, ethnomusicology, composition, music history, theory, music technology, music education.


Program:

Graduate programs

Details:

Master of Arts in Music. In performance, musicology, African music, choral and instrumental conducting, theory, composition, music education, music and mass media, musical instrument technology. Doctor of Philosophy


Program:

Diploma programs

Details:

Diploma in Music Education. Three years. Post-graduate Diploma in Music. Available to all students of the university.


Institution Notes:

Founded in 1955 and formerly known as the University of Biafra, this University gained its current name in 1970 and is commonly referred to as UNN. The Department of Music was first established in 1960. The Sam Chukwu Memorial Recording Studio (SCMRS), the result of a collaboration between the University and African Digital Ethnography Project (in Morehouse College, USA) is the first digital recording studio for training, educational and cultural documentation in a Nigerian university.


Last Updated:

March 2022