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Undergraduate Perceptions of Music Degree Program Value, Pertaining to Future Careers

Johnson, William Raymond
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397643828

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2014, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, Arts Policy and Administration.
Universities and degree granting institutions of higher education face a new set of responsibilities in their duties of providing society with a stronger set of citizens. Trends within the workforce have created a new set of parameters and expectations from job applicants, and higher education owes it to students to prepare them to succeed within their chosen path. Students at public higher education institutions studying music at the undergraduate level believe that a successful career awaits them with sufficient training in their instrument, when there are myriad paths available that require a more diverse skillset. The research and findings presented in this document came about from a study surveying undergraduate music majors at three separate institutions of mixed characteristics, regarding their perceptions towards their degree, the skills obtained and their usefulness within their chosen career. Students largely found that a limited skillset would be desired from employers, when literature showed a more pluralist skillset would provide more diverse opportunities. As relatively new findings, this research served as an exploratory finding, but possible applications are possible in the field of curriculum design, workplace management and degree accreditation.
Margaret Wyszomirski (Committee Member)
Wayne Lawson (Advisor)
123 p.
Arts Management; Educational Evaluation; Music; Music Education
curriculum design, undergradute, music majors, arts policy, applied arts, fine arts

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  • Johnson, W. R. (2014). Undergraduate Perceptions of Music Degree Program Value, Pertaining to Future Careers [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397643828

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Johnson, William. Undergraduate Perceptions of Music Degree Program Value, Pertaining to Future Careers. 2014. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397643828.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Johnson, William. "Undergraduate Perceptions of Music Degree Program Value, Pertaining to Future Careers." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397643828

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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