Program Overview

  • Duration

    4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

    Can be done in 6 months

  • Total Courses

    24

  • Total Credit Hours

    144 Hours

The Music program at Mid Island University is designed for students who are passionate about the art of music and its various aspects. Students explore music theory, composition, performance, and music history. They have the opportunity to develop their skills in a wide range of musical genres and instruments. The program fosters creativity, artistic expression, and musical excellence. Graduates are well-prepared to pursue careers as musicians, composers, music educators, or music industry professionals. They contribute to the creation, performance, and appreciation of music, enriching both their lives and the lives of others through the power of music.

Artistic Foundation And Creative Expression:

The College of Performing Arts places a strong emphasis on building an artistic foundation and fostering creative expression. Students explore various performing arts disciplines, including theater, music, and dance, allowing them to develop a well-rounded understanding of the performing arts. This foundation prepares students to express their creativity and talent on the stage and beyond.


Stage Experience And Collaborative Productions:

Beyond the classroom, the College of Performing Arts emphasizes stage experience and collaborative productions. Students have opportunities to participate in theater productions, musical ensembles, and dance performances. These experiences not only enhance their performing arts skills but also provide valuable insights into the world of live entertainment.


Cultural Diversity And Performing Arts Across The Globe:

The College of Performing Arts at Mid Island University is committed to Nurturing cultural diversity and promoting performing arts from around the world. Our curriculum integrates performing arts from various cultures and encourages students to explore different artistic traditions. Additionally, we offer study abroad programs, international cultural exchanges, and collaborations with artists from diverse backgrounds, enabling students to gain a global perspective on performing arts.

The course explores philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. Topics include myth, literature, art, music, television, cinema, and the theater. Also discussed are provocative issues in the humanities - religion, morality, happiness, death, freedom, and controversies in the arts.


Social and Cultural Geography considers why geography matters to the analysis and understanding social relations, cultural identity and social inequality. Course examines how social life is structured at a variety of scales with respect to ethnicity, industries, services, urban patterns, and resources of world as a whole.


English Composition provides you with rhetorical foundations that prepare them for academic and professional writing. You will learn the strategies and processes that successful writers employ as you work to accomplish specific purposes. You will develop skills in writing unified, coherent, well-developed essays using correct grammar and effective sentence structure.


College Algebra provides an overview of the fundamental concepts of algebra: an understanding of the general concepts of relation and function; and the ability to solve practical problems using algebra.


World Religions course offers the broadest coverage of world religions as they exist today; helping you understand the ideology behind the many religions that strive today. While it is impossible to cover all religions, it does cover those of the vast majority of people.


Evenly balanced between theory and applications, this course shows you how to establish an ethical theory and how to apply it to a range of specific moral issues. This course examines ethical problems in such areas as mercy killing, personal relations, business, sexuality, medicine, and the environment.


This course introduces the origins and historical development of art. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of design principles to various art forms including but not limited to sculpture, painting, and architecture. Upon completion, you should be able to identify and analyze a variety of artistic styles, periods, and media.


This course provides the mathematical foundation for an introductory calculus course. In addition to a brief review of basic algebra, the course covers equations and inequalities; functions, models, and graphs; polynomial and rational functions; exponential and logarithmic functions; trigonometric functions; and trigonometric identities and equations.


This course is an introductory study of the human body, including the basic structure and function of the major organ systems (nervous, endocrine, circulatory, reproductive, etc.) and the effects of diet, exercise, stress and environmental change on human health.


World History course present the big picture, to facilitate comparison and assessment of change, and to highlight major developments in world's history. This course emphasizes the global interactions of major civilizations so that you can compare and assess changes in the patterns of interaction and the impact of global forces.

This course teaches you the basic techniques and vocabulary for ‘reading’ and analyzing individual films. It also provides a framework for understanding the social and cultural importance of cinema as an institution.


The course explores the philosophic and artistic heritage of humanity expressed through a historical perspective on visual arts, music, and literature. The humanities provide insight into people and society.


Arts and Culture course is designed for those who wish to gain a critical view of contemporary culture from the perspectives of observer, creator and performer.


The course introduces you to the cultural purposes and visual elements of arts. The course presents overview of the methodologies of arts history, painting and related techniques, printmaking, still photography, film and digital imagery. The course also provides the importance and application arts in various culture.


This course presents critical appreciation and practice of live theatre using classical and modern plays, emphasizing the synthesis of acting, direction, and design in the context of contemporary theatrical production.


The primary aim of this course is to help you make the distinction between musical talent and musical knowledge. The content of this course will be centered on the fundamental music components of rhythm, melody, keyboard skills, major & minor scales & key signatures, basic intervals, modes, triads, & tonality.


This course gives a broad overview of Western music from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, with emphasis on late classical, romantic, and modernist styles. It is also meant to enhance your musical experience by developing listening skills and an understanding of diverse forms and genres.


This course introduces you to various types of dramatic literature, from the ancient Greek dramas to contemporary Eastern and Western Theatre. Its purpose is to familiarize you with not only the history and theoretical aspects of theatre, but also its practical manifestations through playwriting, acting, directing, and theatre management.

This course is intended for you who would like to develop a theoretical and practical understanding of how music works. You will be introduced to different kinds of musical notation, melodic systems, harmonies and rhythmic techniques with the goal of attaining basic competence in the performance and creation of music.


The course is a general introductory course designed to enhance listening enjoyment and ability. The content places emphasis on the elements of music, the characteristic styles of major historical periods, and the lives and works of key composers within the Western musical tradition.


The course provides an overview of the different types of music that have prevailed in the West during the past 1500 years. It introduces music from other parts of the world and examines the many ways that music has functioned in society.


This course introduces the origins and musical components of jazz and the contributions of its major artists. Emphasis is placed on the development of discriminating listening habits, as well as the investigation of the styles and structural forms of the jazz idiom.


This course covers in-depth a specific aspect of the performing arts only touched on in other courses. Topics include theatre, cinema, art, dance, architecture, literature etc.


This course explores the ways that music is both shaped by and gives shape to the cultural settings in which it is performed; through studying selected musical traditions from around the world.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
BACHELORS DEGREE $31,680
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $31,680
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Meets Opportunity

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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

144 Hours

Course Duration

4 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

24