CIM is committed to providing access to rich and diverse coursework at and CWRU in order to build its students ability to situate their work in the context of the world of knowledge, and for students to have the ability to communicate those connections. By going through the general education curriculum, students will be able to:
- Clearly and effectively communicate through writing, speaking and digital mediums.
- Think and act with awareness of their own values and reasoning, as well as an appreciation of the perspectives of others.
- Place their specialty in the context of other arts and domains of knowledge.
- Utilize multiple methods of artistic and academic inquiry.
- Professionally collaborate in artistic and academic inquiry.
- Navigate the landscape of opportunity through entrepreneurship and professional development.
Bachelor of Music degree students must complete a minimum of 32 hours of credit in general education course work, six of which are represented by the music history (MUHI 201 and MUHI 202) course sequence. Most general education courses carry three credits. Current general education course offerings are found in the CWRU Roster of Courses published before the beginning of each semester. The CWRU general catalog provides detailed course descriptions as well as other helpful departmental information and is available on the CWRU website.