UCCS Bachelor of Innovation in VAPA Music
An undergraduate degree created for the 21st century that combines
Music, Business, and Music Technology and Engineering
Bachelor of Innovation in VAPA Music
The Bachelor of Innovation (BI) in VAPA Music is a cross-disciplinary
degree that combines music, engineering and business. A collaboration
between the UCCS Music Program, the College of Engineering and the
College of Business, this cutting edge curriculum combines academic
studies, technical skills and professional training to prepare students for
variety of careers in the broad spectrum of music professions including
performance, composition, technology, recording, management, the
global business world and more. The degree is structured so that
students gain a depth of understanding in music and a breadth of other
arts disciplines, business skills, technology, innovation and
entrepreneurship.
The BI degree supports and aligns with the heart of the UCCS Department
of Visual and Performing Art’s mission to offer degrees that encompass:
Breadth and Depth, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Creative
Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Diversity, Hybrid Practices, Social
Entrepreneurship, Expanded Boundaries, and Technological
Advancement.
Want to learn how to turn your ideas into reality? Join us in the Bachelor
of Innovation™! Visit http://innovation.uccs.edu/! To learn more about
the VAPA Music Program, visit http://www.uccs.edu/~vapa/!
What is the Bachelor of Innovation?
The Bachelor of Innovation™ (BI) family of degrees is an internationally
unique, interdisciplinary, undergraduate program at UCCS. The BI is a
family structure, much like a Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts
(BA), in which particular majors are defined.
Beyond the technical depth of their major, which is the same as a BS or
BA student, BI students emerge with a unique set of skills. These skills
are developed through the Innovation Core of courses, 9 classes that
provide a multi-year, multi-discipline team experience working on real
problems with companies or non-for-profit organizations; an
understanding of and experience in the innovation process of
transforming ideas into sustainable societal impact; an understanding of
the basics of entrepreneurship and business, policy and intellectual
property. Coupled with experience in writing proposals and working with
clients, BI students have a competitive edge.
The BI encompasses the best of the arts, education, humanities, natural
and social sciences, engineering, computer science and business blending
the creative, philosophical, historical and pragmatic to enable students
take their ideas out into the world as global citizens who are scholars,
creators, critical thinkers, creative problem solvers and social activists.
Successful innovators have the ability to understand and combine ideas
from different fields into something unique and new. BI students hone
this skill by taking five of their classes in a completely different field
than their major by choosing a Cross-discipline Core. There are four
Cross-discipline Cores: engineering, business, creative communication,
and globalization. BI students can choose any one of them as long as it is
a significantly different field than their major.