Annamarie-Brendel

Anna Marie Brendel, MFA

Assistant Professor of Theatre
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 210G
Phone: (423) 614-8226
Email
Mary Dukes

Mary Dukes, MA

Senior Lecturer in Digital Media
Specialty: Broadcast Media, Sports & Communication, Media Production
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 112E
Phone: (423) 614-8225
Email
Matthew Fisher

Matthew Fisher, MFA

Professor of Cinema
Specialty: Film, Writing and Directing, Theory and Criticism
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 210F
Phone: (423) 614-6064
Email
Jordan Holt

Jordan Holt, MFA

Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Specialty: Graphic Design, Art and Culture
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 210E
Phone: (423) 473-1162
Email
Kimberly Lyon

Kimberly Lyon, MA

Associate Lecturer in Journalism
Specialty: Journalism, Student Newspaper
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 112F
Phone: (423) 473-1164
Email
Mary Mathias-Dickerson

Mary Mathias-Dickerson, MFA

Associate Professor of Art
Specialty: Studio Art, Drawing and Painting
Communication Arts | Location: MAY 115
Phone: (423) 614-8692
Email
Brian Mattson

Brian Mattson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Communication
Specialty: Rhetoric, Social/Digital Media and Religion
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 112G
Phone: (423) 614-8494
Email
Megan Moe

Megan Moe, PhD

Professor of Communication
Specialty: Communication, Advertising
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 112D
Phone: (423) 614-8171
Email
Andrea Phillips

Andrea Phillips, PhD

Associate Professor of Public Relations
Specialty: Public Relations, Campaigns, Strategy
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 112C
Phone: (423) 473-3781
Email
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Victoria Phillips, MFA

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art
Communication Arts | Location: MAY114
Phone: (423) 614-423-8690
Email
Lee Waller

Lee Waller, MA

Associate Lecturer of Cinema
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 210C
Phone: (423) 614-8618
Email
Christine Williams

Christine Williams, PhD

Chair for the Department of Communication Arts / Professor of Theatre
Specialty: Acting & Directing, Theatre, Literature, Criticism & History
Communication Arts | Location: CAB 210D
Phone: (423) 614-8227
Email

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Majors in the disciplines within Christian Ministries (listed below) have been designed to allow the student to choose any 18-hour minor on campus.  Adjustments to the requirements for these majors are made so that the addition of the minor can be made without extending the time required to complete the degree program.  For example, a youth major might add a music minor (18 hours); a pastoral ministry major might add a theology minor (18 hours) and still graduate with the normal 120 hour degree requirements.     

The following majors have accompanying vocational tracks:

Similar vocational tracks are also available within the discipline of theology.

Theological Studies, Bi-Vocational Track (THSBV.BA)
Theological Studies, Bi-Vocational Track (THSBV.BS)

This is a double major option wherein a streamlined version of the Biblical and Theological Studies major is coupled with a second major of the student’s choice from any department at Lee. There are two iterations of this track.

Theological and Professional Studies (THSPS.BS)

In this track, instead of a dual major, students combine the streamlined theology major with two minors from academic departments across the university. This program does not require foreign language study.

Student majors from across campus can add a minor in any of our department’s four disciplines. To see a list of available minors in Language and Literature, Click Here

This major prepares students for graduate work in the discipline or for careers such as research, writing, editing, and a variety of other related occupations. The program focuses studies on technical, professional, rhetorical, and creative writing.

This major prepares students for graduate work in the discipline and provides a broad overview of literature, emphasizing British and American writers. The program offers a variety of literary periods to study, such as Romantic and Victorian.

This major prepares students to teach English at the middle and high school levels. In addition to courses in the English major, students complete the professional education sequence, including a semester of student teaching at the secondary level

Career Opportunities

  • English teacher/professor
  • Librarian
  • Lawyer/Paralegal
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher
  • Speech Pathologist
  • Editor/Editorial Assistant
  • Copy Editor/Proofreader
  • Social Media Manager
  • Technical Writer
  • Grant Writer
  • Editor and Content Manager
  • Novelist
  • Poet
  • Playwright
  • Screenwriter
  • Nonfiction writer
  • Freelance writer
  • Journalist/Reporter
  • Copy Writer
  • Content Writer
  • Announcer
  • Human Resources Specialist
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Nonprofit Consultant
  • Advertising Manager
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What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

  • HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • American Ethnic Studies: New England (Literature, History, and Humanities) - Summer
  • England (Literature) - Summer
  • Semester in Japan (Tokyo Christian University)

Club/Social

  • Leetinos
  • Mu Kappa

Awards/Honors

  • Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society
  • Kairos Honors Program

Service

Center for English Language and Literacy (CELL)

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University. 

Home/Location

Students spend most of their time in the Vest and Walker Memorial buildings.

Internships/Practicum

  • Writing Experience Practicum
  • Practicum in Teaching
  • Student Teaching I, II

Research/Competition

  • Senior Thesis
  • McNair Scholars

Arts/Performance

  • Writer's Series
  • Sigma Tau Delta Symposium
  • Fringe Fest, a Festival of 10-minute Plays
  • Latin American and Iberian Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Conference
  • Mission, Faith Education Summer Program
  • Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research Conference

Student Work Opportunities

  • Federal Work-Study (Teacher's Assistant)
  • Writing Center Tutor
  • Spanish/French Tutor
  • Writing Studio Facilitator
  • Social Media Coordinator
  • Office Assistant (Department of Language and Literature

Publications

  • Lee Review

Other

Students in this program also have the opportunity to participate in the university's Asian Studies Program.

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For students planning to pursue careers as music teachers, choral directors, or band/orchestra directors in elementary and secondary schools, this degree provides the pedagogical and musical training necessary for effective careers in education. The program meets the Tennessee Department of Education’s requirements for K-12 music education certification.

Applied Music Study: Music study at Lee includes individual concentration in an applied performance area including piano, voice, guitar, strings, percussion, and all wind instruments. This is provided through private instruction on the specific instrument throughout the course of the degree program. Performance is also emphasized through experiences in instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and chamber music opportunities.

Career Opportunities

  • Elementary Music Teacher
  • University Music Professor
  • Collaborative Pianist
  • Band Director
  • Choral Director
  • Orchestra Conductor

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • Music History Global Perspectives Trip
  • Japan Global Perspectives Trip
  • Domestic and International Ensemble Tours
  • Schumann Liederfest in Zwickau, Germany

Club/Social

  • The National Association for Music Education (Collegiate Chapter)
  • Lee University Percussive Arts Society
  • Commercial Music Society
  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Composer's Forum
  • Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia)

Awards/Honors

  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
  • Senior Honors Recital
  • Concerto Competition

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.

Home/Location

  • The School of Music operates in teaching and performance spaces around campus. As a music major each student has the opportunity to study and perform in wonderful surroundings including: 
    Curtsinger Music Building offers classrooms, instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, practice facilities, dedicated piano and harpsichord practice rooms, Music Resource Center, and Class Piano Lab. 
  • DeVos Center for the Humanities contains the Squires Recital Hall, private lesson studios, music education classroom, practice, and facilities. 
  • Pangle Hall has Pangle Hall Performance Hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, and practice rooms. 
  • Students may also utilize the Studio, a state of the art recording studio, music technology lab, and student project workspaces.

Internships/Practicum

  • Although all of the music degrees incorporate practical application and extensive performance opportunities as soloist and ensemble members, some of the degree programs have specific requirements that provide dedicated experience in the field. 
  • Music Education students complete hours of classroom observation in their methods courses as well as a student teaching professional semester, dedicated to full immersion in primary and secondary school settings.

 

Final Recitals / Final Projects

Each graduate of the School of Music completes a culminating project that aligns with the purposes and goals of the specific degree program.  Students completing the Bachelor of Music Education will perform a 30-minute senior recital.

Arts/Performance

Performance is at the heart of the experience in the School of Music. This takes the form of solo performance opportunities, ensemble performances, ministry tours, and opportunities to attend recitals both on campus and in the community.  The university provides exceptional musical experience on campus each semester including:

Weekly Performance Seminar

  • Student Junior and Senior Recitals
  • Presidential Concert Series
  • Performing Arts Series
  • Faculty Recitals
  • Visiting Artists Masterclasses

Performance space

  • Pangle Hall (seating capacity 650)
  • Conn Center for the Performing Arts (1700)
  • Squires Recital Hall (215)
  • Dixon Center (490)
  • The Chapel (300)

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Small Jazz Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble

Vocal Ensembles

  • Campus Choir
  • Choral Union
  • Chorale
  • Evangelistic Singers
  • Ladies of Lee
  • Lee Singers
  • Men’s Chorale
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Theatre
  • Voices of Lee

Other

Lee University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula.

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This Bachelor of Science degree provides multi-disciplinary instruction to students desiring careers in artist management, promotion, publication, song-writing, or as a studio musician or entrepreneur in the music industry. This program combines coursework in the School of Music, the School of Business, and Department of Communication Arts to provide the student with well-rounded training and experience, setting a path for success.

Applied Music Study: Music study at Lee includes individual concentration in an applied performance area including piano, voice, guitar, strings, percussion, and all wind instruments. This is provided through private instruction on the specific instrument throughout the course of the degree program. Performance is also emphasized through experiences in instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and chamber music opportunities.

Career Opportunities

  • Music Arranger
  • Audio Engineer
  • Record Producer
  • Music Copyright Administrator
  • Music Publisher
  • Copyright Law
  • Studio Musician

 

 

Student Successes:

Joel Kent Godsey – PRODUCER/ARRANGER:

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Joel Kent Godsey – ATMOS ARTICLE:

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Alyssa Oliver-Cone – VOCALIST/PERFORMER:

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Ethan Wexler – SINGER/SONGWRITER:

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Josh Beeman – SINGER/SONGWRITER:

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Christopher Phillips – ARRANGER/KEYBOARDIST:

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Payton Altman – ARRANGER/KEYBOARDIST:

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Phil Nitz - ARRANGER:

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TJ McClendon – SINGER/SONGWRITER:

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What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • Music History Global Perspectives Trip
  • Japan Global Perspectives Trip
  • Domestic and International Ensemble Tours
  • Schumann Liederfest in Zwickau, Germany

Club/Social

  • The National Association for Music Education (Collegiate Chapter)
  • Lee University Percussive Arts Society
  • Commercial Music Society
  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Composer's Forum
  • Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia)

Awards/Honors

  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
  • Senior Honors Recital
  • Concerto Competition

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.

Home/Location

The School of Music operates in teaching and performance spaces around campus. As a music major each student has the opportunity to study and perform in wonderful surroundings including:

  • Curtsinger Music Building offers classrooms, instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, practice facilities, dedicated piano and harpsichord practice rooms, Music Resource Center, and Class Piano Lab.
  • DeVos Center for the Humanities contains the Squires Recital Hall, private lesson studios, music education classroom, practice, and facilities.
  • Pangle Hall has Pangle Hall Performance Hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, and practice rooms.
  • Students may also utilize the Studio, a state of the art recording studio, music technology lab, and student project work spaces.

Internships/Practicum

Although all of the music degrees incorporate practical application and extensive performance opportunities as soloist and ensemble members, some of the degree programs have specific requirements that provide dedicated experience in the field.

Final Recitals / Final Projects

Each graduate of the School of Music completes a culminating project that aligns with the purposes and goals of the specific degree program.

Arts/Performance

Performance is at the heart of the experience in the School of Music. This takes the form of solo performance opportunities, ensemble performances, ministry tours, and opportunities to attend recitals both on campus and in the community.  The university provides exceptional musical experience on campus each semester including:

Weekly Performance Seminar

  • Student Junior and Senior Recitals
  • Presidential Concert Series
  • Performing Arts Series
  • Faculty Recitals
  • Visiting Artists Masterclasses

Performance space

  • Pangle Hall (seating capacity 650)
  • Conn Center for the Performing Arts (1700)
  • Squires Recital Hall (215)
  • Dixon Center (490)
  • The Chapel (300)

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Small Jazz Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble

Vocal Ensembles

  • Campus Choir
  • Choral Union
  • Chorale
  • Evangelistic Singers
  • Ladies of Lee
  • Lee Singers
  • Men’s Chorale
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Theatre
  • Voices of Lee

Other

Lee University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula.

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This degree equips students for careers in the field of music ministries, whether as a music director in the local church or as a member of a creative team serving the worshipping community. Students will develop performance skills and worship concepts that will allow them to work effectively in a variety of ministry settings, utilizing practical applications to traditional and modern worship practices. A strong base of theological concepts rounds out the unique training for ministry.

Applied Music Study: Music study at Lee includes individual concentration in an applied performance area including piano, voice, guitar, strings, percussion, and all wind instruments. This is provided through private instruction on the specific instrument throughout the course of the degree program. Performance is also emphasized through experiences in instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and chamber music opportunities.

Career Opportunities

Music and Worship, Instrumental

  • Choral Director
  • Band Director
  • Orchestra Conductor
  • Professional Orchestra Member
  • Composer
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Organist
  • Music Ministries Director
  • Children’s Music Director
  • Music Ministry Assistant

Music and Worship, Piano

  • Collaborative Pianist
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Organist
  • Music Ministries Director
  • Children's Music Director
  • Music Ministry Assistant

Music and Worship, Voice

  • Worship Leader
  • Band Director
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Music Ministries Director
  • Children's Music Director
  • Music Ministry Assistant
  • Professional Choral Singer

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • Music History Global Perspectives Trip
  • Japan Global Perspectives Trip
  • Domestic and International Ensemble Tours
  • Schumann Liederfest in Zwickau, Germany

Club/Social

  • The National Association for Music Education (Collegiate Chapter)
  • Lee University Percussive Arts Society
  • Commercial Music Society
  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Composer's Forum
  • Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia)

Awards/Honors

  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
  • Senior Honors Recital
  • Concerto Competition

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.

Home/Location

The School of Music operates in teaching and performance spaces around campus. As a music major each student has the opportunity to study and perform in wonderful surroundings including:

  • Curtsinger Music Building offers classrooms, instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, practice facilities, dedicated piano and harpsichord practice rooms, Music Resource Center, and Class Piano Lab.
  • DeVos Center for the Humanities contains the Squires Recital Hall, private lesson studios, music education classroom, practice, and facilities.
  • Pangle Hall has Pangle Hall Performance Hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, and practice rooms.
  • Students may also utilize the Studio, a state of the art recording studio, music technology lab, and student project work spaces.

Internships/Practicum

  • Although all of the music degrees incorporate practical application and extensive performance opportunities as soloist and ensemble members, some of the degree programs have specific requirements that provide dedicated experience in the field.
  • Students pursing a degree in music and worship complete an internship of 100 clock hours with an authorized mentor in a church or ministry organization.

Final Recitals / Final Projects

Each graduate of the School of Music completes a culminating project that aligns with the purposes and goals of the specific degree program. Students with the bachelor of music in music and worship will complete a senior worship project or 30-minute senior recital.

Arts/Performance

Performance is at the heart of the experience in the School of Music. This takes the form of solo performance opportunities, ensemble performances, ministry tours, and opportunities to attend recitals both on campus and in the community.  The university provides exceptional musical experience on campus each semester including:

Weekly Performance Seminar

  • Student Junior and Senior Recitals
  • Presidential Concert Series
  • Performing Arts Series
  • Faculty Recitals
  • Visiting Artists Masterclasses

Performance space

  • Pangle Hall (seating capacity 650)
  • Conn Center for the Performing Arts (1700)
  • Squires Recital Hall (215)
  • Dixon Center (490)
  • The Chapel (300)

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Small Jazz Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble

Vocal Ensembles

  • Campus Choir
  • Choral Union
  • Chorale
  • Evangelistic Singers
  • Ladies of Lee
  • Lee Singers
  • Men’s Chorale
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Theatre
  • Voices of Lee

Other

Lee University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula.

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This program prepares students for professional careers in concert performance, graduate-level studies, and/or studio teaching. Students study specialized pedagogy, literature, as well as the music core of theory, history, and analysis. This highly selective program is suitable for students with exceptional talent and experience who seek classically-based training with significant study in their primary instrument.

Applied Music Study: Music study at Lee includes individual concentration in an applied performance area including piano, voice, guitar, strings, percussion, and all wind instruments. This is provided through private instruction on the specific instrument throughout the course of the degree program. Performance is also emphasized through experiences in instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and chamber music opportunities.

Career Opportunities

Music Performance, Instrumental

  • Band Director
  • Orchestra Conductor
  • Performing Artist
  • Professional Orchestra Member
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Music Historian
  • Music Theorist
  • Organist
  • Member of a Professional or Military Band

Music Performance, Piano

  •  Collaborative Pianist
  • Concert Pianist
  • Performing Artist
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Music Historian
  • Music Theorist
  • Organist

Music Performance, Vocal

  •  Opera Singer
  • Worship Leader
  • Choral Director
  • Performing Artist
  • Contemporary Artist
  • Music Historian
  • Music Theorist
  • Professional Choral Singer

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • Music History Global Perspectives Trip
  • Japan Global Perspectives Trip
  • Domestic and International Ensemble Tours
  • Schumann Liederfest in Zwickau, Germany

Club/Social

  • The National Association for Music Education (Collegiate Chapter)
  • Lee University Percussive Arts Society
  • Commercial Music Society
  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Composer's Forum
  • Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia)

Awards/Honors

  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
  • Senior Honors Recital
  • Concerto Competition

Service

Service learning is embedded in several courses. Art students have many service opportunities in graphic design, teaching art lessons, painting murals, and creating portraits for people in undeserved communities.

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.

Home/Location

The School of Music operates in teaching and performance spaces around campus. As a music major each student has the opportunity to study and perform in wonderful surroundings including:

  • Curtsinger Music Building offers classrooms, instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, practice facilities, dedicated piano and harpsichord practice rooms, Music Resource Center, and Class Piano Lab.
  • DeVos Center for the Humanities contains the Squires Recital Hall, private lesson studios, music education classroom, practice, and facilities.
  • Pangle Hall has Pangle Hall Performance Hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, and practice rooms.
  • Students may also utilize the Studio, a state of the art recording studio, music technology lab, and student project work spaces.

Final Recitals / Final Projects

Each graduate of the School of Music completes a culminating project that aligns with the purposes and goals of the specific degree program.  Students with the bachelor of music in performance will complete a 30-minute junior recital and 60-minute senior recitals. 

Arts/Performance

Performance is at the heart of the experience in the School of Music. This takes the form of solo performance opportunities, ensemble performances, ministry tours, and opportunities to attend recitals both on campus and in the community.  The university provides exceptional musical experience on campus each semester including:

  • Weekly Performance Seminar
  • Student Junior and Senior Recitals
  • Presidential Concert Series
  • Performing Arts Series
  • Faculty Recitals
  • Visiting Artists Masterclasses

Performance space

  • Pangle Hall (seating capacity 650)
  • Conn Center for the Performing Arts (1700)
  • Squires Recital Hall (215)
  • Dixon Center (490)
  • The Chapel (300)

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Small Jazz Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble

Small Jazz Combos

  • Symphonic Band
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Wind Ensemble

Vocal Ensembles

  • Campus Choir
  • Choral Union
  • Chorale
  • Evangelistic Singers
  • Ladies of Lee
  • Lee Singers
  • Men’s Chorale
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Theatre
  • Voices of Lee

Other

Lee University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula.

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This program is designed for the student who is seeking a broad experience in music with the flexibility to customize their program to include interest areas inside and outside of the field of music. There is sufficient discipline-specific work to develop musical skills as an individual performer and within the context of ensemble performance. This program contains enough flexibility to pursue a second major or the addition of a minor concentration.

Applied Music Study: Music study at Lee includes individual concentration in an applied performance area including piano, voice, guitar, strings, percussion, all wind instruments, and composition. This is provided through private instruction in the specific area throughout the course of the degree program. Performance is also emphasized through experiences in instrumental and/or vocal ensembles and chamber music opportunities.

Career Opportunities

 

Music, Instrumental

  • Professional Orchestra Member 
  • Composer 
  • Film Composer 
  • Video Game Composer 
  • Contemporary Artist 
  • Member of a Professional or Military Band 
  • Music Historian 
  • Music Theorist

Music, Piano

  • Collaborative Pianist 
  • Concert Pianist 
  • Contemporary Artist 
  • Organist 
  • Music Historian 
  • Music Theorist 

Music, Voice

  • Opera Singer 
  • Worship Leader  
  • Contemporary Artist 
  • Professional Choral Singer 
  • Music Historian 
  • Music Theorist

 

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

HUB

Travel/Global Trips

  • Music History Global Perspectives Trip
  • Japan Global Perspectives Trip
  • Domestic and International Ensemble Tours
  • Schumann Liederfest in Zwickau, Germany

Club/Social

  • The National Association for Music Education (Collegiate Chapter)
  • Lee University Percussive Arts Society
  • Commercial Music Society
  • American Choral Directors Association
  • Composer's Forum
  • Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia)

Awards/Honors

  • Pi Kappa Lambda Music Honor Society
  • Dean’s Student Advisory Council
  • Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award
  • Senior Honors Recital
  • Concerto Competition

Service

Service learning is embedded in several courses. Art students have many service opportunities in graphic design, teaching art lessons, painting murals, and creating portraits for people in undeserved communities.

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University.

Home/Location

The School of Music operates in teaching and performance spaces around campus. As a music major each student has the opportunity to study and perform in wonderful surroundings including:

  • Curtsinger Music Building offers classrooms, instrumental and choral rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, practice facilities, dedicated piano and harpsichord practice rooms, Music Resource Center, and Class Piano Lab.
  • DeVos Center for the Humanities contains the Squires Recital Hall, private lesson studios, music education classroom, practice, and facilities.
  • Pangle Hall has Pangle Hall Performance Hall, ensemble rehearsal rooms, private lesson studios, and practice rooms.
  • Students may also utilize the Studio, a state of the art recording studio, music technology lab, and student project work spaces.

Final Recitals / Final Projects

Each graduate of the School of Music completes a culminating project that aligns with the purposes and goals of the specific degree program.  Students with the bachelor of music in performance will complete a 30-minute junior recital and 60-minute senior recitals. 

Arts/Performance

Performance is at the heart of the experience in the School of Music. This takes the form of solo performance opportunities, ensemble performances, ministry tours, and opportunities to attend recitals both on campus and in the community.  The university provides exceptional musical experience on campus each semester including:

  • Weekly Performance Seminar
  • Student Junior and Senior Recitals
  • Presidential Concert Series
  • Performing Arts Series
  • Faculty Recitals
  • Visiting Artists Masterclasses

Performance space

  • Pangle Hall (seating capacity 650)
  • Conn Center for the Performing Arts (1700)
  • Squires Recital Hall (215)
  • Dixon Center (490)
  • The Chapel (300)

Instrumental Ensembles

  • Symphonic Band
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Jazz Ensemble
  • Small Jazz Ensemble
  • Percussion Ensemble

Small Jazz Combos

  • Symphonic Band
  • Symphony Orchestra
  • Wind Ensemble

Vocal Ensembles

  • Campus Choir
  • Choral Union
  • Chorale
  • Evangelistic Singers
  • Ladies of Lee
  • Lee Singers
  • Men’s Chorale
  • Musical Theatre
  • Opera Theatre
  • Voices of Lee

Other

Lee University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). NASM has been recognized by the United States Department of Education as the agency responsible for the accreditation of all music curricula.

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Lee University offers a wide variety of scholarships for all our schools and programs.

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The Computer Science major prepares students to work in database and systems administration, online and mobile development, and more. The focus is on problem-solving techniques, programming structure, and algorithm development.

Career Opportunities

  • Digital Analyst 
  • Data Scientist 
  • Software Developer 
  • Network Security 
  • Ethical Hacker 
  • Systems Analyst 
  • Data Security

What to Expect

Hub/Support/Tutoring

  • HUB 
  • Daily tutoring in the Math Lab 

Travel/Global Trips

  • Egypt Mathematics Global Trip 

Club/Social

  • Lee Prime Math Club 

Awards/Honors

  • Kappa Mu Epsilon Honor Society (TN Zeta Chapter) 
  • Lee & Reba Goins Absher Scholarship
  • Griffith Family Scholarship
  • Craig Hagmaier Scholarship
  • Lay Family Mathematics Assistantship
  • Herbert and Donna Nichols Scholarship
  • Darrell and Pam Spell Scholarship
  • Tucker Foundation Scholarship

Service

Physics Service Learning with Science Olympiad 

 

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University. 

 

Home/Location

Students spend most of their time in the SMC great room and faculty suites. 

Internships/Practicum

  • Data Analysis Math internship 
  • Mathematics Internship Program (MIP) 

Research/Competition

  • Lee B. Ledford Scholarship Program
  • Many faculty members mentor individual student research 

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Human Development degrees are offered with three separate emphases: Business and Deaf Studies. Each emphasis prepares students to work with children where teacher licensure is not required or for graduate work in the field.

The Business Emphasis includes courses in business, social sciences, and linguistics, providing groundwork especially for those planning a business or career-related to child development.

Other career opportunities that require an understanding of human development are also appropriate.

Career Opportunities

  • Childcare Center Director
  • Home-Based Service Provider
  • Family Support Specialist
  • Teaching Abroad
  • Non-governmental Agency (Education)
  • Missions

What to Expect

Travel/Global Trips

  • New Zealand Education Global Trip 
  • Alaska Education Global Trip 
  • Mexico 
  • Thailand 

Club/Social

  • Kappa Delta Pi Education Honor Society 
  • Lee Future Educators 

Awards/Honors

  • Departmental Awards 
  • The Jimmy Bilbo Student Teacher Award 

Service

Some courses within the major will require in-class service projects. 

 

Capstone

The Capstone course is designed to help graduating students integrate their faith with the academic knowledge they have gained throughout their studies. It is regarded as the final reflection of the essential Core Values of Lee University. 

Home/Location

Students will spend most of their time in the Helen DeVos College of Education and in local schools. 

Internships/Practicum

Senior year requires clinical practice involving Methods and full-time student teaching or internships. 

Research/Competition

  • Many courses have research components and writing opportunities. 
  • McNair Scholars 

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