Students accepted to the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University will work with their academic advisor to tailor a curriculum and degree program to fit their music performance and career goals.
The philosophy behind the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings is students do not have to major in music to be successful in the music profession. While Center students will receive rigorous instrumental training, they also will be able to select from a wide range of degrees, majors and academic specializations, including the option to double major.
Mercer offers 60 majors across its five undergraduate schools:
- College of Liberal Arts,
- Stetson School of Business and Economics,
- School of Engineering,
- Tift College of Education, and
- Townsend School of Music
For those who want to pursue a music degree, they can earn the Bachelor of Arts in Music, Bachelor of Music Education or Bachelor of Music Performance from Mercer’s prestigious Townsend School of Music. However, the choice of a major and a degree is that of the individual students. They could select to major in physics, computer science, pre-med, technical communication, studio art, French, or dozens of other academic programs.
The uniqueness of the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings is the versatility it gives students who want conservatory-quality music training along with a well-rounded, high-quality college education that will serve them well throughout their life.