Loyola University New Orleans is a private, co-educational and Jesuit university located in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the name of the Jesuit patron, Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Loyola is one of 28 member institutions that make up the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and, with its current enrollment of approximately 5000 students, is among the larger Jesuit universities in the southern United States. Loyola University New Orleans is ranked fifth best institution among Southern regional universities offering masters and undergraduate degrees in the 2008 issue of the annual America's Best Colleges issue and guidebook published by U.S. News & World Report. In the past, the school has been called Loyola of the South, Loyola New Orleans, Loyola University, New Orleans, andLoyola University of New Orleans.
Loyola is organized into colleges specializing in the liberal arts, social and physical sciences and certain professions. The colleges at Loyola include:
College of Music and Fine Arts
The College of Music was established when the New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art was incorporated into the university in 1932. The College of Music gives students the chance to combine liberal arts with professional music courses. It is the only Jesuit college of music in the United States. The college offers programs in Jazz Studies, Music Education, Music Therapy, Music Industry Studies, Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Ballet, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts. The School of Music, in particular, houses the Music Education, Music Therapy, Composition, Jazz Studies, and Performance programs. The Music Education Department is dedicated to preparing individuals to possess fundamentals of scholarship, musicianship, and the professional dispositions of teaching and learning expected of a qualified music educator. The program’s reflective approach to music teacher preparation provides varied opportunities for university students to study children, study the school program, participate in teaching activities, reflect on teaching and learning, and apply learning theory in authentic contextual learning experiences.
Loyola is organized into colleges specializing in the liberal arts, social and physical sciences and certain professions. The colleges at Loyola include:
- College of Humanities and Natural Sciences
- College of Social Sciences
- The Joseph A. Butt, S.J., College of Business
- College of Music and Fine Arts
- College of Law
College of Music and Fine Arts
The College of Music was established when the New Orleans Conservatory of Music and Dramatic Art was incorporated into the university in 1932. The College of Music gives students the chance to combine liberal arts with professional music courses. It is the only Jesuit college of music in the United States. The college offers programs in Jazz Studies, Music Education, Music Therapy, Music Industry Studies, Instrumental Performance, Vocal Performance, Ballet, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts. The School of Music, in particular, houses the Music Education, Music Therapy, Composition, Jazz Studies, and Performance programs. The Music Education Department is dedicated to preparing individuals to possess fundamentals of scholarship, musicianship, and the professional dispositions of teaching and learning expected of a qualified music educator. The program’s reflective approach to music teacher preparation provides varied opportunities for university students to study children, study the school program, participate in teaching activities, reflect on teaching and learning, and apply learning theory in authentic contextual learning experiences.