Morehouse College offers music as part of its liberal arts program. The school offers a variety of ensembles, one of which each student must take as part of the program. These include the marching band (which is referred to as the House of Funk), wind ensemble glee club, concert band and orchestra. The school offers jazz ensemble performances and the House of Funk performs at non-football events like parades, private performances and competitions.
Oglethorpe University offers several traditional courses in music, such as beginning voice classes and applied instruction in music, as part of it's liberal arts program, as well as an independent study program in music. The school also offers "special topics" courses that cover subjects such as "African-American Composers," "Music, Television, Films and Their Impact on Culture" and "Musics of Multicultural America." As of February 2011, the music minor program has been suspended pending review and revision.
Spelman offers traditional music major courses, such as music theory, introduction to world musics and history of western music. However, it also offers urban oriented courses, such as a survey of African-American music and history of Jazz. The school also has an all-female Jazz Ensemble that performs soulful music across the country.
Clark Atlanta University, a predominantly African-American school, provides a degree in Theatre Arts. The program offers courses in Theatre Application, Oral and Written Presentation Skills and Voice and Diction. The school also offers a course in African-American communication and an African-American Theatre course, which examines contributions to the theatre by African-American authors.