Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One semester of electronic music and 2 of counterpoint or equivalent, if not taken in previous study. | ||
| Composition | 18 | |
| Composition (Repeated; at least 3 credits must be in electronic music) | ||
| Music History and Literature | 9 | |
| Select from the following including at least one doctoral level seminar. | ||
| Topics in Popular Music | ||
| Topics in the Study of Western Art Music | ||
| Topics in the History of Jazz | ||
| Topics in Music of Sub-Saharan Africa | ||
| Topics in Musics of the Americas | ||
| Topics in Musics of East Asia | ||
| Topics in Musics of South Asia | ||
| Topics in Gender and Sexuality in Music | ||
| Topics in Race and Ethnicity in Music | ||
| Topics in Musics of the Arab World | ||
| Music of Africa | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Perspectives of Musicology and Ethnomusicology | ||
| Keyboard Literature * | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
MUSC 796 | Graduate Seminar | |
| Music Theory | 12 | |
| Pedagogy of Theory | ||
| Compositional Techniques in Contemporary Music | ||
| Teaching Practicum | ||
One additional course selected from the following: | ||
| Analysis of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Music | ||
| Theory Topics | ||
| Analytical Techniques | ||
| Transcription and Arranging | ||
| MUSC 771 | Music Research and Bibliography | 3 |
| Research/Recitals | 20 | |
| Doctoral Recital (May be repeated -- 8-12 hours) | ||
| Research (major composition project -- 4-8 hours) | ||
| Research (research document -- 2-6 hours) | ||
| Qualifying Examination, which includes both written and oral components | ||
| Final Oral Examination | ||
| Total Hours | 62 | |
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MUSC 731 Keyboard Literature is open to Keyboard Majors only.
Major Learning Outcomes
Composition
Students who earn graduate degrees in Composition will develop:
- Advanced competencies in composition.
- Knowledge and skills in one or more fields of music outside the major such as history and literature, theory and analysis, musicology and ethnomusicology, performance, and pedagogy.