The following is the approved normal course of study for students pursuing a PhD in Composition. In all cases, a student's particular program should be determined in consultation with his/her academic advisor. Customized tracks, involving substitutions for required and elective courses, are encouraged. These must be planned in advance with the advisor and will require the approval of the Music Department Graduate Committee.
Course | Semesters | Credits |
MUS 628 TUT | 6 | 24 |
MUS 628 SEM | 6 | 12 |
Students may choose from the following 4 credit courses for a total of 3 semesters and 12 credits: | 3 | 12 |
Discourses in Musicology (MUS 615) | ||
Music and Queer Studies (MUS 515) | ||
Music, Gender, and Sexuality (MUS 517) | ||
Popular Music Studies (MUS 525) | ||
Studies in Music History (MUS 526) | ||
Music and Modernity (MUS 527) | ||
Media, Memory, and Notation (MUS 528) | ||
Studies in US Music (MUS 529) | ||
Experimental Music (MUS 530) | ||
Students may choose from the following 4 credit courses for a total of 3 semesters and 12 credits: | 3 | 12 |
Discourses in Music Theory (MUS 614) | ||
Topics in Tonal Theory and Analysis (MUS 621) | ||
Analyzing Popular Music (MUS 613) | ||
Analyzing Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Music (MUS 629) | ||
Students may choose from the following courses for a total of 3 semesters and 10 credits: | 3 | 10 |
MUS 612 Computer Music (4 credits) | ||
MUS 619 Advanced Orchestration (4 credits) | ||
MUS 600 TUT (2 credits) | ||
MUS 700 Dissertation* | 2 | |
Total | 72 |
Comprehensive Examination (taken after completion of all course work and language requirement):
The dissertation will be a composition of substantial scope and complexity which demonstrates the candidate's ability to handle large musical forms.
One foreign language: French, German, or Italian. Another natural language may be substituted with approval of student's academic advisor and the Graduate Committee.
All degree coursework must be completed with grades of "A," B," or "S."