Composition Ph.D. and D.M.A. Programs: Course Requirements

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR PhD COMPOSITION  MAJORS

A minimum of 60 credits of approved course work is required for a Ph.D. in Music and D.M.A.–Composition. Courses will be credited toward the Ph.D. and D.M.A.–Composition only if they are part of a program approved by the Executive Officer or his/her deputy.
 
For students concentrating in composition, whether for the Ph.D. or for the D.M.A., the first 30 credits should include the following five courses (or their equivalent): bibliography and research techniques; one seminar in theory/analysis; one seminar in music history prior to 1900; two tutorials in composition. For the Ph.D., the student concentrating in composition will normally take four 2-credit tutorials consisting of individual lessons in composition plus two composers’ forums and two advanced seminars that deal with various compositional issues. He/she will also take four research seminars in music history and theory, one of which must be on music before 1600 or ethnomusicology. For the D.M.A., the student will normally take four 3-credit tutorials consisting of individual lessons in composition, plus two composers’ forums and two advanced seminars that deal with various compositional issues. He/she will also take one course in twentieth-century performance practice and two research seminars in music history and theory.
 

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