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Theory/Analysis Ph.D. Program: Course Requirements

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR THEORY/ANALYSIS MAJORS

A minimum of 60 credits of approved course work is required for a Ph.D.  Courses will be credited toward the Ph.D. only if they are part of a program approved by the Executive Officer or his/her deputy.

For students concentrating in theory, the first 30 credits should include the following three courses (or their equivalents): bibliography and research techniques; introduction to Schenkerian analysis; and introduction to Post-Tonal Theory. For the Ph.D., theory students must take two additional courses in Schenkerian analysis, one additional course in Post-Tonal Theory, and the two-semester sequence of courses in the History of Music Theory. Beyond these core requirements, theory students must take five 80000-level research seminars, at least two of which will be from an area outside music theory.

A Musicianship Examination in score reading, transposition, and figured bass realization at the keyboard for students in the theory concentration must be passed before the Second Examination may be taken.

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