Prospective Music Theory Students
Music Theory students are strongly urged to contact Poundie Burstein, Mark Spicer, Philip Ewell (our Graduate Music Theory professors), or the Graduate Advisor to find out more about our program.
Degree Requirements for Music Theory Students
MUS 70000 – Music Bibliography and Research Techniques
Earn at least 9 credits from the following:
MUS 72400 – Advanced Studies In Music Theory 1
MUS 72500 – Advanced Studies in Music Theory II
MUS 74000 – Seminar in Music Theory and Analysis
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
MUS 75100 – Advanced Studies in Musicology 1
MUS 75200 – Advanced Studies in Musicology 2
MUS 76000 – Seminar in Musicology
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
MUS 77500 – Seminar In Ethnomusicology 1
MUS 77600 – Seminar in Ethnomusicology 2
MUS 75300 – Transcription and Analysis in Ethnomusicology
Earn at least 3 credits
MUS 71000 – MUS 71900 or MUS 72100 (1 cr. each)
MUS 79800 – Thesis In Music History, Music Theory Or Ethnomusicology
Click here for the graduate catalog’s list of required courses for your MA-Music concentration
In certain cases, substitutions for these required courses may be made in consultation with the Graduate Adviser and the Director of Studies in Composition. A maximum of 12 credits transferred from other institutions might be accepted toward the M.A. Degree. For credits to transfer, the student must have gotten a B or higher in the class and the class must have occurred within the last four-five years.
For Frequently Asked Questions, see FAQs – Graduate.
