The Doctor of Philosophy in Music is awarded in recognition of distinguished scholarly achievement in the field of music. The acquisition of the degree testifies to the mastery of the general subject of music, to a concentration of knowledge or skill in some specialty within the field of music, and to the acquisition of research skills applicable to the activities of scholarship and teaching in music.
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Ph.D. Requirements
The Ph.D. degree requires satisfactory completion of at least 60 credits, with a minimum GPA of 3.0 required for students in either program. Students in the Ph.D. program are required to take MUSI 5302 Analytic Techniques and MUSI 5391 Procedures in Historical Research. Students must pass the Doctoral General Examination. Following the Doctoral General Examination, students are required to submit a dissertation proposal for approval by the student’s Advisory Committee, the Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of Music and by the Graduate School. Upon completion of the dissertation, which must present an original contribution to research in the field, students are required to present and pass a Doctoral Dissertation Defense, which includes an oral final examination by the student’s Advisory Committee. Additional discipline-specific course requirements are listed below.
Ph.D. in Music Theory and History Requirements
Course List
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| MUSI 5319 | Notation and Performance Practice | 3 |
| MUSI 5348 | Schenkerian Theory and Analysis | 3 |
| MUSI 5353 | Theory Seminar | 3 |
| MUSI 5354 | Advanced Analysis | 3 |
| MUSI 5359 | History of Music Theory | 3 |
| MUSI 5379 | Post-Tonal Theory and Analysis | 3 |
| MUSI 6411 | Seminar: The Life and Works of Individual Composers | 3 |
| MUSI 6412 | Seminar: Style Periods in Music History | 3 |
| MUSI 6413 | Seminar: History of Musical Forms | 3 |
| 9 |
| GRAD 6950 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1-9 |
| Total Credits | 37-45 |
Students must demonstrate reading knowledge of at least one foreign language. In addition, attendance and participation in the Music History/Theory Colloquium is expected during each semester of residence.
