Music Composition, Master of Music
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Hours (Thesis): 32
Program Code: M705
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MUS 5112 | Bibliography and Research in Music | 2 |
| Choose 8-9 hours in the following: 1 | 8-9 | |
| Master's-Level Composition for Performance Majors | ||
| GCRE 5051 | Graduate Composition Recital | 1 |
| Core Courses | ||
| Musicology/Music Literature | ||
| Choose any graduate level MUHI, MUSC, or MULI courses | 6 | |
| Music Theory | ||
| Choose graduate level MUTH course or any Music Technology courses 2 | 6 | |
| Ensembles | ||
| Choose 2 semesters of participation on principal instrument or voice in appropriate section of one or both of the following (as advised): | 2 | |
MUTE 51x0 Ensemble | ||
New Century Ensemble 3 | ||
| Electives | ||
| Choose 2-3 hours | 2-3 | |
| Thesis | ||
| MUSC 5980 | Research for Master's Thesis | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours | 32 | |
| 1 | Of these hours, no less than 8 hours of COMP 5020 are required and no more than 9 hours may be applied to the degree. Students must enroll in COMP 5020 for at least two consecutive 16-week semesters. |
| 2 | Except for MUTH 5812, MUTH 5822, or any Music Technology courses. |
| 3 | Appropriate section of MUTE 5271. |
General Requirements for all Master's Degrees
The master’s degree requires the equivalent of at least two semesters of satisfactory graduate work and additional work as may be prescribed for the degree.
All coursework applied to the master’s degree must carry graduate credit.
Master’s degree programs which require a thesis consist of at least 30 credit hours. All non-thesis master’s degree programs require at least 32 credit hours.
Credit transferred from other institutions must meet specific criteria and is subject to certain limitations.
Courses completed through correspondence study may not be applied to the master’s degree.
To qualify for a graduate degree, students must achieve an overall grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the degree program coursework and in all resident graduate coursework attempted. A student must also have at least a 3.0 in all coursework (including undergraduate coursework if any).
Additional information for master's degree students may be found in the Graduate College Bulletin.