Musicology, M.M.

Required Courses

Reading competence equivalent to four semesters study of German or another appropriate language approved by the Music History and Ethnomusicology faculty is required. Competence may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of the equivalent at another college or university or satisfactory completion of an appropriate placement exam administered by the Department of Modern Languages.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Course
MUS 5111	Bibliography and Research in Music	1
MUS 5121	Document Proposal	1
Core Courses
Musicology
Choose 12 hours from any graduate level MUSC course		12
Music Theory
Choose 9 hours from any graduate level MUTH course 1		9
Electives
Choose 5 hours in consultation with the advisor, from any field so long as the course is at the 5000 level or higher		5
Thesis
MUSC 5980	Research for Master's Thesis	4
Total Credit Hours		32

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Except for MUTH 5811, MUTH 5821, and any MUTK courses.

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 30 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.