Organ, D.M.A.

Program Requirements

Concentrations:

• Organ Standard (R479)
• Church Music (R114)

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Coursework Requirements
Master's degree or equivalent 1		32
Core Coursework
ORGN 6020	Doctoral Organ for Performance Majors (No more than 16 hours may be applied to the degree)	16
Musicology/Music Literature		6
MUTE 5423	History and Fundamentals of Pipe Organ Construction and Design (Required if not take during the master's degree)	0-3
Music Theory (excluding MUTH 5811, MUTH 5821, and Music Technology courses)		9
Enroll in three semesters, as advised, of the following courses:		6
GDMA 6042	Graduate Recital-Doctor Of Musical Arts Degree
LDMA 6052	Graduate Lecture/Chamber Recital--Doctor Of Musical Arts Degree
Area of Concentration		12-15
Choose an area of concentration from the following:
Standard/Performance Concentration
Church Music Concentration
Written Document
MUS 6880	Doctor of Musical arts Project (No more than the required 6 hours may be applied to the degree)	6
Total Credit Hours		90

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Up to 32 hours as needed to reach the 90 hours required for the degree.

STANDARD CONCENTRATION (R479)

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Standard/Performance Area of Concentration
MULI 5453	Organ Literature I: Renaissance and Baroque (Required if not taken during the master's degree)	0-3
MULI 5463	Organ Literature II: 1750-1900 (Required if not taken during the master's degree)	0-3
MULI 5473	Organ Literature III: 1900-Present (Required if not taken during the master's degree)	0-3
Electives - may be chosen from any area as long as the course is at the 5000 level or above, with approval of program advisor and graduate liaison		3-15

CHURCH MUSIC CONCENTRATION (R114)

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Church Music Concentration
Choose two courses from the following (required if not taken during the master's degree):		0-6
MULI 5453	Organ Literature I: Renaissance and Baroque
MULI 5463	Organ Literature II: 1750-1900
MULI 5473	Organ Literature III: 1900-Present
MULI 5483	Hymnody (Required if not taken during the master's degree)	0-3
MUTE 5413	Church Music Practicum (Required if not taken during the master's degree)	0-3
One semester of choral ensemble, as approved by the graduate liaison and program advisor:		1
MUTE 5160	University Chorale
MUTE 5180	Singing Sooners
Electives - to be chosen from the following as approved by the graduate liaison and program advisor:		0-14
MUTE 6252	Choral Conducting (2-4 hours)
MUTE 6152	Choral Score Studies (2-4 hours)
COMP 6000	Doctoral Secondary Composition (2-4 hours)
VOIC 6000	Doctoral Secondary Voice (2-4 hours)
RELS 6960	Advanced Readings in Religious Studies (3 hours)
MUTE 5342	Jazz Improvisation

General Requirements for Doctoral Degrees

A student should expect to spend at least the equivalent of three full academic years beyond the bachelor’s degree to obtain the doctoral degree. During this period the student will take appropriate graduate coursework, successfully complete the general examination, and successfully defend and submit the final dissertation.

All coursework applied to the doctoral degree must carry graduate credit.

The doctoral degree requires at least 90 post-baccalaureate hours, including both formal coursework and hours of research.

The minimum hour requirement for a specific doctoral degree program cannot be waived.

No more than one-half of the credit hours, both OU and overall, excluding Research for Doctoral Dissertation (6980), may be S/U-graded coursework.

The student must be in residence at OU for at least two consecutive 16-week semesters during the pursuit of the doctoral degree while enrolled and engaged in coursework or research activities as prescribed by the major academic unit.

For more detailed regulations and requirements for Doctoral degrees, please consult the Graduate College Bulletin: http://www.ou.edu/gradcollege/forms/bulletin