Voice: Opera, M.M.

Required Courses

Required foreign language competence in Italian (equivalent to satisfactory completion of OU's course ITAL 1115), French (equivalent to satisfactory completion of OU's course FR 1115), and German (equivalent to satisfactory completion of OU's course GERM 1115). Courses taken to fulfill this requirement are not included in the 36 hour total.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Course
Choose 8 hours in the following:		8
VOIC 5020	Master's-Level Voice for Performance Majors
Core Courses
Musicology
MUSC 5323	History of Opera 1	3
Music Theory
MUTH 5883	Analysis of Tonal Music 2	3
Major Area Coursework
Must enroll in 4 semesters of the following:		4
MUTE 5290	Opera Production
Must enroll in 2 semesters of each of the following:		6
MUTE 5261	Dramatic Preparation
MUTE 5330	Vocal Coaching
PIAN 5000	Master's-Level Secondary Piano 3
MUTE 5382	Acting for Opera I	2
MUTE 5392	Acting for Opera II	2
MUTE 5372	Advanced Lyric Diction	2
Electives Outside Music
Choose 6 hours from the suggested courses listed below, with permission of the department and as approved by Graduate Liaison and Program Advisor.		6
AMGT 5013	Overview of Arts Management and Entrepreneurship
DANC 5090	Graduate Special Studies 4
DRAM 5970	Graduate Seminar 4
Total Credit Hours		36

¹

Or other 5000-level MUSC course, as approved by Graduate Liaison and Program Advisor.

²

Or other 5000-level MUTH course (if passing score on Music Theory Diagnostic Exam), as approved by Graduate Liaison and Program Advisor.

³

Two semesters required; may be substituted for advised elective in music not directly related to opera performance (if passing score on Piano Proficiency Exam), as approved by Graduate Liaison and Program Advisor.

⁴

Or other 5000-level DANC/DRAM course, as approved by Graduate Liaison and Program Advisor.

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.