The Master of Music degree provides a program for students pursuing a professional concentration in:

• Composition/Theory
• Conducting
• Instrumental Performance
• Jazz Performance
• Vocal Performance
• Music Industry Studies

Admission Requirements

Admission to these programs is contingent upon admission to the Graduate School. In addition, all master's degree applicants in music must:

1. apply to the Graduate School as a Music Major;
2. possess an undergraduate degree in the same field for which he or she wishes to pursue graduate study, or its equivalent in course work, private study, or experience;
3. complete pre-admission auditions or interviews. Audition and interview requirements are available from the Department of Music.

All students admitted to master's degrees are required to pass departmental placement examinations in theory and history. 

Program Requirements

The Master of Music degree is offered under the following options:

Plan A: Twenty-four credits in course work, plus an eight-credit thesis. Available for the following concentrations:

• Concentration in Composition/Theory: Students may choose the composition track or the theory track. For composition-track students, an original composition, separate from the work completed in MUH 7100 and approved by the Program Advisor, serves as the thesis. For theory-track students, a written thesis drawing on current research in theory and analysis, applied toward a project of the student's choice with approval by the Program Advisor, serves as the thesis.
• Concentration in Music Industry Studies

Plan B: Thirty credits in course work, plus a two-credit essay. Available for the following concentration:

• Concentration in Music Industry Studies

Plan C: Thirty-two credits in course work, plus a graduate recital. Available for the following concentrations:

• Concentration in Conducting
• Concentration in Instrumental Performance
• Concentration in Jazz Performance
• Concentration in Vocal Performance

Candidacy must be established by the time twelve credits have been earned toward the master's degree. Applicants become degree candidates only upon recommendation of the Departmental Graduate Officer and submission of an approved Plan of Work.

Oral Examination: An oral examination is required of all students M.M. program.

Academic Scholarship: The University requires that each student achieve a minimum grade point average of 3.0, in order to be eligible for a graduate degree. All courses in the student's major must be completed with a grade of ‘B-minus’ or higher to be counted towards program credit. Grades below 'B-minus' are unsatisfactory and constitute valid cause for dismissing a student from a graduate program. The Department of Music permits a student to accumulate a maximum of six credits of 'B-minus' grades (in courses other than the area of concentration) as long as they are offset by higher grades so that a 3.0 grade point average is maintained at all times. Additionally, credits of B-minus and below in excess of six credits may result in dismissal from the program, regardless of whether the courses are included in the student's Plan of Work. All course work must be completed in accordance with the regulations of the Graduate School and the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts 

Plan B 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Fundamental Courses		12
MUH 5300	Music Research	3
MUH 73XX Music History Elective (chosen in consultation with Program Advisor) 1		3
MUH 7315	Seminar in Music History
MUH 7320	Studies in Renaissance Music
MUH 7330	Studies in Baroque Music
MUH 7340	Studies in Classical Music
MUH 7350	Studies in Romantic Music
MUH 7360	Studies in Twentieth Century Music
MUH 7380	Studies in American Music
MUH 7390	Studies in Jazz History
MUT 7XXX Music Theory Elective (chosen in consultation with Program Advisor) 1		3
MUT 7020	Seminar in Schenkerian Analysis
MUT 7040	Seminar in Twentieth Century Music
MUT 7050	Seminar in Music Theory Pedagogy
MUT 7070	Advanced Jazz Theory and Analysis
MUT 7085	History of Theory
MUT 7200	Special Topics in Theory
MUT 7992	Directed Study in Theory
Fundamentals of Music Industry (chosen in consultation with Program Advisor)		3
MUA 6500	Music IP and Stakeholders
MUA 6510	Mixing and Mastering
MUA 6530	Advanced Music Synthesis
Advanced Courses in Music Industry Studies		12
MUA 6500	Music IP and Stakeholders 2
MUA 6510	Mixing and Mastering 2
MUA 6530	Advanced Music Synthesis 2
MUA 6540	Advanced Studio Techniques
MUA 6550	Marketing and Artist Management in Music
MUA 6570	Music Entrepreneurship and Leadership
MUA 7010	Audio Electronics
MUA 7020	Theories of Electronic Music
MUA 7030	Sound Design for Visual Media
MUA 7040	Electroacoustic Music
MUA 7080	Strategy and Organization in Music
MUA 7891	Electronic Music Ensemble 3
MUT 5280	Interactive Electronic Music Composition
Music or non-Music Electives		6
Essay and Oral Examination		2
MUA 7999	Master's Essay Direction	2
Oral Examination		0
Total Credits		32

¹

All electives must be approved by the Program Advisor and Department Graduate Officer and listed on the Plan of Work. MUH 7370 and MUH 7991 are not approved for History Electives. MUT 7100 is not approved for Theory Electives.

²

The course selected as a Fundamental Course (MUA 6500, MUA 6510, or MUA 6530) cannot also count as an Advanced Course.

³

MUA 7891 may only count once toward the Advanced Courses requirement. Additional repetitions may count as General Electives. A total of three (3) credits of MUA 7891 may count toward the MM concentration in Music Industry Studies.