The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Current Students section of this Web site

Coursework Requirements

Core Courses: all students entering the Ph.D. program in music must enroll during their first year of study in both the Departmental Colloquium and the Proseminar in Critical Methods. Those concentrating in music education must also participate during each year of residency in the ongoing PhD research seminar of the Center for the Study of Education and the Musical Experience.

Major area of study: in close consultation with a faculty advisor, each student will pursue a major field of study comprising a minimum of nine units of graduate-level coursework. The major field may be either a traditional area of research (music education, music history, music theory/cognition) or another area supported by the research expertise of faculty.

Cognate Area of Study: in addition to completing the core, all students will be required to take three 300 or 400 level courses outside the School of Music in an approved cognate area.

Courses: Units
Department Colloquium: 0
Proseminar in Critical Methods: 3
Major area: 9
Cognate area: 3
Total Required Units: 27
(18 beyond the master's degree)

Other PhD Degree Requirements

• Examinations: comprehensive examination, dissertation prospectus and defense, teaching demonstration, public lecture or presentation
• Language Requirement: depending on student's major area
• PhD Dissertation: based on original, independent research
• Final Evaluations: defense of dissertation