Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating from this program will:
- Students will clearly articulate their musical voice as creative artists, and their skills as collaborators with performers and generative artists.
- Students will demonstrate their mastery of technical skills in music composition, analysis, and of style, genre and media.
- Students will develop their skills as artists, collaborators, and speakers, to promote their work.
- Students will build their careers as composers and academics through arts advocacy, mentoring and/or teaching.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Take the following course 3 times: | 9 | |
| Advanced Composition | ||
| CONSVTY 5533 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| or CONSVTY 5534 | Advanced Electronic Music Composition | |
| CONSVTY 5699 | Dissertation Research 1 | 6 |
| CONSVTY 5589 | Academic Portfolio | 2 |
| Conservatory 5500-5600 | Music History (three courses) 2 | 9 |
| Conservatory 5500-5600 | Music Theory (three courses) | 9 |
| CONSVTY 5593 | Introduction To Research And Bibliography In Music | 3 |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 50 | |
| 1 | An extended work in a format approved by the composition faculty. Two copies of the full score must be placed in the Conservatory Library. |
| 2 | All doctoral students are required to complete three graduate music history courses. One must be a period course (CONSVTY 5555 - CONSVTY 5559B), one must be a seminar course, and the remaining course may be either. |