Graduate Degree Requirements
Master of Music in Music Theory
| Courses | Hours |
| MUS 505, Individual Topics in Music Theory | 8 |
| MUS 528, Problems and Methods1 or MUS 511 and/or MUS 512, Introduction to Musicology, if appropriate |
4 |
| Courses in Theory, Composition, and Musicology2 | 8 |
| Electives (including ensemble)3 | 4 |
| Thesis | 8 |
| Total | 32 |
Master of Music in Composition
| Courses | Hours |
| MUS 506, Composition | 8-12 |
| MUS 528, Problems and Methods1 | 4 |
| Courses in the Theory of Music4 | 8 |
| Electives (including ensemble)3 | 8-12 |
| Total | 32 |
Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition
| Courses | Hours |
| MUS 506, Composition | 12-16 |
| Advanced Music History or Theory5 | 8 |
| Minor6 | 8-16 |
| Electives7 | 12-20 |
| Doctoral Project8 | 24 |
| Total | 64-84 |