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Ph.D. in Music Composition
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PhD in Music Composition
The PhD in music composition lasts typically four years, consisting of three years of coursework and a year of dissertation. The coursework, listed below, encompasses composition, theory, and musicology courses; the PhD student will also undertake a cognate area outside of composition. Cognate areas of current and previous students have ranged from Musicology to Electrical Engineering to Architecture to Media Studies and beyond.
The dissertation consists of both a composition and a major research document, the topic and scope of which is variable and agreed upon by the student's committee. Each student must pass a written and oral qualification exam before advancing to candidacy, and present a public dissertation defense. (Examples of previous dissertations can be found on the Resources page).
In addition, each student will present a recital of works composed during residency at UF.
Composition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course | Credits | |
| MUC 6444 Composition of Electronic Music | 3 | |
| MUC 6930 Graduate Composition | 6 | |
| MUC 7931 Advanced Graduate Composition1 | 12-18 | |
| MUC/MUT 6000/70002 | 15-18 | |
Total Credits | 36-42 | |
Cognate | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| Interdisciplinary Cognate3 | 12-21 | |
| or | ||
| Performance Cognate4 | ||
| MVO 6460/7460 Music Performance Or MUG 6105/7106 Graduate/Advanced Conducting | 6 | |
| MUS 7905 Projects and Problems in Music Performance | 3 | |
| MUN 6010 Graduate Ensembles | 3-5 | |
Total Credits | 12-14 | |
| or | ||
| Musicology Cognate | ||
| MUH 6675 Seminar in Twentieth-Century Music | 3 | |
| MUH/MUL 5000/6000/7000 | 6-9 | |
| MUS 7905 Projects and Problems in Musicology | 3 | |
Total Credits | 12-15 | |
Supportive Courses in Music | ||
| Course | Credits | |
| MUE 6385 Music in Higher Education | 3 | |
| MUS 6416 Methods of Research and Bibliography | 3 | |
| MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching | 3 | |
| MUT 6629 Analytical Techniques | 3 | |
| MUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory | 3 | |
| MUH/MUL 6000/7000 | 6 | |
| Approved Elective (MUE, MUH, MUL, MUS, MUT, Performance or Conducting) | 0-9 | |
Total Credits | 24-30 | |
| MUS 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours: | 96 |
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| 1Students will enroll in private composition study (MUC 6930/7931) every semester prior to dissertation. 2Students with an electroacoustic focus, or mixed acoustic/electroacoustic curriculum, take the sequence MUC 6445, MUC 6446, followed by MUC 7447 and/or MUC 7938 | ||
| 3Interdisciplinary Cognate consists of either 12-21 credits outside of music, with a maximum of 6 credits of upper-division (3000/4000 level) undergraduate coursework, or a combination of courses from music and external departments totaling 12-21 GRADUATE credits. 4Student must audition and be accepted into performance or conducting studio at graduate performance level. | ||
Master of Music in Composition
The Master of Music in Composition is a two-year program designed to prepare the student for doctoral work and work as a freelance composer. The student will choose courses from the requirements listed below, and in the final semester present a recital of works composed while at UF, and compose a final thesis composition of substantial scope.
| Course | Credits |
| MUS 6716 Research and Bibliography | 3 |
| MUT 6629 Analytical Techniques | 3 |
| MUH/MUL 5000/6000/7000 | 3 |
| MUC 6930 Graduate Composition | 6 |
| MUC 6444 Composition of Electronic Music | 3 |
| MUT 6000/7000 | 3 |
| MUS 6973 Individual Project | 3-6 |
| Approved Music Elective (6000/7000) | 6-9 |
Total Credit Hours: | 32 |
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