The Master of Music degree includes core courses in music as well as courses in the area of specialization. A secondary concentration may be added and will require additional coursework.

Secondary concentrations are listed below. Interested students will need to declare their desire to add a second concentration, apply for the program and complete the necessary paperwork in order to officially add a second concentration. Admission to a second concentration will be determined by the faculty in that area. No more than one concentration beyond the major specialization may be attempted. One member of the supervisory committee must represent the secondary concentration. Unless indicated otherwise, courses required for the second concentration may not also fulfill specific degree requirements in the area of primary specialization. However, courses in the second concentration may, at the discretion of the student’s supervisory committee, be used to fulfill approved elective credit in the primary degree area.

MM Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Helton, jhelton@ufl.edu

Choral Conducting

degree requirements (32 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUS 6716 Methods of Musical Research and Bibliography

3

MUS 6905 Project and Problems in Music

3

MUT 6629 Analytical Techniques

3

MUS 6973* Individual Project

4

MUH/MUL 6000/7000

6

MUT 6000/7000

3

MUG 6105 Graduate Conducting

6

MUN 6010 Graduate Ensemble

1

Approved Electives

3

*Graduate recital in lieu of written thesis.

Secondary Concentration
Composition (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUC 6930 Graduate Composition

6

MUC 5000/6000/7000 Elective

3

Secondary Concentration
Electronic Music (Secondary Concentration) (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

Four courses, 12 credits, from the following

MUC 5315 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6444 Composition of Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6445 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital I*

3

MUC 6446 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital II*

3

MUC 7447 Advanced Seminar in Electroacoustic Music*

3

MUC 7938 Seminar in Digital Sound Processing, Control, and Composition*

3

*Indicates the required sequence for Music Composition majors.

Secondary Concentration
Ethnomusicology (11 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5505 Introduction to Ethnomusicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

6

MUN 6496 World Music Ensemble

2

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Instrumental Conducting (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUG 6105 Graduate

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses

3

Secondary Concentration
Jazz Studies (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6177 Graduate Jazz Theory

3

MUC 6625 Jazz Composition and Arranging

3

MVO 6460 Performance Principle (Jazz Studio)

3

MUS 6973 Individual Project or Recital

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Business & Entrepreneurship (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUM6007 Strategic Music Entrepreneurship Development

3

MUM 6501 Music Production in Commercial Media

3

Additional Course (students choose one):

MUM 6008 Foundations of Music Business

3

MUM 6565C Multimedia Production for the Music Industry

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Education (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUE 6785 Research in Music Education

3

MUE 6080 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education

3

MUS 6685 Psychology of Music

3

MUE 6931 Instructional Design in Music Education

3

(any 3 of the 4 classes may be taken to complete the 2nd concentration)

Secondary Concentration
Music History and Literature (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5684 Introduction to Historical Musicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

9

MUS 6716 Research Methods is a prerequisite for entrance into the concentration. Reading and/or speaking knowledge of an appropriate foreign language is strongly recommended. Also fulfills MUH/MUL course requirements in the first concentration.

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Music Performance (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVO 6460 Performance

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Theory (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory

3

MUT 6936 Music Theory Seminar

3

MUT6000/7000 elective*

3

*in addition to MUT 3 Credit requirements in the first concentration

Secondary Concentration
Piano Pedagogy (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVK 6651 Piano Pedagogy

3

MVK 6661 Advanced Piano Pedagogy

3

MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching

3

Secondary Concentration
Sacred Music (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6531 or 6445 Figured Bass and Continuo or Advanced Counterpoint

3

MUR 6206 Survey of Hymnody

3

MUR 6705 Sacred Music Literature

3

Instrumental Conducting

degree requirements (32 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUS 6716 Research and Bibliography

3

MUS 6905 Project and Problems in Music

3

MUT 6629 Analytical Techniques

3

MUS 6973* Individual Project

4

MUH/MUL 6000/7000

6

MUT 6000/7000

3

MUG 6105 Graduate Conducting

6

MUN 6010 Graduate Ensemble

1

Approved Electives

3

*Graduate recital in lieu of written thesis.

Secondary Concentration
Choral Conducting (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUG 6105 Graduate

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses

3

Secondary Concentration
Composition (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUC 6930 Graduate Composition

6

MUC 5000/6000/7000 Elective

3

Secondary Concentration
Electronic Music (Secondary Concentration) (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

Four courses, 12 credits, from the following

MUC 5315 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6444 Composition of Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6445 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital I*

3

MUC 6446 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital II*

3

MUC 7447 Advanced Seminar in Electroacoustic Music*

3

MUC 7938 Seminar in Digital Sound Processing, Control, and Composition*

3

*Indicates the required sequence for Music Composition majors.

Secondary Concentration
Ethnomusicology (11 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5505 Introduction to Ethnomusicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

6

MUN 6496 World Music Ensemble

2

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Jazz Studies (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6177 Graduate Jazz Theory

3

MUC 6625 Jazz Composition and Arranging

3

MVO 6460 Performance Principle (Jazz Studio)

3

MUS 6973 Individual Project or Recital

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Business & Entrepreneurship (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUM6007 Strategic Music Entrepreneurship Development

3

MUM 6501 Music Production in Commercial Media

3

Additional Course (students choose one):

MUM 6008 Foundations of Music Business

3

MUM 6565C Multimedia Production for the Music Industry

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Education (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUE 6785 Research in Music Education

3

MUE 6080 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education

3

MUS 6685 Psychology of Music

3

MUE 6931 Instructional Design in Music Education

3

(any 3 of the 4 classes may be taken to complete the 2nd concentration)

Secondary Concentration
Music History and Literature (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5684 Introduction to Historical Musicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

9

MUS 6716 Research Methods is a prerequisite for entrance into the concentration. Reading and/or speaking knowledge of an appropriate foreign language is strongly recommended. Also fulfills MUH/MUL course requirements in the first concentration.

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Music Performance (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVO 6460 Performance

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Theory (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory

3

MUT 6936 Music Theory Seminar

3

MUT6000/7000 elective*

3

*in addition to MUT 3 Credit requirements in the first concentration

Secondary Concentration
Piano Pedagogy (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVK 6651 Piano Pedagogy

3

MVK 6661 Advanced Piano Pedagogy

3

MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching

3

Secondary Concentration
Sacred Music (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6531 or 6445 Figured Bass and Continuo or Advanced Counterpoint

3

MUR 6206 Survey of Hymnody

3

MUR 6705 Sacred Music Literature

3

Music Business & Entrepreneurship (Secondary Concentration)

Current students may speak with the Business & Entrepreneurship area about adding this as a secondary concentration to their master's program of study.

Secondary Concentration
Choral Conducting (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUG 6105 Graduate

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses

3

Secondary Concentration
Composition (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUC 6930 Graduate Composition

6

MUC 5000/6000/7000 Elective

3

Secondary Concentration
Electronic Music (Secondary Concentration) (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

Four courses, 12 credits, from the following

MUC 5315 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6444 Composition of Electroacoustic Music

3

MUC 6445 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital I*

3

MUC 6446 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital II*

3

MUC 7447 Advanced Seminar in Electroacoustic Music*

3

MUC 7938 Seminar in Digital Sound Processing, Control, and Composition*

3

*Indicates the required sequence for Music Composition majors.

Secondary Concentration
Ethnomusicology (11 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5505 Introduction to Ethnomusicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

6

MUN 6496 World Music Ensemble

2

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Instrumental Conducting (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUG 6105 Graduate

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses

3

Secondary Concentration
Jazz Studies (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6177 Graduate Jazz Theory

3

MUC 6625 Jazz Composition and Arranging

3

MVO 6460 Performance Principle (Jazz Studio)

3

MUS 6973 Individual Project or Recital

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Education (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUE 6785 Research in Music Education

3

MUE 6080 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education

3

MUS 6685 Psychology of Music

3

MUE 6931 Instructional Design in Music Education

3

(any 3 of the 4 classes may be taken to complete the 2nd concentration)

Secondary Concentration
Music History and Literature (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUH 5684 Introduction to Historical Musicology

3

MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***

9

MUS 6716 Research Methods is a prerequisite for entrance into the concentration. Reading and/or speaking knowledge of an appropriate foreign language is strongly recommended. Also fulfills MUH/MUL course requirements in the first concentration.

***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.

Secondary Concentration
Music Performance (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVO 6460 Performance

6

MUS 6973 Individual Project

3

Secondary Concentration
Music Theory (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory

3

MUT 6936 Music Theory Seminar

3

MUT6000/7000 elective*

3

*in addition to MUT 3 Credit requirements in the first concentration

Secondary Concentration
Piano Pedagogy (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MVK 6651 Piano Pedagogy

3

MVK 6661 Advanced Piano Pedagogy

3

MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching

3

Secondary Concentration
Sacred Music (9 credits)

Courses

Credits

MUT 6531 or 6445 Figured Bass and Continuo or Advanced Counterpoint

3

MUR 6206 Survey of Hymnody

3

MUR 6705 Sacred Music Literature

3

Instrumental Conducting

The Doctor of Musical Arts is a 90-credit, residential degree program delivered at the University of Florida. This DMA program may include up to 30 graduate credits officially transferred from a master's degree. This uniquely designed program is set to prepare highly qualified, elite musicians for both higher education and artistic job markets. The degree is distinguished by the requirement of a cognate (to be determined by the end of the first year) in a discipline outside of Music, such as Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Management, Arts in Medicine, Digital Media, or other areas suitable for interdisciplinary partnership. Cognates can be selected from a number of graduate programs across the UF campus, and a comprehensive list of graduate certificate programs is available on the Graduate School website.

• Placement exams for music history and theory are offered prior to the first semester. Students who do not place out of review courses, may use these for electives within the DMA.
• Students may have no more than 30 master's courses evaluated for transfer to the DMA program. 
• Capstone experiences for the degree include a written exam; an oral examination, including a prepared lecture; and a doctoral project defense to assimilate applied music and cognate disciplines.

major area (18 credits)

Courses

Credits

Concentration in Conducting

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MVO 6250 Secondary Music Performance

2

MUN 6xxx Graduate Ensemble

1

MUS 6905 Project and Problems

3

major area (11-17 credits)

Courses

Credits

Music Core

MUE 6385 Music in Higher Education

3

MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching

2

MUH/MUL 6xxx/7xxx Music History & Literature

3

MUT 6xxx Music Theory

3

Approved Electives (may be added*

0 to 6

cognate (15-21 credits)

Courses

Credits

Cognate Courses Outside of Music

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course - may be added*

3

Cognate course - may be added*

3

The cognate area of study provides a secondary skill set and knowledge base and will inform the doctoral project undertaken at the end of the degree. Students identify a cognate area by the end of the first semester of doctoral study. Multidisciplinary projects, with the permission of the supervisory committee, may allow for courses in more than one department outside of the School of Music. The graduate coursework taken in a discipline outside the School of Music may include an internship. (Please note: international students attending on the F1 visa can only apply for internships beginning year 2, which must be approved by the UF International Center in advance. Fuller details on the International Center's website.)

doctoral project (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

Preparations for Capstone

MUS 7951 Recital

3

MUS 7951 Lecture Recital

3

MUS 7955 Prep Doctoral Project

3

MUS 7956 Doctoral Project

3

Comprehensive written and oral examinations take place in the spring of year 2. The primary focus of the written examination will be major areas of study in music history and music theory and analysis. Responses to questions should demonstrate general, comprehensive musical knowledge, as well as, where appropriate, applicable examples from one’s own discipline. Questions will focus on the synthesis and application of knowledge rather than on recall of information. The oral examination, including a prepared lecture, is undertaken only after successful passage of the written final examination. The doctoral project entails a creative presentation and an accompanying document detailing the assimilation of the music discipline and the outside cognate. This should happen no later than the beginning of the semester prior to the one during which the doctoral project will be undertaken. The doctoral project is intended to outline, detail, and summarize the topic, assimilating the candidate’s primary music discipline and his/her cognate discipline.

degree requirements (60 credits)

Courses

Credits

In Addition to the Above 60 credits

Transferred From Master's Degree

30

Major Core Coursework & Supportive Music Courses Must Include the Following or Analogous Courses

MUS 6716 Research/Bibliography

3

MUT6629 Analytical Techniques

3

*any combination of these courses may be used, but 6 hours at minimum must be included to make the total 90 hours overall minimum.

Choral Conducting

The Doctor of Musical Arts is a 90-credit, residential degree program delivered at the University of Florida. This DMA program may include up to 30 graduate credits officially transferred from a master's degree. This uniquely designed program is set to prepare highly qualified, elite musicians for both higher education and artistic job markets. The degree is distinguished by the requirement of a cognate (to be determined by the end of the first year) in a discipline outside of Music, such as Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Management, Arts in Medicine, Digital Media, or other areas suitable for interdisciplinary partnership. Cognates can be selected from a number of graduate programs across the UF campus, and a comprehensive list of graduate certificate programs is available on the Graduate School website.

• Placement exams for music history and theory are offered prior to the first semester. Students who do not place out of review courses, may use these for electives within the DMA.
• Students may have no more than 30 master's courses evaluated for transfer to the DMA program. 
• Capstone experiences for the degree include a written exam; an oral examination, including a prepared lecture; and a doctoral project defense to assimilate applied music and cognate disciplines.

major area (15 credits)

Courses

Credits

Concentration in Conducting

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 7106 Advanced Graduate Conducting

3

MUG 6227 Advanced Choral Rehearsal Techniques

3

major area (15 credits)

Courses

Credits

Music Core

MUE 6385 Music in Higher Education

3

MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching

2

MUS 6905 Projects/Problems

3

MUH/MUL 6xxx/7xxx Music History & Literature

3

MUT 6xxx Music Theory

3

MUN 6xxx Ensemble

1

Approved Electives (may be added)*

cognate (15 credits)

Courses

Credits

Cognate Courses Outside of Music

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course

3

Cognate course - may be added*

3

Cognate course - may be added*

3

The cognate area of study provides a secondary skill set and knowledge base and will inform the doctoral project undertaken at the end of the degree. Students identify a cognate area by the end of the first semester of doctoral study. Multidisciplinary projects, with the permission of the supervisory committee, may allow for courses in more than one department outside of the School of Music. The graduate coursework taken in a discipline outside the School of Music may include an internship. (Please note: international students attending on the F1 visa can only apply for internships beginning year 2, which must be approved by the UF International Center in advance. Fuller details on the International Center's website.)

doctoral project (12 credits)

Courses

Credits

Preparations for Capstone

MUS 7951 Recital

3

MUS 7951 Lecture Recital

3

MUS 7955 Prep Doctoral Project

3

MUS 7956 Doctoral Project

3

Comprehensive written and oral examinations take place in the spring of year 2. The primary focus of the written examination will be major areas of study in music history and music theory and analysis. Responses to questions should demonstrate general, comprehensive musical knowledge, as well as, where appropriate, applicable examples from one’s own discipline. Questions will focus on the synthesis and application of knowledge rather than on recall of information. The oral examination, including a prepared lecture, is undertaken only after successful passage of the written final examination. The doctoral project entails a creative presentation and an accompanying document detailing the assimilation of the music discipline and the outside cognate. This should happen no later than the beginning of the semester prior to the one during which the doctoral project will be undertaken. The doctoral project is intended to outline, detail, and summarize the topic, assimilating the candidate’s primary music discipline and his/her cognate discipline.

degree requirements (90 credits)

Courses

Credits

In Addition to the Above 60 credits

Transferred From Master's Degree

30

Major Core Coursework & Supportive Music Courses Must Include the Following or Analogous Courses

MUS 6716 Research/Bibliography

3

MUT6629 Analytical Techniques

3

*any combination of these courses may be used, but 6 hours at minimum must be included to make the total 90 hours overall minimum.