Music Theory Doctoral Minor

Minor-Area Requirements (15 credits)

See note ¹

• TH 500 - Music Theory Pedagogy 3 credit(s)
• TH 505 - Ear Training Pedagogy 3 credit(s)
• TH 552 - Schenkerian Analysis 3 credit(s)
• TH 670 - Advanced Music Theory Seminar 3 credit(s)
• HLM 660 - History of Music Theory 3 credit(s)

Note(s):

¹ TH 611 , TH 612 , TH 613 , TH 614 - Graduate Ear Training Review  Requirement (must be taken first if required per placement exam).

Requirements

Students applying for the doctoral music theory minor program are to contact the chair for music theory at the beginning of their doctoral studies. Applicants are required to submit to the department chair: (a) a complete transcript of prior graduate course work, (b) a statement of intent regarding undertaking the doctoral music theory minor, and (c) an analytical graduate paper demonstrating theoretical and writing skills. Application materials will be reviewed by the music theory faculty.

Credits may not be transferred into the doctoral music theory minor. Students who have successfully completed equivalent courses in other graduate programs are required to complete appropriate waiver-substitution courses to fulfill credit requirements for the doctoral music theory minor.

Students in the doctoral music theory minor are required to participate in the department annual music theory review while taking required courses for the minor. The outcome of the department oral preliminary examination will be a determining factor in whether a student may continue in the doctoral music theory minor. Upon successful completion of the doctoral written comprehensive examinations, a student is not required to participate in the annual review.

Music History

Nine of the required 18 credits should be in one specific area of music history (one style period or research area). This, together with 9 credits in other historical areas, should qualify the candidate to teach survey courses in music history.

Total credits: 18