Music, M.M.

A music major must complete the following school requirements:

Theory

All graduate students must take the graduate placement exam in music theory before registering for their first term of classes. Students who pass are eligible to register for graduate-level theory coursework. Students who do not pass the placement exam must enroll in MUTC 4101 and successfully complete the course with at least a B before registering in graduate-level theory courses.

Students are encouraged to enroll in MUTC 5361 - Introduction to Graduate Music Theory as early as possible in their course of study, preferably as their first theory course. MUTC 5361 is a prerequisite to MUTC 5365 - Schenkerian Theory.

Music History/Literature

All graduate students must take the graduate placement exam in music history before registering for their first term of classes. Students who pass are eligible to register for graduate-level history coursework. Students who do not pass the placement exam must enroll in MUMH 4101 - Graduate Music History Review and successfully complete the course with at least a B before registering for graduate-level history courses, with the exception of MUMH 5331 - Music Bibliography.

Students are encouraged to enroll in MUMH 5331 as early as possible in their course of study. MUMH 5331 must be taken prior to or concurrently with a student’s enrollment in other music history courses.

Degree Requirements

• Music, Major  
• Music, Major, Thesis