| PHD IN MUSIC COMPOSITION |
Current Degree
Plan:
Composition
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MUC 6444 |
Composition of
Electronic Music |
3 |
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MUC 6930 |
Graduate
Composition |
6 |
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MUC 7931 |
Advanced Graduate
Composition |
12-18 |
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MUC/MUT 6000/7000 |
Composition/Theory
Elective |
15-18 |
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36-42 credits |
*Students
will enroll in private composition study (MUC 6930/7931) every semester.
**Students
with an electroacoustic focus, or mixed acoustic/electroacoustic curriculum,
will take the sequence MUC 6445, MUC 6446, MUC 7447
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Interdisciplinary
Cognate |
|
12-21 credits |
Supportive Courses in
Music
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MUE 6385 |
Music in Higher
Education |
3 |
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MUS 5665 |
Music Criticism |
3 |
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MUS 6416 |
Methods of Research
and Bibliography |
3 |
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MUS 6940 |
Supervised Teaching |
3 |
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MUT 6629 |
Analytical
Techniques |
3 |
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MUT 6751 |
Pedagogy of Music
Theory |
3 |
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MUH/MUL 6000/7000 |
History/Literature
Elective |
6 |
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(MUE, MUH, MUL,
MUS, MUT, Perf or Cond) |
Approved Elective |
0-6 |
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24-30 credits |
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MUS 7980 |
Research for
Doctoral Dissertation |
15 credits |
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT
HOURS: 96
credits
Proposed changes
to degree plan (the only changes made are in the Cognate portion of the
degree):
Composition
|
MUC 6444 |
Composition of
Electronic Music |
3 |
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MUC 6930 [1] |
Graduate
Composition |
6 |
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MUC 7931 [1] |
Advanced Graduate
Composition |
12-18 |
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MUC/MUT 6000/7000[2] |
Composition/Theory
Elective |
15-18 |
|
|
|
36-42 credits |
Cognate
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Interdisciplinary
Cognate [3] |
12-21 credits |
or
Performance Cognate [4]
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MVO 6460/7460 |
Music Performance |
or
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MUG 6105/7106 |
Graduate/Advanced
Conducting |
6 |
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MUS 7905 |
Proj and Prob in
Music Perf |
3 |
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MUN 6010 |
Graduate Ensembles |
3-5 |
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|
|
12-14 credits |
or
Musicology Cognate
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MUH 6675 |
Seminar in
Twentieth-Century Music |
3 |
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MUH/MUL 6000/7000 |
History/Literature
Elective |
6-9 |
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MUS 7905 |
Projects and
Problems in Musicology |
3 |
|
|
|
12-15 credits |
Supportive Courses in
Music
|
MUE 6385 |
Music in Higher
Education |
3 |
|
MUS 5665 |
Music Criticism |
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 |
History/Literature
Elective |
6 |
|
(MUE, MUH, MUL,
MUS, MUT, Perf or Cond) |
Approved Elective |
0-6 |
|
|
|
24-30 credits |
|
MUS 7980 |
Research for
Doctoral Dissertation |
15 credits |
TOTAL DEGREE CREDIT
HOURS: 96 credits
Justification:
Concerns with Interdisciplinary
Cognate:
* University only allows
6 units of upper division undergraduate course work to apply to cognate. Students
are finding that prerequisite coursework and knowledge sufficient for graduate level
study in other disciplines requires much more time and preparation.
* Convincing outside faculty
that students will be sufficiently prepared for cognate research with limited coursework
is difficult in some cases.
* Intensive study in outside
disciplines, for which most students have little preparation, detracts from core
music studies and impacts compositional productivity.
The proposed changes still
allow for an Interdisciplinary Cognate, while also providing other options for students
whose background and interest would best be served through a different course of
action. All other proposed cognates
will consist entirely of graduate coursework and will therefore be at least as rigorous
as the current plan.
An option of an Interdisciplinary
Cognate which includes graduate music courses combined with graduate work in other
fields is included (see footnote 3). Under this option, a student may pursue cognate
research involving musicology or music education.
Performance cognate option:
For some students with significant performance experience, performance studies while
pursuing a doctorate will enable them to develop further as performers, and to incorporate
instrumental/vocal/conducting studies into their compositional activity and dissertation.
Documented proficiency as a performer
greatly enhances employment potential for composition applicants.
Musicology cognate option:
Some academic positions require instruction in several academic areas, including
composition, theory, and musicology. Students pursuing a musicology cognate would
gain significant instruction at the graduate level and would engage in research
which would inform future instruction as well as compositional and research interests.
[1]
Students will enroll in private composition study (MUC 6930/7931) every semester.
[2]
Students with an electroacoustic focus, or mixed acoustic/electroacoustic curriculum,
will take the sequence MUC 6445, MUC 6446, MUC 7447
[3]
Interdisciplinary 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.
[4]
Student must audition and be accepted into instrumental or conducting studio at
graduate performance level.
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All the above information is for pre-approval discussion only. It has been passed by the Composition, Theory and Technology Area and the University of Florida School of Music.
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