Musicology

Degree Requirements

Studio (2 credits per semester)

MHST 500	Studio Music History	2
Total Credit Hours:		4

Studio required in second and third semesters only, resulting in a research paper.

Musicology

 

Required Courses

MHST 535	Writing About Music: Research Methods	2
MHST 536	Writing About Music	2
MHST 537	Teaching Music History	2
Total Credit Hours:		6

MHST 535-536 (first year)

MHST 537 (first year)

Musicology Electives

MHST 5xx or 6xx	Musicology Electives	12
Total Credit Hours:		12

Music Theory

THYG xxx	Any credit-bearing course with a THYG prefix	2
Total Credit Hours:		4

Electives

Total Credit Hours:

14

Portfolio Review

MHST 697	Graduate Portfolio	2
Total Credit Hours:		2

Total Credit Hours: 42

As part of the admission requirements, students may be required to take a comprehensive exam in Music History

Additional Requirements

1. Examination of reading skills in French, German, or Italian, or other second language by permission of the Chair of Music History
2. Evaluation of progress at the end of the first year
3. Portfolio of course papers (MHST 697)
4. Honors thesis (MHST 681-682) may substitute for the portfolio, with permission of department chair
5. Written/oral exam at end of the second year (MHST 693)
6. Teaching Internship (MHST 580): two-year teaching assignment in an undergraduate Music History course (0 credit)