Degree Requirements: Catalog Year 24-25 and Prior
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
All courses with code MHST 5xx or MHST 6xx are 3-credit courses as of Fall 2025. Students should consult with their advisors to discuss appropriate plans for fulfillment of their degree requirements.
Required Courses
| MHST 535 | Writing About Music: Research Methods | 3 |
| MHST 536 | Writing About Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
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 |
As of Fall 2025, the THYG prefix is no longer used. Students will take courses with prefix MTHY and a course number of 500 or above. All courses with code MTHY 5xx are 3-credit courses as of Fall 2025. Students should consult with their advisors to discuss appropriate plans for fulfillment of their degree requirements.
Electives
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
- Examination of reading skills in French, German, or Italian, or other second language by permission of the Chair of Music History
- Evaluation of progress at the end of the first year
- Portfolio of course papers (MHST 697)
- Honors thesis (MHST 681-682) may substitute for the portfolio, with permission of department chair
- Written/oral exam at end of the second year (MHST 693)
- Teaching Internship (MHST 580): two-year teaching assignment in an undergraduate Music History course (0 credit)
Degree Requirements: Catalog Year 25-26
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
All courses with code MHST 5xx or MHST 6xx are 3-credit courses as of Fall 2025. Students should consult with their advisors to discuss appropriate plans for fulfillment of their degree requirements.
Required Courses
| MHST 535 | Writing About Music: Research Methods | 3 |
| MHST 536 | Writing About Music | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Musicology Electives
MHST 5xx or 6xx
| Musicology Electives | 12 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Music Theory
MTHY 5xx
| Any Course with Prefix MTHY 5xx | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Electives
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
- Examination of reading skills in French, German, or Italian, or other second language by permission of the Chair of Music History
- Evaluation of progress at the end of the first year
- Portfolio of course papers (MHST 697)
- Honors thesis (MHST 681-682) may substitute for the portfolio, with permission of department chair
- Written/oral exam at end of the second year (MHST 693)
- Teaching Internship (MHST 580): two-year teaching assignment in an undergraduate Music History course (0 credit)