This degree is under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School. Students should also refer to the Graduate School section of this catalogue for general regulations. All courses applied toward the degree must be courses accepted by the Graduate School.

Departmental Requirements

Applicants will be evaluated on the basis of the Music Graduate Entrance Examinations and the Graduate Record Examinations, scholastic record, performance in at least one field of applied music, including piano, and in a particular subject of graduate research.

Regular (classified) standing is achieved when the general test of the Graduate Record Examinations has been taken, and when the Music Graduate Entrance Examinations have been completed satisfactorily. Remedial course work, if recommended, may be substituted for repetition of examinations.

Language Requirement

Students are required to demonstrate a reading knowledge by passing an examination in one foreign language chosen by the student from among French, German, Italian or Latin. This requirement must be passed prior to the comprehensive examination.

Prerequisites

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree with a major in music; competency in French or German; 18 units or equivalent in theory, including harmony, analytical techniques and counterpoint; eight units or equivalent in music history and literature; and at least 16 units in history, literature or the arts other than music.

Degree Requirements for the Music History and Literature Emphasis

Thirty units of course work, of which at least 18 must be chosen from MUHL courses numbered 500 or higher, MUTC 533ab or MUTC 534ab. At least eight units must be in history, language, literature or the arts other than music. A comprehensive examination, normally given in the last semester of course work, is required in lieu of a thesis.

Degree Requirements for the Music Theory Emphasis

Requirements	Units
MUTC 533ab (4), 534ab (4), 540 (2), 550 (2)	12
MUHL 570 (2) and one 500-level MUHL elective (2)	4
Music electives	4
Electives in letters, arts and sciences	4
MUTC 594ab (4)	4
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Degree Requirements for the Early Music Performance Emphasis

Requirements	Units
MUEN 450 (3)	3
MUHL 570 (2), 572 (3), 574 (2), 575 (2), 589ab (2-2), 594ab (2-2), MUHL electives (2) *	19
MUPF 450 (2), 553 (5)	7
Electives in letters, arts and sciences	4
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*Chosen from MUHL 573, 576, 583-586, 595, 683-686.

The thesis will include the planning, research, preparation and leadership of a full-length program in early music. This practical work will be supported by a written essay that deals, as appropriate, with historical data sources, authentic performance practices and a stylistic assessment of the repertoire that is performed. In lieu of a comprehensive examination, candidates for the Early Music Performance Emphasis will be required to pass periodic reviews to demonstrate progress.

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