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College of Liberal Arts (TCLA)617 - Doctor of Musical Arts

Description

Program details

Admission details

Requirements

Contact information

Learning outcomes

Minimum GPA to receive degree

3
Completion requirement

All students take the following course.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0091811
Completion requirement

All students select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. If MUS 5950 is selected, it must be taken for 3 credits.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 8169531
  • 0054341
  • 0069521
  • 0053331
  • 0052761
  • 0052771
  • 0053321
  • 0053311
  • 0079241
  • 8030121
  • 8172691
  • 8172681
  • 0047311
  • 8132051
  • 8169501
  • 0070381
  • 0063541
  • 0053301
  • 0052711
  • 0098321
  • 0053371
  • 0053411
  • 0052781
  • 0097921
  • 8030791
  • 8190021
  • 0080501
  • 0053431
  • 0048441
  • 0048431
  • 0080021
  • 0048461
  • 0048471
  • 0084781
Completion requirement

All students select at least 6-10 elective credits in consultation with the advisor.

Collaborative Piano students must take 10 elective credits. MUS and MUED courses applied to other DMA credit requirements cannot also apply as an elective.

Completion requirement

  • Students not pursuing a secondary area take either 10 or 20 recital credits.

  • Students pursuing a secondary area take 6-12 recital credits.

Recital credits are taken in consultation with the advisor.

Conducting has a separate recital requirement (see emphasis requirements below).

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0096581

  • Students not pursuing a secondary area select 0-10 credits to meet the 20-credit recital/ensemble requirement.

  • Students pursuing a secondary area select 0-6 credits as needed to meet the recital/ensemble requirement.

Conducting does not have an ensemble requirement (see emphasis requirements below).

Complete course(s) and earn up to 10 credit(s) from the following:
  • 0052601
  • 0086991
  • 0087971
  • 0051101
  • 0086971
  • 0087961
  • 0091901
  • 7967791
  • 0069701
  • 8173431
Completion requirement

All DMA students take 4 doctoral thesis credits.

Complete course(s) and earn exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
  • 7878961
Completion requirement
Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:

The Instrumental Performance emphasis offers the following options: bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, flute, French horn, harp, oboe, percussion, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, and violin.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 32 credits in consultation with the advisor. A maximum of 8 credits may be transferred in from an external master's degree.

Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0099831
  • 0100161
  • 0100191
  • 0100221
  • 0100261
  • 0100281
  • 0100301
  • 0100321
  • 0100361
  • 0100421
  • 0100471
  • 0100521
  • 0100671
  • 0100991
  • 0101001
  • 0101011
  • 0101031
  • 0101041
  • 0099871
AND

Select 8 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0070351
  • 0070341
  • 0083391
  • 8046721
  • 0051101
  • 0086971
  • 0087961
  • 0095221
  • 0091901
  • 0086091
  • 7967791
  • 0077211
  • 0069701
  • 0084751
  • 8173431
  • 0053331
  • 0070371
  • 0169991
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 32 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor. A maximum of 8 credits may be transferred in from an external Master's degree.

Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0099891
AND
Earn at least 11 credits from the following:
  • 0079221
  • 0079231
  • 7923701
  • 7960871
OR

A maximum of 8 credits may be transferred in from an external Master's degree.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0099831
AND
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0050071
  • 0079191
  • 7923701
AND

Select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0050081
  • 8046721
  • 0051101
  • 0086971
  • 0087961
  • 7967791
  • 8173431
  • 0053331
  • 0070371
  • 0169991
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 32 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor. A maximum of 8 credits may be transferred in from an external Master's degree.

Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0101071
AND

Take the following and add 4 additional credits in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 8007901
  • 0077221
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 32 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor. A maximum of 8 credits may be transferred in from an external Master's degree.

Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0100161
AND

Select 12 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 0096561
  • 0096541
  • 0096551
  • 0048801
  • 0048811
  • 8006761
  • 8009811
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 32 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 32 credits from the following:
  • 0099871
AND

Take the following courses and 4 additional credits in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 13 credits from the following:
  • 0096561
  • 0096541
  • 0095781
  • 7923701
OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 28 credits of the following in consultation with the advisor, as follows: 20 credits in the primary area; 4 credits in a secondary area; and 4 credits in a tertiary area.

Earn at least 28 credits from the following:
  • 7960891
AND

Select 17 electives credits in consultation with the advisor. A minimum of 8 credits must be taken in "Performance/Pedagogy." May include studio voice or instrumental study, music education courses, pedagogy-related courses, diction classes, or repertoire courses.

Earn at least 17 credits from the following:

  • MUS 5xxx

  • MUS 8xxx

AND

  • Students not pursuing a secondary area take MUS 8999 for 16 credits and MUS 8998 for 4 credits. Students without a secondary area complete 2 recitals in the primary concentration of conducting, 1 lecture recital related to the final thesis, and one recital or experience in the secondary concentration of conducting.

  • Students with a Secondary Area complete 12 recital credits and will give 3 recitals.

Recital credits are taken in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:
  • 0096581
AND

Students not pursuing a secondary area must take 4 credits of MUS 8998: Conducting Recital

Earn at least 4 credits from the following:
  • 8262461
Completion requirement

Division approval to participate in a secondary area is required.

Fulfill ANY of the following requirements:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0048461
AND

Select 12 credits of MUS 56xx- or 86xx-level courses in consultation with the advisor. At least 6 credits must be at the 8000-level. Other courses may be approved in consultation with your advisor.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:

  • MUS 56xx

  • MUS 86xx

OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Select one of the following courses in consultation with your advisor.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0052761
  • 0052781
AND

Select 12 credits of MUS 55xx or 85xx-level courses in consultation with the advisor. At least 6 credits must be at the 8000-level. Other courses may be approved in consultation with your advisor.

Earn at least 12 credits from the following:

  • MUS 55xx

  • MUS 85xx

OR
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take the following twice for a total of 6 credits

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0053301
AND

Select 9 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor. The remaining credits may be drawn from composition, improvisation (including jazz), orchestration, and music technology classes at 5000 or 8000-level.

Earn at least 9 credits from the following:

  • MUS 5xxx

  • MUS 8xxx

OR

In addition to the following courses, Choral Conducting requires a conducting recital, lecture presentation, and concert program with detailed program notes.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take the following courses. Take MUS 8450 for 3 credits twice for a total of 6 credits.

Earn at least 15 credits from the following:
  • 0087061
  • 0087071
  • 0087081
  • 7960891
OR

No courses applied to the Education/Pedagogy secondary area may also be used to complete the DMA's 6-credit elective requirement.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 8000221
  • 0083391
AND

Select 3 credits from the following consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

  • MUED 5xxx

  • MUED 8xxx

AND

Select 6 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0050081
  • 0048801
  • 0095221
  • 0077211
  • 0077221
  • 0053271
  • 0063541
OR

No courses applied to the Winds, Brass and Percussion secondary area may also be used to complete the DMA's 6 credits elective requirement.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 4 consecutive semesters of 1-hr 2 credit lessons with 2 accompanying semesters of studio/recital hours.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0131701
  • 0131941
  • 0131951
  • 0131971
  • 0131981
  • 0131991
  • 0132011
  • 0096581
AND

2 semesters of MUS 5410 section 001 or 002, or MUS 5420.

Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0086971
  • 0087961
AND

2 semesters.

Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0091901
  • 7967791
  • 0069701
  • 8174131
  • 8173431
AND

Take 3 credits of electives from this list or a course (or combination of courses) approved by your advisor. Applied music, additional chamber music, pedagogy, grant writing, sports psychology and management are areas to consider.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 8059121
  • 8059131
  • 8259541
  • 8081841
  • 0090231
  • 8046721
  • 0051101
  • 0091901
  • 7967791
  • 0053271
  • 0084751
  • 0084761
  • 8132051
  • 0082881
OR

Student pursuing Piano or Collaborative Piano as a primary emphasis may not pursue Keyboard as a secondary area.

No courses applied to the Keyboard secondary area may also be used to complete the DMA's 6-credit elective requirement.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Complete 3-4 semesters of 1 hr 2 credit lessons.

Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
  • 0102221
  • 0128171
  • 0131641
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0050081
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 7923701
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0050071
  • 0079191
AND
Earn at least 1 credits from the following:
  • 0091901
  • 7967791
  • 0069701
  • 8174131
  • 8173431
OR

No courses applied to the Strings secondary area may also be used to complete the DMA's 6-credit elective requirement.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

4 semesters of 1 hr 2 credit lessons. Secondary lessons for additional instruments (Viola, Cell) within this Division will be offered as MUSA 54xx, and new sections will be created by the School of Music's Curriculum Specialist upon request.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0131661
  • 0131691
  • 0132031
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0095221
  • 0077211
AND

Take 5 credits in any combination. Any may be taken multiple times with instructor consent. Additional courses can be considered with consultation with your advisor.

Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
  • 0090231
  • 0091901
  • 0095781
OR

Students pursuing a Voice emphasis may not complete the Voice secondary area.

No courses applied to the Voice secondary area may also be used to complete the DMA's 6-credit elective requirement.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:

Take 4 semesters of 1 hr 2 credit lessons.

Earn at least 8 credits from the following:
  • 0131651
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0048801
AND
Earn at least 2 credits from the following:
  • 0096541
AND
Earn at least 3 credits from the following:
  • 0096561
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