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Graduate
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Director
of Graduate Studies
Associate
Professor Suzanne Cusick
The NYU Graduate
Program in Music
is designed for the professionally minded student who plans a career
combining college-level teaching with continuing research and/or
composition. We feature three degree tracks: Ethnomusicology,
Historical Musicology, and Composition and Theory, but student research
and interests are not expected to conform to narrow interpretations of
these tracks. Indeed, our students work on a wide variety of topics
including jazz, popular music, film music, world musical traditions,
western art music, and musical theater. Recent graduates hold academic
appointments in some of the most prestigious universities in the United
States and Canada, and are making distinguished contributions to
scholarship and musical composition on both the national and
international levels.
The
Graduate Program in Music is deliberately small, admitting six to eight
students each year. The curriculum is research oriented; most courses
are concerned with extending the boundaries of current knowledge.
Admissions
Students are
admitted to the department's graduate program on the basis of a
superior academic record (as evidenced by transcripts and letters of
recommendation) and demonstration of scholarly and/or creative promise
(as evidenced by samples of scholarly writing or composition).
Applicants
must hold (or be in the process of receiving) the B.A., B.M., or an
equivalent degree, and their undergraduate careers should include a
strong background in the liberal arts and a special emphasis on music.
Applicants intending to specialize in Composition/Theory should submit
two
or three musical or sonic works. These may be in the form of a score, a
score and recording, or fixed media on audio CD. A list of all
compositions to date is also required.
A short representative essay/article/paper, on a composerly,
theoretical, analytical or other research oriented theme is highly
recommended. A writing sample may articulate an interdisciplinary area
of exploration.
Applicants intending to specialize in ethnomusicology or historical
musicology should submit one or two writing samples
that demonstrate their analytical and writing abilities.
Applicants
must also submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.
For more information, please refer to our Admissions FAQs.
Graduate
School
of Arts and Science Application
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Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy
All graduate students in the
Department of Music are enrolled for the Ph.D. degree and take a total
of 72 credits of course work. However, after completing 36 points of
credit, passing the general examination and one language examination,
students are eligible for the
M.A. as an
interim degree. The M.A. degree is not automatically awarded; students
must apply for it. However, we strongly recommend that qualified
students take the degree and that they apply for it as soon as they are
eligible. The application should be made well in advance of the date of
the degree; the deadlines for degree registration (available in Fall,
Spring, and Summer terms) are listed on the GSAS Academic
Calendar.
Please refer to the GSAS Bulletin for more detailed information
pertaining to GSAS
Registration and Degree Requirements.
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