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Graduate
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Acting
Director
of Graduate Studies
Associate
Professor Elizabeth Hoffman
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.
For applicants in Composition/Theory: Two music samples are required.
For notated music samples, a score and recording should be included.
For fixed media music, samples should be submitted on audio CD. The
total time of all music samples should not exceed approximately 30
minutes. A short
writing sample of 5-15 double-spaced pages, on any musical topic, is
also required.
For applicants in Ethnomusicology or Historical Musicology: One or two
written papers that demonstrate analytical and writing abilities are
required. These will play a major role in the admission decision.
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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