Music Composition, M.M.
For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.
In addition to the application materials required by the Graduate School, applicants must submit a personal statement. Samples of work are required and should be forwarded directly to the Music office. Some applicants may need to submit a resume/vita and/or participate in an interview or audition. Contact the Music office for more information.
Information about applying to the School of Music is available at https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/apply/.
Degree Program Requirements
Required: 33 credit hours
Enrollment in MUP 651 Performance Studies or MUP 699 Thesis is required during the semester of the degree recital.
A written Comprehensive Exam is required for graduation.
A thesis is required and at least one recital is required (Capstone Experience).
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Courses in the Major (18 credits) | ||
MUP 600 | Recital | 0 |
MUP 644 | Digital Music Composition I | 3 |
or MUP 645 | Digital Music Composition II | |
MUP 651 | Performance Studies 1 | 9 |
MUP 655 | Orchestration | 3 |
MUP 699 | Thesis | 3 |
Courses in Support of the Major (12 credits) | ||
MUS 639 | Tonal Counterpoint | 3 |
Select 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
3-6 credits of Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2 | ||
3-6 credits of Music Theory | ||
Electives (3 credits) | ||
Select 3 credits of electives 3 | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 33 |
- 1
Enrollment in at least two semesters of MUP 651 is required before the semester of the degree recital.
- 2
Must include one course focusing on music of the past 100 years.
- 3
Must be Music electives. Upon approval of the Composition Faculty and the Graduate Program Director in Music Performance, a course in digital media (e.g., film, video) offered in other departments such as Art or Media Studies may be used as an elective.