The Ph.D. in Music Education requires 54 credit hours. At least 75% of all course work, exclusive of the dissertation, must be at the 600 or 700 level. Diagnostic examinations are administered prior to the first semester of enrollment. A cognate, or cognates, in any area approved by the student’s advisory/dissertation committee and The Graduate School may be elected as specified in the University Catalog.

Additional policies and regulations are found in the Graduate Music Handbook located in the Advising section of the School of Music Operations page: https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/operations/#advising.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Information about applying to the School of Music is available at https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/apply/.

Degree Program Requirements

Required: 54 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Music Education Courses (6 credits)
MUE 709	The Measurement of Musical Behavior	3
MUE 751	Seminar in Music Education	3
Music Education Electives (6 credits)
Select two courses (6 credits) from 600- and 700-level MUE courses *		6
Required Research Courses (9 credits)
MUE 700	Research Methods in Music	3
MUE 701	Research Methods in Music II	3
ERM 780	Intermediate Statistical Methods in Education	3
Research Electives (3 credits)
Select one course (3 credits) from the following:		3
MUE 707	Qualitative Research in Music Education
ERM 781	Design and Analysis of Educational Experiments
Electives (18 credits)
Select 18 credits of electives **		18
Dissertation (12 credits)
MUE 799	Dissertation	12
Total Credit Hours		54

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Students may select from any 600- or 700-level MUE courses.

**

Students may select from any graduate-level courses. 

Required Milestones*

• Diagnostic Exam
• Residency (Immersion)
• Plan of Study
• Research Competency
• Comprehensive Exam (Written & Oral)
• Dissertation Proposal
• Admission to Candidacy
• Dissertation Defense
• Filing the Final Approved Dissertation

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General information about milestones for doctoral programs is available in Section III of the Graduate Policies page in the University Catalog. For information about how milestones are accomplished for a specific program, please refer to the doctoral program's handbook.