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. A diagnostic examination is 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, https://vpa.uncg.edu/music/music-current-students/graduate/.

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

*

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.