Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts 4 courses 90 total credits
The Doctor of Musical Arts program in music with a concentration in interdisciplinary digital media is a distinctive collaboration of the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and the School of Arts, Media and Engineering, with extensive faculty interaction from both schools. If you have interests and the creative skills to work within a cross-section of the arts and sciences, the program is for you. Program offerings extend beyond typical music coursework to allow more opportunities for digital sound and experimental media projects and to enable you to be actively involved in current developments in the field of media and digital culture. You have access to state-of-the-art media facilities, hybrid arts-engineering faculty, and courses in electronic music, with resources that complement courses in electronic music. In the program, you have multiple performance opportunities each year, including collaborations with student performers; readings by the ASU Symphony Orchestra and visiting ensembles; yearlong residencies with the ASU Wind Ensembles and the Philharmonia Orchestra; commissions for the PRISMS contemporary music festival; and collaborations with student animators, filmmakers and dancers. You are encouraged to develop your own compositional voice and focus on your area of interest, regardless of style or aesthetics, while gaining extensive knowledge through coursework and private lessons with composition faculty members.
| Required Core | 25-27 credits |
| Concentration | 33 credits |
| Electives | 9-11 credits |
| Research | 9 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 90 credits |
Required Core
Music Theory Core Area (12-19) Music History Core Area (6-15)
Concentration
Arts, Media and Engineering coursework (21)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MTC 523 | Advanced Composition | 2-3 |
| MTC 723 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| Total Concentration | 33 credits | |
Electives
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MTC 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
Completion of diagnostic exams in musicology and music theory is required of all new graduate music students prior to enrollment in the ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre. MTC 523 and MTC 723 should each be taken for a total of six credit hours. Concentration coursework for the Arts, Media and Engineering area must have the AME prefix. Up to 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree, with approval from the academic unit and the Graduate College, may be used toward the hours required for the elective and concentration coursework. Additional information on degree requirements for this degree is available on the curriculum check sheet located on the Music, Dance and Theatre graduate degree page.
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