Rutgers University School of Graduate Studies (New Brunswick) 4 courses
Graduate music programs at Rutgers prepare students for careers in music composition, musicology, or music theory. The master of arts (M.A.) degree requires a minimum of 30 credits. For students specializing in composition, the following courses are required: 16:700:501, 525, 526, 531, 532, 601, and 602. Another music theory course may substitute for 525 or 526; 16:700:522 is highly recommended. Those concentrating in musicology must take 16:700:501, 519, 520, 525, and one other theory class, and 602. The music history faculty recommends that musicology students take one course outside the department. Theory students must take 16:700:501, 504, 519 or 520, 525 or 526, 571, 573 or 574, one other music history class, and 602. Before the end of the third semester, students seeking an M.A. degree must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language (German, French, Italian, or Latin). Those M.A. candidates who plan to continue for a doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degree must demonstrate a reading knowledge of two foreign languages before they complete their work in the M.A. program. One of the two languages should be German, as this language is required for the Ph.D. All candidates must pass a written comprehensive examination. Candidates in musicology and music theory submit a master's essay. Those in composition submit a work for chamber ensemble.
Diagnostic Evaluations
Music History Diagnostic Exam or Music History Review Course 16:700:509 Music Theory Diagnostic Exam or Music Theory Review Course 16:700:511
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 16:700:509 or 16:700:511 | (F) Music History Review or (F) Music Theory-Intensive Review | 3 |
Comprehensive Examination
50 Works Test Artistic Bibliography Historical Essay Coursework (6 courses; 18 credits) 16:700:501 Introduction to Music Research* 16:700:631 Seminar in Composition 16:700:632 Seminar in Composition 16:700:573/574 Twentieth-Century Theory 16:700:505 Current Issues in Contemporary Music 16:700 or 08:702___ Any Graduate-level Theory or Musicology course Foreign Language Proficiency (German, Italian, French, or another with faculty approval) Foreign Language proficiency exam or Summer Course
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 16:700:501 | Introduction to Music Research | 3 |
| 16:700:505 | Current Issues in Contemporary Music | 3 |
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