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Application Deadlines

Fall:
February 15 for financial assistance
July 1 for fall session (April 1 recommended for fall session)

Spring:
December 1 for spring session

Summer:
April 1 for summer session

Application Requirements

Test Scores: No

Special Instructions: Applicants must contact the program concerning additional application requirements (writing sample or audition).

New England Regional:
Vermont

Music

Paul Creative Arts Center
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862 - 2418
Email:
Web Address: http://www.unh.edu/music

Degree Offered (MA):

The Department of Music offers programs leading to the degree of master of arts with options in music studies and music education. The program is flexible, allowing the student to emphasize any of a variety of areas, and is built around a core curriculum stressing a broad knowledge of music. Graduates have established successful careers in performance, conducting, public school teaching, college teaching, and research. The program also serves as excellent preparation of doctoral study.

Admission Requirements

For the music studies option, a bachelor’s degree in music, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution is required for admission; for the option in music education, the requirement is a bachelor’s degree in music education, or a bachelor’s degree in music and teacher certification. Graduate Record Exams are not required. However, a placement examination covering music theory, aural skills, and music history will be administered to incoming students prior to registration. Any deficiencies must be remediated by the end of the second semester in order to remain in the program. In the music studies option, a reading knowledge of both German and French is strongly recommended for candidates who intend to continue on for a Ph.D. in musicology.

Applicants planning to enter the music studies option should contact the graduate coordinator concerning additional application requirements. Applicants for the music education option must arrange for an interview with the music education coordinator.

Graduate students interested in earning teacher certification in music should apply for the Master of Arts in Teaching offered through the Department of Education.

Degree Requirements

Music Studies Option
This option offers the opportunity for in-depth study of music history and literature. The option has also proven valuable to students who wish to augment undergraduate degrees in performance and/or music education with more intensive studies in music theory, composition, music literature, instrumental and vocal performance, historical performance practices, and conductijng. Required courses are MUSI 955, 956, 957, 958, 991, and 994. A written essay of a substantive nature on a topic of the candidate’s special interest is also required, as approved by the adviser.

Music Education Option
The goal of the option in music education is to develop a broad knowledge at the graduate level in the fields of music education, performance, history, and theory. Required courses are MUSI 955, 994, and two courses selected from MUSI 805, 807, 809, 811, 813, 815, 956, 957, and 958. Also required are MUED 996 and either MUED 983 or 984. In this option, each candidate will also complete an independent project (MUED 995) of a substantive nature in an area of the candidate’s special interest as approved by the adviser.

For both options, courses at the 800 and 900 levels in music, or at the 700, 800, and 900 levels in other departments, may be elected with the approval of the student’s adviser, to augment the required courses for a minimum total of 30 credits. For completion of the program in both options, a comprehensive oral examination is required.