Arts & Humanities
Advanced Graduate Certificate in Commercial Theater Development
Boston University, United States
- Degree
- Postgraduate
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
The Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition at Boston University is a comprehensive professional program in the College of Fine Arts. Composers work to attain a personal compositional aesthetic and the techniques to express it through sound, as well as a broad knowledge of contemporary and historical compositional practices and a mastery of analytic techniques for tonal and post-tonal music.
Faculty: College of Fine Arts | Duration: 30 units required | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States
The Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition is granted upon successful completion of a program of study, written and oral qualifying examinations, and a dissertation appropriate to the student’s field of specialization. Students must complete a minimum of 48 term units with grades no lower than B– in graduate-level coursework.
USD 31,744 a year (2026-27). School of Music graduate programs (7-11.5 credits per semester) tuition for 2026-27, per year; the rate band the programme belongs to. Applied Music Fee, where applicable, is excluded. Source
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD and MFA applicants can only apply for the fall semester.
Graduate School of Arts & Sciences PhD Fall 2027 application deadlines fall between December 1 and January 15 depending on the programme (for example Biostatistics and Computer Science December 1; Biology and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology & Biochemistry December 2; Chemistry, Physics, Economics, History, Linguistics and Political Science December 15; English and Mathematics January 11; Classical Studies, Philosophy, Earth & Environment and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Applications close at 11:59pm Boston time on the deadline.
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
Arts & Humanities
Boston University, United States
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