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MM Composition at Indiana University Bloomington

Indiana University Bloomington, United States

Programme overview

Master of Music in Composition at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Bloomington. The degree has an 18-credit-hour major centred on composition study, a master's recital and a thesis in composition.

Faculty: Jacobs School of Music  |  Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

Major: Composition Graduate Major (12 cr.) with Departmental Masterclass, Master's Recital, T556 Analysis of Music Since 1900 (3 cr.) and K600 Thesis in Composition (3 cr.). Also 6 credit hours of music history and literature, 6 other required credit hours and major ensemble (2 cr. per semester up to four fall-spring enrollments).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree in composition or its demonstrated equivalent (Jacobs School of Music, MM Composition).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application fee is $70 (US citizen and international); a reduced fee of $35 applies to students currently enrolled in a graduate programme who apply to a second programme in the same school, and fee waivers are available for eligible applicants.

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