DMA Music (Conducting) at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The DMA with a Conducting concentration is a 54-hour doctorate combining applied conducting, major area studies, electives and dissertation or lecture recitals.

Faculty: Graduate School | Department: Department of Music | Duration: 54 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Students take 18 hours of major area studies, 12 hours of applied conducting, 6 elective hours and 18 hours of dissertation/lecture recitals. Candidacy exams have written and oral parts. Prerequisites include reading proficiency in a foreign language, diction proficiency for choral students and diagnostic proficiency in theory, history and research.

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Entry requirements

Conducting DMA: earned master's degree; GPA of at least 3.0 on the last 60 hours; GRE not required; supplemental portfolio with video of two contrasting conducted pieces; possible invited on-campus audition conducting a university ensemble (choral applicants also sing, sight-read and demonstrate IPA proficiency).

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.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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