DMA Contemporary Music Performance at University of California, San Diego

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Contemporary Music Performance is offered by the UC San Diego Department of Music. It combines graduate seminars with intensive study under a mentoring faculty member and encourages an exploratory approach to private study.

Department: Music  |  Duration: Normal time to doctorate is five years; advance to candidacy within four years, complete within six  |  Intake: Fall quarter only; application deadline December 4  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Core methods courses MUS 291 (Introduction to Research Methods) and MUS 501 (Introduction to Teaching Methods) are taken in the first quarter, with at least eight units of performance and an area focus course every quarter. Performance students enrol in MUS 200-203A and MUS 232 each quarter in residence, give a presentation for the preliminary exam and a recital before qualifying, and finish with two more recitals (or one recital plus a thesis/research project, innovative recital or two chamber concerts).

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