DMA Doctor of Musical Arts - Composition at University of Georgia

Programme overview

The Doctor of Musical Arts is a terminal degree in music composition, conducting and performance. It requires technical skill, demonstrated musical ability and advanced academic coursework and research, and every DMA student completes a capstone project suited to the area of emphasis. The Composition emphasis provides advanced professional training for outstanding composers preparing for professional careers, including university teaching, with intensive interaction with composition faculty. Students complete at least two public degree recitals of original compositions.

Faculty: Franklin College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Hugh Hodgson School of Music | Duration: 82 graduate hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

82 graduate hours (up to 32 may be brought in from the master's degree) across five areas: major field (minimum 40 hours), musicology/ethnomusicology (9), music theory (9), electives or minor (12) and research (9, including MUSI 6300 Music Bibliography, doctoral research and dissertation), plus GRSC 7001 GradFIRST. Major-area courses include MUSI 5720/7720 Electroacoustic Composition and MUSI 5730/7730 Interactive Composition; composition majors give two degree recitals (one chamber recital and one performance or reading of the dissertation) and write a major composition.

Career pathways

Professional composer; university-level teaching

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School scope (University of Georgia): applicants need a baccalaureate degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA, or a foreign equivalent, from a USDOE-recognized institutional accreditor. Entrance test scores (GRE in most cases) are set by the department; scores are valid for five years. Unofficial transcripts from all institutions are submitted with the online application; official transcripts are required only on admission. International applicants must meet the Graduate School English language proficiency requirement and submit academic records or WES credential evaluations.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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.

Duration: 82 graduate hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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