MA Music at University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Programme overview

The School of Music offers a Music MA degree with emphases in Composition, Music Therapy, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, Theory, and Global Creative Studies.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts | Duration: 2 years / Plan A 24 credits; Plan B 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States

What you will study

Required components: Composition Emphasis, Music Therapy Emphasis, Theory Emphasis, Global Creative Studies Emphasis. Language requirements: For the Composition emphasis, MA students are required to pass a special research technique or collateral field of knowledge. It may be replaced by reading comprehension examinations in one foreign language (certification form required).

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Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree or its equivalent with a major emphasis in one of the following areas of Music: Composition, Music Therapy, Musicology/Ethnomusicology, Performance, or Theory. Although students in the Global Creative Studies emphasis might have an undergraduate degree in Music, Ethnomusicology, Anthropology or Cultural Studies, no specific undergraduate degree is required. Composition emphasis: Appropriate composition portfolio, including 3-5 works in a variety of media, clearly documented with some combination of scores, records, and other forms, including, but not limited to, written explanations of the compositions process. Works need not be in large forms or of extended duration, but must clearly indicate potential for creating such work at the master's level. Minimum English proficiency for international applicants: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS 6.5.

Duration: 2 years / Plan A 24 credits; Plan B 30 credits

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