Performance - Keyboard Collaborative Arts (DMA) at University of Southern California

The DMA in Keyboard Collaborative Arts is a doctoral performance degree built on the basic DMA curriculum, coursework in the major, an academic field and two elective fields. It requires at least two years of full-time study beyond the Master of Music, one of which must be in residence at USC, with an eight-year time limit (six for recent master's graduates).

Faculty: Thornton School of Music  |  Duration: Minimum 65 graduate units beyond the bachelor's degree; minimum two years full-time beyond the master's  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Students complete four areas of concentration: the major field, an academic field (musicology, theory and analysis, music teaching and learning, choral music or sacred music) and two elective fields from about 50 options. Requirements include a graduate committee interview before 16 units beyond the master's, doctoral recitals, a written and oral comprehensive examination and a practicum (MUSC 596).

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