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PhD Music, Music Theory Concentration at Washington University in St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral programme in music with a concentration in music theory.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences  |  Department: Music  |  Duration: 5 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: St. Louis, MO, United States

What you will study

45 units: introduction to musicological research, analysis, history of theory or contemporary readings in theory, two qualifying projects, independent study, theory seminars, music history and culture, and 6 units outside Music; keyboard proficiency, a foreign language reading requirement, dissertation and oral defence.

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Entry requirements

Grade of B- or better required in counted courses; up to 12 units of transfer credit for a master's degree from another institution.

Duration: 5 years

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