Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education with an emphasis in Music Therapy (PhD-MT)


The doctoral degree program in Music Therapy (PhD in Music Education with an emphasis in Music Therapy) requires each individual student to create a program plan. This plan and the number of credit hours required beyond the master's degree are approved by the student's Doctoral Program Planning Committee. A list of all course offerings can be found on the Schedule of Classes. To track progress, please download the degree progress check-sheet (.pdf).

Contact Information

Area Coordinator: Cindy Colwell, ccolwell@ku.edu, 785-864-9635

Graduate Student Academic Services: musicgrad@ku.edu

Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education with an emphasis in Music Therapy (PhD-MT): Program Guide

Research in MEMT (3 hours)

HrsCourse: Title
3MEMT 812: Rsch in Music Ed&Music Therapy
 Waiver or Equivalent Course

Core Courses in MEMT (5 hours)

HrsCourse: Title
1MEMT 920: Doc Sem Musc Educ&Musc Thrpy
0MEMT 920: Doc Sem Musc Educ&Musc Thrpy
3MEMT 996: Practicum in College Teaching
1MEMT 998: Seminar
  

Doctoral Projects

Submission Date 
 Project 1
 Project 2
 Project 3

Other Music Electives (min. 3 hours)

*Electives can be in music, MEMT, or non-music courses at the graduate level.

HrsCourse: Title
  
  
  

Graduate Courses

Any course 600-level or above

HrsCourse: Title
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Academic Minor (12 hours) Area:________________

Credits may count towards electives.

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Doctoral Dissertation (minimum of 18 hours)

HrsCourse: Title
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation
 MEMT 999: Doctoral Dissertation

Accepted Master's Coursework

Any graduate-level course approved by your doctoral advisor

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Graduation Checklist

 Course
 3.0 cumulative graduate GPA
 Apply for graduation in Enroll & Pay
 Pass final exam or defense (submit exam authorization form (.pdf) at least 2 weeks prior to exam)
 Complete the Doctoral Completion Survey & send Certificate of Completion to musicgrad@ku.edu
 Send signed title and acceptance pages to musicgrad@ku.edu
 Submit ETD Release Form to Graduate Academic Services Coordinator
 Submit thesis to ProQuest for publication per KU Graduate Studies: Submitting

Exam Committee Composition

Minimum of 5 members required for doctoral committees

 Member
NameRole
 Chair (MEMT)
 MEMT 
 MEMT
 MEMT/MUSC
 Grad. Studies Rep.

University-Level Exams

 Task
ResultDateExam
  Oral Comprehensive Exam
  Final Oral Exam or Dissertation Defense