Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music Theory
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Music Theory requires a minimum of 60 credit hours of graduate-level coursework, distributed into the categories listed below. Course selections must be approved by your doctoral advisory 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: Alan Street, dastreet@ku.edu, 785-864-9748
Graduate Student Academic Services: musicgrad@ku.edu
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).
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): Musicology Program Guide
Prerequisites
Must be cleared in accordance with school and area policies or the completion of a Master of Music (MM) degree from KU in the past two years.
Music History
Check | Course |
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Medieval : Exam / MUSC 474 | |
Renaissance : Exam / MUSC 475 | |
Baroque : Exam / MUSC 476 | |
Classical : Exam / MUSC 477 | |
Romantic : Exam / MUSC 478 | |
20th Century : Exam / MUSC 479 |
Music Theory
Check | Course |
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Harmony : Exam / MTHC 400 | |
Aural Skills : Exam / MTHC 402 | |
Form : Exam / MTHC 404 | |
20th Century : Exam / MTHC 406 |
Language
Check | Course |
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Exam / Courses | |
Exam / Courses |
Music Core
Research Skills (3 hours)
Waiver or equivalent course accepted with approval
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
---|---|---|---|
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
MUSC 801 | 3 | ||
Waiver or equivalent course accepted with approval |
Major Area
Seminar in Music Theory (12 hours)
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
---|---|---|---|
MTHC 789 | 3 | ||
MTHC 789 | 3 | ||
MTHC 789 | 3 | ||
MTHC 789 | 3 |
Advanced Music Theory (12 hours)
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
---|---|---|---|
MTHC | 3 | ||
MTHC | 3 | ||
MTHC | 3 | ||
MTHC | 3 |
Electives (15 hours)
Any graduate-level course (500 or above)
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
---|---|---|---|
Dissertation (18 hours)
Course | Hrs | Term | Grade |
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MUSC 999 | |||
MUSC 999 | |||
MUSC 999 | |||
MUSC 999 | |||
MUSC 999 | |||
MUSC 999 |
Written Qualifying Exams
Must be completed prior to scheduling the Oral Comprehensive Exam
Exam | Date | Result |
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Exam | Date | Result |
Music History | ||
Music Theory | ||
Musicology |
Scholarly Presentation
Event | Date | Result |
---|---|---|
University-Level Exams
Exam Authorization forms should be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance of the exam date
Exam | Date | Result |
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Oral Comps Exam | ||
Final Oral Exam / DMA Document Defense |
Graduate Advisory Committee
Minimum of 5 faculty members for doctoral committees
Graduate Advisory Committee | |||
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Chair | |||
MUSC | |||
MTHC | |||
Music | |||
Grad Studies Rep. | |||
Optional |
Graduation Requirements
Requirement | |
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Complete Required Graduate Credit Hours | |
3.0 Cumulative Graduate GPA | |
Applied for Graduation in Enroll & Pay | |
Complete Exam Authorization Form (.pdf) (pdf) (at least two weeks prior to exam date) | |
Submit thesis to ProQuest/KU Scholar Works for publication | |
Complete the Doctoral Completion Survey and send Certificate of Completion to musicgrad@ku.edu | |
Submit ETD release form to musicgrad@ku.edu | |
Send signed Title & Acceptance pages to musicgrad@ku.edu | |
Verify all recital programs are on file at musicgrad@ku.edu |