Supporting Areas
in the School of Music are designed to suppliment the principal track
of study (the Primary Area). In combination, these two areas determine
if the final degree is a Ph.D. or a D.M.A. Language requirements for
these degrees also differ.
Primary
Areas for the Doctor of Philosophy
* Composition
* Music History
* Music Theory
Primary Areas for the Doctor of Musical
Arts
* Music Education
* Performance
Course Requirements
* Electronic Music Techniques I, II (MUS 543, 544) . . . 6 credits.
* Advanced Electronic Composition (MUS 545) . . . 9 credits.
* Computer Music Applications (MUS 546) . . . 3 credits.
* Reading and Conference: History of Electroacoustic Music (MUS 605)
. . . 3 credits.
* Pedagogy and Practicum in Computer Music (MUE 639) . . . 3 credits.
* Reading and Conference: Lecture Recital (MUS 605) . . . 3 credits.
Total:
27 Units.
In addition, there is a comprehensive examination which covers knowledge
of synthesis techniques, digital audio, music software, the history
and literature of electroacoustic music, and MIDI.
NOTE: This information is a correction of that contained in the course
catalog.
