Program Overview
College of Performing and Visual Arts
General Master's Degree Admission Requirements
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Interim Director: Melissa Malde, D.M.A.
Interim Associate Director: Carissa Reddick, Ph.D.
Location: Frasier Hall 108
Telephone: 970-351-2993
Website: arts.unco.edu/music/
Graduate Coordinator: Carissa Reddick, Ph.D.
Each new student entering a graduate program in music at the University of Northern Colorado is required to take graduate advisory examinations in Music History and writing skills, and placement examinations in Music Theory and Aural Skills, and the student’s major area. For students entering the Music Education degree, the major area will be Music Education. Graduate students who do not pass the theory placement exam must enroll in MUS 401. Graduate students who do not pass the aural skills placement exam must enroll in MUS 402. All students must either pass the theory and aural skills exam OR pass MUS 401 and/or MUS 402 with a grade of C or better before they can enroll in graduate-level theory classes or graduate from their programs.
The degree program seeks to assist graduate candidates in developing advanced professional competencies in performance, scholarly abilities, research, and pedagogical techniques for use in the profession or for instruction in higher education.
Residency, when stated in the music section of this Catalog, is interpreted to mean 9 credit hours or more per semester.
Students entering this area of concentration must have the equivalent of an undergraduate music major as outlined in this Catalog. Students will be expected to demonstrate translational competency in German, French, or Latin as a prerequisite to candidacy.
Degree Requirements — 30 Credits
Required Concentration Credits — 27 credits
| MUS 600 | Introduction to Musical Scholarship | 2 |
| MUS 649 | Music History Pedagogy | 3 |
| MUS 699 | Thesis | 1- 6 |
| Music History | 9 |
| Music Theory Courses | 3 |
| Major Performing Organization and/or Individual Instruction | 4 |
Elective Credits — 3 credits
Electives will be selected by advisement, based upon candidate's needs identified through examination.
Program Notes
Music Theory and Music History courses are selected by advisement based on the candidate's area of focus and upon the candidate's needs identified through the advisory examination.
Students who are able to demonstrate competency in any required course may substitute an elective chosen in consultation with the advisor.