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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Music Composition MA


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The Department of Music has-for decades-enjoyed a reputation as one of a handful of departments in North America dedicated to contemporary musical creation at the highest level. Composition at the University at Buffalo flourishes today, by providing a wide range of stimulating musical and intellectual experiences, within a program that allows students the space to develop and mature. In an atmosphere that encourages musical and technological experiment, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the development of authentic creative character, graduate composers at UB take advantage of a number of resources and opportunities.

Required Core (36 credits)


Composition (12 credits)


The following will be taken for a total of four semesters:

Practice Based Seminars and Tutorials (8 credits)


Select from the following:

Didactic Seminars (16 credits)


Culminating Experience (0 credits)


Portfolio of three representative works

Total Credit Hours: 36


3.0 Degree GPA required

Instruction Method


  • In Person (100 percent of courses offered in person)

Full/Part Time Options


  • Full Time

Credits Required


  • 36 Hours

Time-To-Degree


  • 2 Years

Application Fee


  • $75

SED Statement


This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Online programs/courses may require students to come to campus on occasion. Time-to-degree and number of credit hours may vary based on full/part time status, degree, track and/or certification option chosen. Time-to-degree is based on calendar year(s). Contact the department for details.

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