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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Music History MA


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Students in historical musicology will encounter a wide variety of course options offered by a diverse, energetic faculty. Specialties cover major periods of Western music history, including medieval and Renaissance music, as well as the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Areas of interest also encompass: film music, Russian and Soviet music, the Second Viennese School, criticism, philosophy, aesthetics, and popular music studies. One of UB’s greatest resources is the music library, conveniently located on-site, in the music building.

Curriculum


Music Theory (4 credits)


Musicology (4 credits)


Colloquium (4 credits)


Performance Electives (4 credits)


Culminating Experience: Exam AND Portfolio (2 credits)


Complete once for portfolio and once for comprehensive exam, capstone for 1 credit each:

Total Credit Hours: 38


3.0 Degree GPA required

Instruction Method


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

Full/Part Time Options


  • Full Time

Credits Required


  • 38 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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