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

Musicology Core (16 credits)

MUS 615SEM - Discourses in Musicology Credits: 4
And select three courses from the following list:
MUS 515SEM - Music and Queer Studies Credits: 4
MUS 517SEM - Music, Gender, and Sexuality Credits: 4
MUS 525SEM - Popular Music Studies Credits: 4
MUS 526SEM - Studies in Music History Credits: 4
MUS 527SEM - Music and Modernity Credits: 4
MUS 528SEM - Media, Memory, and Notation Credits: 4
MUS 529LEC - Studies in US Music Credits: 4
MUS 530LEC - Experimental Music Credits: 4

Music Theory Core (12 credits)

MUS 614SEM - Discourses in Music Theory Credits: 4
And select two courses from the following list:
MUS 613SEM - Analyzing Popular Music Credits: 4
MUS 621SEM - Topics in Tonal Theory and Analysis Credits: 4
MUS 629SEM - Analyzing Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century Music Credits: 4

Colloquium (8 credits)

MUS 500SEM - Colloquium Credits: 4
Taken for 2 consecutive semesters.

Culminating Experience: Exam AND Portfolio (2 credits)

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

MUS 600TUT - Tutorial Credits: 1 - 12

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

Program Contact

Maria Portera
380 Academic Center
Buffalo, NY 14261
Email: mportera@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-6242
Fax: 716-645-3808

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.