The Master of Arts in Music program is designed for students who wish to prepare for entrance into a doctoral program in music. The program is also intended for performers with academic interests who envision teaching music composition, music theory, or musicology in the classroom. It is a music-generalist degree program, especially for students who are preparing to teach music composition, music history, or music theory as a secondary area in a college or university. The degree does not, however, supplant the M.M. degrees in Music Composition, Music History, or Music Theory, which examine only one area and are intended to prepare students for a more focused research-based Ph.D. program.
Areas of Specialization: Within the prescribed credits for the M.A. in Music, students can focus their studies on music composition, music theory, or musicology.
Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: The bachelor's degree in Music may be in any concentration: composition, education, performance, and more.
Students work with an advisor to select courses that align with their interests in music composition, music theory, musicology, or a cognate area such as performance.
The student successfully completed four semesters of a foreign language as an undergraduate.
The student passes a foreign language examination with the requisite language department.
The student takes four terms of a foreign language. Since language credits are at the undergraduate level, they do not count toward the M.A. degree, but they do fulfill the language requirement.
The exposition of a symphony from the 18th or 19th centuries (prepared).
The accompaniment of a song (German Lied or French Chanson; prepared).
In their final term of study, students in the Music M.A. program take a three-hour comprehensive exam. Members of the department, appointed by the chair, devise the exam based on the coursework the student has taken for the degree.
The final project is an expanded version of a paper or music composition completed in a seminar. The result is intended to be suitable for use when applying to doctoral programs or to show an ability to teach in a particular area. Students submit a written paper in music theory or musicology OR one composition project to their advisor. Based on the passage above, What are the areas of specialization available in the program, and how do students select their courses?
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