DMA Program of Study

PROGRAM OF STUDY
FOR THE DEGREE DOCTOR OF MUSICAL ARTS
WITH A MAJOR IN PERFORMANCE AND LITERATURE

The program of study must be prepared by the student in consultation with his/her program advisor. The proposed program must be signed and dated by the program advisor, 18 copies submitted to the Graduate Office by the Graduate Calendar deadline, and must be approved by the Graduate Professional Committee by the third semester of doctoral study. In every case, the program of study must be approved at least four months before the student takes the qualifying examination. Students are encouraged to submit a program of study to the Graduate Professional Committee by the third semester of doctoral study (normally after 20 credit hours have been taken). Upon approval by the Graduate Professional Committee, the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies will notify the student by letter, returning a signed and dated copy of the approved program.

On the first page, list post-baccalaureate study completed before admission to the DMA program (normally, work done to complete the master’s degree). Include the following information:

1. Name (to be included on all pages)
   
   
2. Master’s degree and major, month/year received, and institution (please indicate if an official final transcript is on file with the ESM Registrar)
   
   
3. List of courses by title (specific course number is required only if the courses were taken at Eastman)
   
   
4. Credit hours received for the course (courses involving something other than semester hours, such as quarter-hours, should be clearly indicated as such).

On the second page, list the proposed doctoral program. Courses must be listed with course numbers, course titles, and credit. Courses completed or currently in progress should be identified with an asterisk(*). No more than 30 semester hours of the pre-doctoral graduate study at another institution may be used to complete the 90-credit graduate program. Please include the following information in your proposed program of study:

[Please note that remedial courses that are required as a result of the placement exams (English, MHS 119, music theory) or upon admission to a program (diction, basic foreign-language study) must be taken above and beyond the 90 cr. hrs. required for the DMA. Required redemption in MHS period courses in excess of 3 cr. hrs. must be taken as additional credits to the 90-hr. program. Remedial courses should be identified on the program of study.]

1. Applied Music - up to 25 credit hours. Include course numbers, name of teacher, and credit hours
   
   
2. Research and Writing Seminars - normally 12 credit hours. Normally 4 MHS 590 courses (specify topic whenever possible)

   Alternatives:
   
   A) 3 MHS 590s plus one of the following: TH 481, TH 581 TH 590, MUY 400-500-level course, or independent study at the 500-level (major document required)
   
   B) 2 MHS 590s plus a doctoral essay (6 credit hours)
   
   C) Dissertation (12 credit hours)
   
   [N.b. If option B or C above is chosen and the essay/dissertation does not involve work in music history, then 9 cr. hrs. of music history will be required in the minor field/elective category.]

   
   
3. Music Theory - normally 9 credit hours. All students will be required to take TH 401-402. TH 400 is a master’s-level course and is not acceptable for doctoral credit.
   
   
4. Minor/Electives - normally the minor field will comprise at least 3 courses (ca. 8-12 credit hours). The minor field, along with the program of study, must receive approval of the Graduate Professional Committee by the third semester of doctoral study (normally after 20 credit hours have been taken). The minor field may occasionally involve applied music study in a secondary instrument or voice; in such cases, a maximum of 6 credit hours of applied music study may apply towards the minor.
   
   
5. Total Credit Hours - should be at least 60 above the master’s degree
   
   
6. Performance Requirements - normally 2 recitals and 1 lecture recital (in addition, a fourth collaborative recital is required of all piano majors). Please submit as much information as you currently can regarding the ways in which you will satisfy your degree’s performance requirements. Include dates of recitals or projected dates and as much information as you can concerning the content of the recitals and lecture-recital.


7. Language Requirements – Indicate which foreign languages (if required for your degree program) you are fulfilling, as well as the date of completion or of planned completion for each. Consult the current Academic Policy Handbook for the requirements (if any) in your department.