MM, concentration in Music History & Literature:

The MM, concentration in Music History & Literature, requires minimum coursework of 33 credit hours.

As part of a complete application, applicants will take diagnostic exams in music theory, music’s history, and musicianship. For more information about this diagnostic exam.

Applicants for the MM in Music History & Literature, should submit the following portfolio materials in support of their application for the graduate program:

• Personal statement: Typed 750-1000 word essay discussing your background and musical training, including your interest in musicology and a statement of your professional goals.
• A substantive, adequately documented music-history or music-theory paper (10-25 pages), which demonstrates potential for musicological and analytical study of music, as well as appropriate research and writing skills.
• As part of a complete application, applicants will take diagnostic exams in music theory, music’s history, and musicianship.
• For more information on how to apply, please refer to the Graduate School’s online application, found here.

In order to earn the degree, candidates for the MM in Music History & Literature must satisfy the course requirements specified in the graduate catalog, including a methodically researched thesis of substantial proportions (minimum 50 pages), written under faculty supervision.