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Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements | ||
| Course must be completed four times, for 2 credits each. | 8 | |
| Applied Music | ||
| MUHS 604 | Seminar in Historical Research | 3 |
| MUHS 605 | Seminar in Historical and Theoretical Studies | 3 |
| or MUHS 549 | Music Since 1960 | |
| or MUHS 554 | Development of the Opera I | |
| MUCP 511 | Musical Style and Analysis | 3 |
| or MUCP 512 | Music Systems of Analysis and Composition | |
| MUMG 501 | Performance Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| MUPR 630 | Advanced Lyric Diction | 1 |
| Course must be taken four times over four semesters. | 4 | |
| Graduate Performance Practicum | ||
| Complete the Performance Track or the Performance and Pedagogy Track. See requirements below. | 10-12 | |
| Culminating Sequence | ||
| MUPR 695 | Graduate Recital (Course must be completed two times.) | 0 |
| In the term that you will sit for exam, register for the section which matches your major and advisor. Successfully pass the exam. | ||
| Comprehensive Examination | ||
| Total Credits | 35-37 | |
Performance Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| MULT 530 | Vocal Literature (graduate) | 2 |
| MUPR 540 | Vocal Coaching (Must be taken four times over four semesters) | 0 |
| MUPR 560 | Applied Vocal Pedagogy | 2 |
| Ensembles | ||
| Complete 3 semester hours from the following with appropriate coaching co-requisites: | 3 | |
| Ensemble: Chorus | ||
| Ensemble: Orchestra | ||
| Ensemble: Band I | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance I | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance II | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance IV | ||
| Elective Course | ||
| Complete any graduate-level music course not already taken to fulfill a specific core or concentration requirement (and for which prerequisite or equivalents have been met). | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 10 | |
Performance and Pedagogy Track
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Course must be completed two times for 3 credits each. | 6 | |
| Special Topics in Communication Sciences and Disorders | ||
| MUPR 540 | Vocal Coaching (Course must be completed two times for 2 credits each.) | 0 |
| Course must be completed two times for 2 credits each. | 4 | |
| Applied Vocal Pedagogy | ||
| Ensembles | ||
| Complete 2 semester hours from the following with the appropriate co-requisites: | ||
| Ensemble: Chorus | ||
| Ensemble: Band I | ||
| Opera Production | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance I | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance II | ||
| Chamber Ensemble Performance IV | ||
| Total Credits | 10 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete their degree requirements within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their Graduate Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
Performance Track
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| MUPR 540 | 0 | MUPR 540 | 0 |
| MUHS 604 | 3 | MUCP 511 or 512 | 3 |
| MUPR 630 | 1 | Graduate Music Elective | 3 |
| MULT 530 | 2 | ||
| Ensemble | 1 | ||
| 10 | 9 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| MUPR 540 | 0 | MUPR 540 | 0 |
| MUHS 605, 549, or 554 | 3 | MUMG 501 | 3 |
| MUPR 560 | 2 | Ensemble | 1 |
| Ensemble | 1 | MUPR 695 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Examination | |||
| 9 | 7 | ||
| Total Credits 35 | |||
Performance and Pedagogy Track
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| MUPR 540 | 0 | MUPR 540 | 0 |
| MUHS 604 | 3 | MUPR 560 | 2 |
| CSND 598 | 3 | MUCP 511 or 512 | 3 |
| MUPR 630 | 1 | Ensemble | 1 |
| 10 | 9 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MUSI 599 | 2 | MUSI 599 | 2 |
| MUPR 640 | 1 | MUPR 640 | 1 |
| MUPR 540 | 0 | MUPR 540 | 0 |
| MUPR 560 | 2 | MUMG 501 | 3 |
| CSND 598 | 3 | Ensemble | 1 |
| MUHS 605, 549, or 554 | 3 | MUPR 695 | 0 |
| Comprehensive Examination | |||
| 11 | 7 | ||
| Total Credits 37 | |||