Objectives include opportunities for continued development of individual musical talents, scholarly competencies, and the enhancement of interests in areas other than music. This liberal graduate education is designed to prepare a student to pursue a career in college teaching or continue graduate studies toward a doctoral degree.

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. Prerequisites for entrance into the Master of Arts degree program in Music History include:

Admission to the Graduate School
Keyboard competency equivalent to that expected for Music 2455
4 semesters of languages-2 semesters each of French, Italian, or German
3 courses beyond the core music history course (Music 2308)
Freshman/sophomore music theory course courses
2 semesters of orchestration
1 course in counterpoint (3 hours or equivalent)
1 course in Western Civilization
1 course in European History prior to 1800

COURSEWORK DISTRIBUTION. In addition to fulfilling regular degree requirements, a minimum of 16 hours must be completed at the graduate level.

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