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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 Program of Study Completion
This plan is provided as an outline for students to complete the requirements for this program of study within two years. This plan is a recommendation only and students should meet with their 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 | |||