The PhD in musicology is oriented toward preparing students for scholarly research and teaching, aiming for breadth and depth in one specialized area. The program offers the emerging scholar:
Courses that prepare students for advanced research in their field
Interdisciplinary interaction within a comprehensive school of music and a major research university
A curriculum with a varied range of choices with respect to historical periods, analytical systems, and cultural areas.
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in music history and musicology, respectively. By design,...
Learn MoreKU Musicology faculty members cultivate a wide variety of research interests. Paul Laird studies the Spanish villancico, Leonard Bernstein, the...
Learn MoreIn addition to providing history instruction to all music students, the music history division offers an MA in musicology. This...
Learn MoreIn our two-year Master of Arts in Musicology program, you will develop a broad understanding of the primary methods used...
Learn MoreWe offer Ph.D. degrees in composition, musicology and ethnomusicology. Although there is no separate degree track in music theory, students...
Learn MoreBecause music is inextricably woven into the fabric of human activity, the cultural and philosophical contexts of which music has...
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