The Musicology Department offers Master’s of Music in Musicology, a doctoral cognate in Musicology, and a B. A. degree in Music with a Musicology concentration. Within these programs, students have the flexibility to emphasize ethnomusicology, gender studies, American studies, or Latin American studies.  We present a broad range of courses, supporting the wide variety of interests of our students. The Department is ideally situated to support scholarship in music of the Americas. Miami, located at the crossroads of the Americas and the Caribbean, is the perfect setting for research on a vast array of topics. Besides the talents and interests of our musicology faculty and the courses they teach, we also offer courses on Miami’s musical heritage, Cuban music, Hebrew music, rock, and jazz. The new Bruce Hornsby Creative American Music Program includes classes on American song traditions and brings in renowned performers and guest artists and lecturers. Complementing the department’s specialty of music of the Americas are guest speakers, who in the past year have included Howard Pollack (University of Houston), speaking on Gershwin’s dance music; Johann Buis (Wheaton College), discussing music of the U. S. Virgin Islands; and Larry Crook (University of Florida), presenting his research on Afro-Brazilian percussion music.  The faculty believes in the interconnectedness of knowledge and encourages students to explore music from cross-disciplinary perspectives.

 

Undergraduate Admission Requirements:

Undergraduates interested in pursuing a musicology concentration within the Bachelor of Arts degree must first apply to the B. A. program and then receive approval from the Chair of the Musicology Department.

 

Graduate Admission Requirements:

Applicants to the M. M. degree in Musicology must complete an online application, submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, provide three professional letters of reference, receive a minimum composite score of 1000 on the GRE, and successfully complete the TOEFL (if a non-native English speaker). Additionally, a minimum of one formal writing sample, such as an academic paper in a musicology, music theory, or liberal arts course, is required. An on-campus interview is strongly recommended, especially for students seeking consideration for a graduate assistantship.

 

Doctoral students interested in a Musicology Cognate must first receive the approval from the Chair of the Department.

 

Graduate Degree Requirements:

M. M. in Musicology

MCY 528. Music Bibliography (3 credits)
MCY XXX. Musicology Courses (12 credits)
MCY 710. Master’s Thesis (6 credits)

MTC 617. Analytical Techniques (3 credits)
MED XXX. Music Education Elective (3 credits)
XXX Free Elective (3 credits)

Doctoral Musicology Cognate (12 credits)

MCY 528. Music Bibliography (3 credits)
MCY XXX. Musicology Courses (9 credits)