2007-09 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

Graduate Catalog: Section 6.15http://graduate.ua.edu/catalog/16600.htmltraining and sight-singing proficiency must be demonstrated.For the D.M.A. DegreeThe student's plan of study for the D.M.A. degree must be approved by the School of Music and the Graduate Schoolby the time the student completes 30 graduate semester hours of UA and/or transfer course work.The master of music degree from The University of Alabama or the equivalent from another accredited institution.The M.M. equivalent must include recitals and/or major creative work, as appropriate.In the performance areas, an audition at the M.M. level that includes at least 50 minutes of performance time. Itmust include representative works drawn from a variety of historical periods. In composition, scores and recordingsof original works, together with evidence of public performances, must be submitted.Diagnostic entrance examinations in music history/literature, music theory, and writing skills. Any required course orother work specified as a result of deficiencies revealed in these examinations must be removed by the end of thefirst Fall semester after matriculation. A schedule of remediation will be determined by appropriate faculty and thedirector of graduate studies in music and may include enrollment in MUS 395 Graduate Theory Review, MUS 396Graduate History Review, or MUS 510 Introduction to Graduate Studies in Music. Students may not earn graduatecredit in theory or history until all deficiencies in the respective areas have been removed.Requirements for GraduationFor the M.M. Degree:These differ with the area of specialization; a complete outline of requirements in each field is contained in theGraduate Handbook of the School of Music, which may be secured from the director of graduate studies in music ormay be viewed on the School of Music Web page at http://www.music.ua.edu.Concentrations in musicology, theory, and composition follow Plan I, which requires a written thesis. A compositionstudent is required to present a recital of original compositions in addition to the thesis. Concentrations inperformance, choral conducting, wind conducting, and church music, follow Plan II, which does not require a writtenthesis but which does require additional course hours and a recital. Concentrations in musicology and theory requirea public lecture.All M.M. degrees require at least 12 hours in graduate courses in music history and music theory, with at least 6hours in each. MUS 501 Introduction to Graduate Study in Music must be taken in the first fall semester ofenrollment.All students must pass written comprehensive examinations in theory, history, and the major area. No student mayattempt the written comprehensive examination sooner than the first Fall or Spring semester after successfulcompletion of all required MUS courses. A description of the written comprehensive examinations is included in theGraduate Handbook of the School of Music.All students must pass an oral examination. For students under Plan I, the oral examination will be a defense of thethesis. For students under Plan II, the oral examination will be based on the student's coursework in the M.M.program and will determine the student's ability to articulate a broader perspective derived from that study. Forstudents following Plan II, the oral examination is the final step in the completion of the degree and is administeredonly after all other requirements have been completed.A minimum of 33 semester hours of graduate work is required to complete any M.M. degree.For the D.M.A. Degree:Course distribution (hours required beyond the M.M. degree).Major area: 20–25 hours, including document (see below for description)Theory/music history: 18 hours (minimum of 9 in each area)Pedagogy: 3–6 hoursElectives: 7 hoursRecital requirements. In performance, a minimum of three recitals. In conducting, a minimum of three concerts,one of which must be a lecture-recital. In composition, a full recital, or equivalent in length, of music written at theD.M.A. level, exclusive of work done on the document.Advisory Committee. A committee shall be appointed to supervise the student's program and progress toward the