Church Music, Ph.D.

Curriculum for the Doctor of Philosophy in Church Music

Required Courses
MUS 6341Introduction to Research in Church Music3
MUS 6348Professional Development and Teaching Practicum3
Church Music Seminars
Select five seminars from the following:15
MUS 6342
Research in Congregational Song
MUS 6343
Research in Church Music History
MUS 6344
Research in Church Music Philosophy
MUS 6345
Research in Christian Worship
MUS 6346
Research in Music Ministry
MUS 6347
Research in Sacred Choral Music
Musicology and/or Music Theory
Select six semester hours from the following:6
MUS 5321
Seminar in The Middle Ages
MUS 5322
Seminar in The Renaissance Era
MUS 5323
Seminar in The Baroque Era
MUS 5325
Seminar in The Classic Era
MUS 5326
Seminar in The Romantic Era
MUS 5328
Seminar in Music of World War I to the Present
MUS 5329
Foundations and Trends in Musicology
MUS 5319
Foundations and Trends in Ethnomusicology
MUS 5355
Analysis Seminar
MUS 5201
Pedagogy of Theory
MUS 5301
History of Music Theory
MUS 5V89
Special Research Problems
Minor Area
Select nine hours of 5000-level or above course work taken in a single field of study other than Church Music. The remaining three hours of electives may be taken in any field.12
Dissertation
MUS 6V99Dissertation9
Total Hours48