Courses

Intensive study of a specialized topic in musicology. Students will be guided in critical reading, historical or ethnographic issues, analysis, oral presentations, and independent research. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Requires prerequisite course of MUSC 5708 (minimum grade D-). Restricted to Music (MUAD or MUSD) graduate students only.

Provides advanced study in jazz literature and styles. Students present results of research on individually chosen topics or aspects of a topic central to the class. Requires class presentations and a major paper or project. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereqs., MUSC 5091 and 5642. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) graduate students only.

Topics include sampling, questionnaire development, research design, intermediate and advanced statistics, presenting/publishing research, and research ethics. Students conduct an original research study. Offered fall of even-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) or Music Education (MMED) graduate students only.

Topics include qualitative research traditions, site and participant selection, data collection and analysis methods, quality standards, and research ethics. Students conduct an original research study. Offered fall of odd-numbered years. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) or Music Education (MMED) graduate students only.

Provides advanced study in theory. Students present results of research on individually chosen topics or aspects of a topic central to the class. Requires a major paper or project. Prereq., passed general written theory and aural skills prelim exam, or completed remediation. Prerequisites: Restricted to Music (MUSD) graduate students only.

Required of all musicology majors before completion of comprehensive examinations. A different research area is designated each semester. See also MUSC 7822. Offered spring only.