The Master of Music in performance degree prepares students for professional music careers in a supportive, collegial environment. Graduate students study with highly celebrated performers, who are committed to teaching excellence. The graduate performance program consists of applied lessons, ensembles, core studies in theory, history and research and related studies. The Master of Music degree is a two-year program.
Program Requirements
Program Requirements
Quarter Hours
Degree Requirements
48
Total hours required
48
Learning Outcomes
Core Outcomes
Students will be able to:
Demonstrate basic music research techniques and apply knowledge of standard reference tools and bibliographic sources to the writing of a variety of professional and academic music texts.
Develop an expanded global, historical, and cultural understanding of music through the in-depth study of musical elements, compositional processes, and aesthetic properties.
Degree Requirements
Course Requirements
A minimum of 48 quarter hours of graduate credit is required for the Master of Music degree. This total is divided between the basic studies required of all master’s degree students, and courses in the specialization.
Two terminal requirements are required of all students:
A written comprehensive examination, in which the students must demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of their major field of study. The comprehensive examination may be taken at any time after 32 quarter hours of graduate credit have been earned.
The presentation of a public recital.
While preparation of the terminal requirement in the major may take place within some course or activity for which a student is registered for credit, additional academic credit is not granted for the project itself.
Residency Requirements
All courses for the master’s degree must be taken at DePaul University. Graduate credit for courses completed at other institutions may not be applied toward the degree.
To retain full-time status, a graduate student must be registered for a minimum of six quarter hours in any term. All requirements for the degree must be completed within six calendar years from the time a student is first enrolled. For students removing deficiencies, this period will begin when all deficiencies are removed and admission to the master’s degree program has been granted.
