The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music

Program Requirements:
Each student will be accepted as a major in a specific curricular area. It may be necessary for the student to complete Kent State University requirements for the appropriate undergraduate degree. A program of study leading to the master's degree should be planned in consultation with the advisor. The Master of Arts program requires a thesis. The masters degree requires 32 hours of coursework including Introduction to Musicology, 6 hours of survey courses, 6 hours of seminars, 9 hours of music electives, 2 hours of ensemble and 6 hours of thesis.

Ensemble:
A maximum of two ensemble credit hours may be applied toward degree requirements. Students must petition the Graduate Studies Committee to count additional ensemble hours toward degree requirements.

Research Tool Requirement:
Candidates for the Master of Arts degree program in musicology or ethnomusicology must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one foreign language, normally German or French. With the approval of the advisor and the Graduate Studies Committee, other languages may be substituted, especially for students in ethnomusicology. Credit hours earned in meeting this requirement are not applicable toward the credit-hour requirement in the degree program.

Final Oral Examination:
All students writing a thesis or essay must pass a final oral examination covering the thesis or essay and the student's major area of study. Students must register for at least one credit hour of thesis, essay, recital, or research in the semester in which the final oral examination is taken. The final oral examination may be attempted two times.

Program Requirements:
Study of world music is included in all program, giving students knowledge and analytical skills, both in Wester and non-Western music. Most students will probably be required to include hours beyond the minimum required for the Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Students who do not have a master's degree in the appropriate area will be required to take coursework, including the writing of a thesis (if required in that area), necessary to achieve the level of competence expected of a student who does not hold a master's degree in that area. These credits will be considered part of the doctoral program, but will be in addition to the minimums for the Doctor of Philosophy degree. Students who envision possible problems with the four-year limit to candidacy might consider enroling initially at the master's level and transferring to the doctoral program when these requirements are substantially fulfilled.

Musicology-ethnomusicology:
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy with a major in musicology-ethnomusicology is designed to prepare college and university teachers and research scholars, with an emphasis on combining the techniques of historicla musicology and ethnomusicology.
Students who have a master's degree in ethnomusicology will be required to take a diagnostic examination in that area. Courses beyond the minimum may be required as a result of this examination.

Students will elect to emphasize either musicology or ethnomusicology and will be required to take at least 21 hours in the emphasized area. In addition, they must take at least 9 hours in the area that is not emphasized, unless appropriate courses have been take previously, e.g., in the master's program. These hours will be considered as a part of the major requirement beyond the minimum 21 hours. A 9-hour outside minor is required, but appropriate courses taken previously may be counted toward this requirement. Theory and music history courses required by the diagnostic examination will count in the related studies block.

Residence:
The student must complete at least 22 semester hours of study within two or three successive semesters in residence, either including or excluding summer sessions.

Research Tool Requirement:
Each doctoral program in the School of Music has a research tool requirement. The purpose of this requirement is to assure that doctoral students have prerequisite skills for completing independent research activity. Specific requirements for each of the programs can be found in the Graduate Catalog and in the School's Graduate Handbook. In all cases, students may satisfy these requirements either through satisfactory performance in coursework or examination. Credit hours earned in acquiring these competencies are not applicable toward the credit-hour requirement in the degree program. All research tool requirements must be passed before the student is permitted to attempt the candidacy examination.
In musicology-ethnomusicology, the requirement is a reading knowledge of two foreign languages, normally German and French. With the approval of the doctoral advisory committee, other languages may be substituted, especially for the student emphasizing ethnomusicology.

Candidacy Examination:
This examination will normally be taken when students have substantially completed their coursework and have received the consent of the advisory committee to attempt the examination. The written portion of the examination will cover the major and supportive areas of sutdy and will be followed by a comprehensive oral examination. Students who fail the candidacy examination two times will be dismissed from the doctoral program.