Seminars and independent work
MUSIC 821 and 822, 3 credits each. The Guide also lists MUSIC 823, which has no page among its courses, so it is not drawn.
- MUSIC-821HISTORICAL MUSIC THEORIES 13
- MUSIC-822HISTORICAL MUSIC THEORIES 23
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Music: Music Theory, PhD
Student guide
Music: Music Theory, PhD
The Music: Music Theory, PhD: what it asks for, in what order, and who teaches it. This guide was started from the catalog; its own introduction is still to be written.
- 51credits in the major
The degree
See it on the mapWhat the degree asks for, group by group. The map sets out every course by how many must come before it; open a course there to see what it needs and what it opens.
Additional courses
9 credits, up to 6 of them (two courses) from MUSIC 911; two seminars may be in musicology.
- MUSIC-911SEMINAR IN MUSICOLOGY3
- MUSIC-921CURRENT ISSUES IN MUSICAL THOUGHT 13
- MUSIC-927SEMINAR IN COMPOSITION3
Reference and research materials
- MUSIC-619MUSIC RESEARCH METHODS AND MATERIALS3
Language proficiency
Intermediate proficiency in two foreign languages, each shown by four semesters of undergraduate study (within five years before matriculation, B or better in the last), by one semester of a reading course here with a B or better, or by a reading examination. The courses are one way of three, and count toward no requirement of the degree.
- GERMAN-391GERMAN FOR GRADUATE READING KNOWLEDGE I3
- FRENCH-391FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE3
- ITALIAN-301ITALIAN FOR READING KNOWLEDGE3
Dissertation
3 credits a term after preliminary examinations: 3 to 12 credits in all.
- MUSIC-999PHD DISS/DMA PROJECT1-3
Meet your instructors
Everyone teaching a course in this degree this term, by the part of the degree they teach in. Expand an area to see who is in it; someone teaching in two areas appears in both, with that area’s courses on each card. A Full-time band on a photo means that instructor is full-time faculty. Every email here works; use it.