PhD

Musicology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 48.9 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 48.9 k / Year(s) Deadline: Dec 31, 2024
9 place StudyQA ranking:3335 Duration:5 years

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Musicology embraces the study of history, theory, and practice of music from many points of view. Graduate study in musicology may cover approaches such as historical and ethnographic investigation as well as music theory, hermeneutics, and criticism. Students are expected to become familiar with a wide range of areas, including methods, philosophies, and techniques of historical research methods for the analysis of music and ethnomusicological research. There are no degree programs in performance or music education; the department does, however, maintain a non-degree program in musical performance instruction available to both graduate and undergraduate students.

Courses:

There is no formal core curriculum for musicology at Princeton. Courses(link is external) offered by the musicology faculty(link is external)deal mostly with fields in which faculty members are actively engaged and do not attempt to survey all areas or periods. The selection of courses and seminars is made each year in consultation with the director of graduate studies, with the particular interests of the musicology faculty and students of that year kept in mind. Students normally take three seminars per semester, for a total of twelve courses successfully completed over their first two years of enrollment. Students are encouraged to take advantage of course offerings in the Music Composition Program, and may also wish to explore interdisciplinary studies through Princeton’s rich offerings across the humanities. Students also have the possibility of taking courses through neighboring universities through the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium.

Language(s):

A reading knowledge of two languages is required. The language requirement is normally satisfied by examinations administered by the appropriate language department or, if necessary, the musicology faculty. Both requirements must have been passed before a student can be admitted to the general examination. Students are urged to satisfy at least one of the language requirements during the first year of graduate study. Students may wish to avail themselves of the reading courses in French, German, and Latin offered at Princeton during the summer.

Pre-Generals Requirements(s):

Early in the second semester of the first year, each student submits to the musicology faculty a written paper based on work done in one of the fall term courses or seminars. During the second term, students are also given an examination to evaluate their control of music theory, consisting of an orally presented analysis of an assigned work from the late 18th to the early 20th century, with a week or two provided for preparation. Toward the end of the spring term, decisions about readmission to the second year of study will be made on the basis of all of the student's work to date as well as continuing promise.

General Exam:

The general examination for students of musicology (whether concentrating in history, theory, or ethnomusicology), normally taken in May of the second year, is in six general fields, chosen during the first three terms in consultation with and with the approval of the faculty. Fields are chosen to present a broad range chronologically, methodologically, and theoretically; it is expected that some fields will expand and complement work done in seminars, while others will cover areas studied independently. A student whose general record and performance on the general examination are satisfactory is admitted to candidacy for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

Qualifying for the M.A.:

The Master of Arts (M.A.) degree is normally an incidental degree on the way to full Ph.D. candidacy and is earned after a student successfully completes all required course work (with no incompletes), the first-year paper, and the language requirements, as well as passing at least half of the general examination.  It may also be awarded to students who, for various reasons, leave the Ph.D. program, provided that these requirements have been met.

Dissertation and FPO:

Students normally complete a draft of their dissertation proposals during the fall semester of their third year, participating in the Academic Writing Seminar (Music 501), when offered. Students are expected to defend their dissertation proposal during the second semester of their third year. Readmission to the fourth year of study is contingent upon approval of the dissertation proposal.

Dissertations are directed by a supervisor and also read and must also be approved by a second reader. Under special circumstances, outside readers may be brought in to provide expertise in areas not covered by the current musicology faculty.

Ideally, the doctoral dissertation is written during the student’s official last year in residence to ensure full and frequent consultation with the supervisor and other faculty members. When the dissertation has been completed, reviewed by two readers, seen by the entire department, and accepted, a final public oral examination is scheduled; upon its successful conclusion the student is recommended for the Ph.D.

  • Application Fee: $90
  • Statement of Academic Purpose
  • Resume/Curriculum Vitae
  • Recommendation Letters
  • Transcripts
  • Fall Semester Grades
  • Prerequisite Tests
  • English Language Tests
  • GRE : General test
  • Sample of written work.

For Ph.D. candidates, tuition and fees during a student’s regular period of enrollment are provided in full from a student’s graduate student financial support, in the form of tuition support from fellowships, assistantships, or external sources.

The annual stipend amount provided to Ph.D. candidates during their regular enrollment is intended to support a single graduate student based on estimated costs. Master’s students or students with spouses and/or dependents may require additional resources to support their living expenses 

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