Program Overview
The PhD in Music program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst provides comprehensive training for careers in classical and jazz performance, education, history and theory, conducting, and composition/arranging. Students engage in innovative pedagogy, publish their research, and gain extensive teaching experience. The program prepares graduates for careers as performers, educators, historians, theorists, conductors, and composers/arrangers.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The PhD in Music program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst offers professional training for a variety of careers in classical and jazz performance, education, history and theory, conducting, and composition/arranging. The program immerses students in innovative pedagogical practices, guiding them to create and publish their research while also amassing extensive classroom teaching experience.
Careers:
The PhD in Music program prepares students for careers in:
- Classical and jazz performance
- Music education
- Music history and theory
- Conducting
- Composition/arranging
Other:
The Department of Music and Dance also offers a Master of Music degree with ten concentrations and professional certificates in music theory pedagogy, music history pedagogy, and arts management.
