Program Overview

Doctor of Musical Arts in Music (Doctoral)

Overview

The Doctor of Musical Arts recognizes your experience in a diversity of musical fields and prepares you for work in commercial and academic positions, as well as in careers as composers, performers, talent managers and music consultants. In the performance emphasis, concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin and voice. In the conducting emphasis, concentrations are available in choral or instrumental/orchestral conducting. Graduates will benefit from experience performing, recording and conducting in a multiplicity of ensembles, styles and genres.

Degrees Offered

• Composition Emphasis
• Conducting Emphasis
• Performance Emphasis

Graduate College Admissions Requirements

Minimum graduate admissions requirements* for Master’s and Doctoral degree seeking:

1. An awarded four-year undergraduate bachelor degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution, or a comparable international degree recognized by the home country Ministry of Education. (For international students see Minimum International Degree Requirements.)
2. Proof of English proficiency is required for international applicants who hold citizenship from a country where English is not the official language. (View our English Requirement list to verify your need to submit an English proficiency test.)
3. Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher based on a 4.0 scale for Degree seeking applicants.

*Individual programs may have additional requirements, such as a higher minimum GPA or test scores, please verify requirements with your program of interest. Applicants will also be required to submit a statement of purpose and at least one letter of recommendation.

Program Statistics

Program-level

• Application Accept. Rate: 50%
• Avg. Time-to-degree: 4.7709 Years

Department-level

• Enrollment % Male: 47.78%
• Enrollment % Female: 52.22%
• Enrollment % International: 53.33%
• Enrollment % Under Rep. Minorities: 6.67%

*All application, admission, and enrollment data are calculated in the fall of each academic year.

Average Time to Degree is a calculation showing the average time it took students in the program to complete their degree from the point of entry. This number is based on data from the previous 5 years.

Underrepresented Minorities (URM) includes domestic students of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders.

Department / Academic Unit

College of Fine Arts

Degree

Doctor of Musical Arts

Coursework Location(s)

Main/Tucson

Areas of Interest

• Arts & Media
• Education & Human Development

Minimum Credit Units

56 Units

Required units may vary depending on the degree and/or minors pursued. Prospective students should familiarize themselves with the policies for the particular degrees in which they are interested.