Graduate Programs
The graduate studies program in the Department distinguishes itself through rigorous scholarly training in the integrative study of music. Offering degrees in Composition and Sound Practices, Ethnomusicology, and Music History and Theory, and also offering a joint PhD program in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS), the Department embraces the interdisciplinary nature of scholarship at the University of Chicago.
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The Composition and Sound Practices program focuses on facilitating the making of creative, critical, experimental, and socially engaged music, sound, and intermedia work in the context of the humanities.
The Ethnomusicology program prepares students to evaluate and study the place of music in various cultural contexts.
The Music History & Theory program emphasizes a wide range of methodologies and musical repertories, preparing students for careers as leading music scholars.