Courses

Capstone and Related Courses

  • MUS E599 Practicum in Music Education (1-3 cr.) Research-based practical or creative project or investigation (may be a phase of a cooperative study or an independent project). This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS E600 Thesis in Music Education (1-3 cr.) Quantitative or qualitative scholarly research document. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS E700 Dissertation in Music Education (1-15 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS G901 Advanced Research (6 cr.)
  • MUS K411 Capstone Project in Music Scoring for Visual Media (3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. The student will team with one or more other parties to produce a work combining music with visual media by composing and producing an original score for a short film, video game, animation, or other approved media.
  • MUS K600 Thesis in Composition (1-5 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS K611 Capstone Project in Music Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. The student will team with one or more other parties to produce a work combining music with visual media by composing and producing an original score for a short film, video game, animation, or other approved media. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS K612 Thesis in Music Scoring for Visual Media (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor. The student will team with one or more other parties to produce a work combining music with visual media by composing and producing an original score for a short film, video game, animation, or other approved media. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS K700 Dissertation in Composition (1-15 cr.) Complete work for major ensemble (score and parts ready for performance) and program annotation addressed to the general public (500 words minimum). This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS M620 Doctoral Final Project (1-8 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS M621 Doctoral Piano Essay (1-3 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS M700 Dissertation in Musicology (1-15 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS O460 Undergraduate Jazz Capstone and Portfolio (1 cr.) In this course students will create a capstone project and an online portfolio that documents their creative work in a way that can be readily shared with others. The capstone project will be a self-directed project, with guidance from a faculty mentor, related to the student’s professional goals.
  • MUS O560 Masters Jazz Capstone and Portfolio (1 cr.) In this course students will create a capstone project and an online portfolio that documents their creative work in a way that can be readily shared with others. The capstone project will be a self-directed project, with guidance from a faculty mentor, related to the student’s professional goals.
  • MUS T599 Master's Degree Comprehensive Review (0 cr.) Review of a portfolio assembled from master’s coursework. Taken in the final semester of study. This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS T700 Dissertation in Music Theory (1-15 cr.) This course is eligible for deferred (R) grading.
  • MUS X601 Doctoral Qualifying Exams (1 cr.)

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