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Curricula for Graduate Degrees

Musicology

Master of Arts in Musicology / Master of Arts in Arts Administration (dual degree through University Graduate School)

Admission Requirements

Bachelor of Music or its demonstrated equivalent. Students may apply for admission simultaneously to the Jacobs School of Music for the MA and the O’Neill School for the MAAA. For additional information, see "Admission Requirements" in the Graduate Division section of this bulletin.

Master of Arts in Musicology

Major

15 credit hours

• 6 credit hours selected from:
  • M502 Composers: Variable Topics (3 cr.). May be repeated for different topics.
  • M510 Topics in Music Literature (3 cr.). May be repeated for different topics.
  • M525 Survey of Operatic Literature (3 cr.)
  • M527 Symphonic Literature (3 cr.)
  • M528 Chamber Music Literature (3 cr.)
  • M650 Music in the United States (3 cr.)
  • M651 Medieval Music (3 cr.)
  • M652 Renaissance Music (3 cr.)
  • M653 Baroque Music (3 cr.)
  • M654 Classic Music (3 cr.)
  • M655 Romantic Music (3 cr.)
  • M656 Modern Music (3 cr.)
  • M657 Music Since 1960 (3 cr.)
• 3 credit hours selected from:
  • T545 Introductory Analysis of Music Literature (3 cr.)
  • T551 Analytical Techniques for Tonal Music (3 cr.)
  • T555 Schenkerian Analysis (3 cr.)
  • T556 Analysis of Music Since 1900 (3 cr.)
• 3 credit hours selected from either of the above lists of courses
• M601 Master's Seminar in Musicology (3 cr.)

Music History and Literature Requirement

6 credit hours. See “Structure of Master’s Curricula“ under General Requirements for Master’s Degrees in this bulletin.

Master of Arts Examination

Ordinarily to be taken in the semester in which a student completes the coursework for the degree.

Major Ensemble

2 credit hours each semester until four fall-spring enrollments are reached or the student graduates.

Tool Subjects

• M539 Introduction to Music Bibliography (2 cr.) with a grade of B or higher
• Reading knowledge of French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian, or Spanish. Reading knowledge in a language may be demonstrated in the following ways:
  • by passing an examination administered by the appropriate language department
  • by passing a translation examination administered by the musicology department
  • by grades of B or higher in two semesters of reading courses at the graduate level
  • by receiving a grade of B or higher in a literature or civilization course at Indiana University numbered 300 or higher (exclusive of individual readings and correspondence courses) in which the reading is done in the foreign language.

Master of Arts in Arts Administration

33 credit hours

Required Core (18 credit hours)

• AADM Y502 Introduction to Arts Administration and Organizational Behavior (3 cr.)
• AADM Y515 Financial Management for the Arts (3 cr.)
• AADM Y530 Audience Development and Marketing the Arts (3 cr.)
• AADM Y558 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• AADM Y562 Legal Issues in the Arts (3 cr.)
• AADM Y650 Seminar in Arts Administration (3 cr.) (management sequence)

Management and Policy Courses (9 credit hours)

• Choose one performing arts course:
  
  • AADM Y508 Performing Arts Organization Management (3 cr.)
  • AADM Y511 Performing Arts Center Management (3 cr.)
• Choose one arts and cultural policy course:
  • AADM Y551 Cultural Planning and Urban Development (3 cr.)
  • AADM Y559 Public Policy in the Arts (3 cr.)
• Choose one technology course:
  • AADM Y500 Topics in Arts Administration: Digital Literacy in Arts & Culture (3 cr.)
  • SPEA I515 Data Science in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
  • SPEA I519 Database Management Systems (3 cr.)

Experiential Requirement (0-6 credit hours)

• AADM-Y 550 Practicum in Arts Administration (0-3 cr.)
• AADM-Y 750 Internship in Arts Administration (0-3 cr.)

Electives

Up to 6 credits of additional MAAA coursework to reach a total of 33 credits. Courses can be chosen from the remaining Management and Policy Courses above, as well as from the options below:

• AADM Y506 Curating in Galleries and Museums (3 cr.)
• AADM Y507 Seminar in Community and Place (3 cr.)
• AADM Y525 Museum Management (3 cr.)
• AADM Y526 Art and Social Change (3 cr.)