Graduate Degrees
The College of Visual and Performing Arts offers seven graduate degree programs in its units of Art, Music, and Theatre & Dance.
The Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts (Ph.D.) constitutes a unique program with majors in Art, Music, or Theatre Arts:
- The Art major provides a flexible course of study titled Critical Studies and Artistic Practice;
- The Music major provides emphases in any one area of Composition, Education, Performance, Theory, Conducting, History & Literature, Pedagogy, or Administration;
- The Theatre Arts major requires two emphases from the areas of Acting/Directing, Arts Administration, Design, History/Theory/Criticism, and Playwriting.
For emphases, consult the units' web sites.
The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), is a discipline-based degree program that offers majors available in Composition, Conducting, Performance, or Piano Pedagogy.
Discipline-based programs at the master’s level comprise the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Theatre Arts, the Master of Art Education (M.A.E.); and the Master of Music Education (M.M.E.).
The Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) offers majors in Art or in Theatre Arts.
The Master of Music (M.M.) is available with majors in Composition, Conducting, Musicology, Performance, Pedagogy, or Theory.
For more information on the various degrees offered, check the corresponding entry in the Graduate Catalog.