1 GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING 9 May 2012 102 Kern Graduate ...

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SCHOOL OF MUSIC M.A. PROGRAM CHANGE PROPOSAL,
SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
PROGRAMS AND COURSES AND
SUBCOMMITTEE ON NEW AND REVISED PROGRAMS AND COURSES
Submitted by:
Marica S. Tacconi (on behalf of the School of Music)
Assistant Director for Research and Graduate Studies
Professor of Musicology
221 Music Building I
mst4@psu.edu
Tel. 863-5391
CHANGES IN PROGRAMS:
Change M.A. degree program in Music Theory to M.A. degree program in
Music (MUSMA)
Drop M.A. degree program in Musicology
Drop M.A. degree program in Music Theory and History
PART A
Overview
The School of Music currently offers three M.A. programs: the M.A. in Music Theory; the M.A.
in Musicology; and the M.A. in Music Theory and History. In response to the University’s Core
Council recommendation, we propose that the three M.A. programs be consolidated into a single
M.A. in Music, with tracks in each of the areas of emphasis: Music Theory; Musicology; and
Music Theory and History.
In addition, the School of Music currently offers six Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG)
degree programs – three that combine the B.A. in Music with the M.A. in Music Theory,
Musicology, and Music Theory and History, and three that combine the B.M. in Performance
with the M.A. in Music Theory, Musicology, and Music Theory and History. As a result of the
consolidation of the three M.A. programs into a single M.A. in Music, we will also consolidate
the IUGs from six to two: the B.A. in Music with the M.A. in Music and the B.M. in
Performance with the M.A. in Music.
Curriculum
The curriculum of each of the M.A. in Music tracks will be identical to the curriculum of each of
the currently-offered M.A. programs. Thus, no curricular changes are being proposed.
The existing M.A. in Music Theory becomes M.A. in Music, with the following three
tracks: