School of Music
Sacred Music
Degrees Offered
- Master of Music (MM)
The Master of Music degree includes core courses in music as well as courses in the area of specialization. A secondary concentration may be added and will require additional coursework.
Secondary concentrations are listed below. Interested students will need to declare their desire to add a second concentration, apply for the program and complete the necessary paperwork in order to officially add a second concentration. Admission to a second concentration will be determined by the faculty in that area. No more than one concentration beyond the major specialization may be attempted. One member of the supervisory committee must represent the secondary concentration. Unless indicated otherwise, courses required for the second concentration may not also fulfill specific degree requirements in the area of primary specialization. However, courses in the second concentration may, at the discretion of the student’s supervisory committee, be used to fulfill approved elective credit in the primary degree area.
MM Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Helton, jhelton@ufl.edu
- Music Business & Entrepreneurship (Secondary Concentration)
Current students may speak with the Business & Entrepreneurship area about adding this as a secondary concentration to their master's program of study.
Secondary Concentration
Choral Conducting (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUG 6105 Graduate6MUS 6973 Individual Project3MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses3Secondary Concentration
Composition (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUC 6930 Graduate Composition6MUC 5000/6000/7000 Elective3Secondary Concentration
Electronic Music (Secondary Concentration) (12 credits)CoursesCreditsFour courses, 12 credits, from the following
MUC 5315 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music3MUC 6444 Composition of Electroacoustic Music3MUC 6445 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital I*3MUC 6446 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital II*3MUC 7447 Advanced Seminar in Electroacoustic Music*3MUC 7938 Seminar in Digital Sound Processing, Control, and Composition*3*Indicates the required sequence for Music Composition majors.
Secondary Concentration
Ethnomusicology (11 credits)CoursesCreditsMUH 5505 Introduction to Ethnomusicology3MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***6MUN 6496 World Music Ensemble2***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.
Secondary Concentration
Instrumental Conducting (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUG 6105 Graduate6MUS 6973 Individual Project3MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses3Secondary Concentration
Jazz Studies (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUT 6177 Graduate Jazz Theory3MUC 6625 Jazz Composition and Arranging3MVO 6460 Performance Principle (Jazz Studio)3MUS 6973 Individual Project or Recital3Secondary Concentration
Music Education (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUE 6785 Research in Music Education3MUE 6080 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education3MUS 6685 Psychology of Music3MUE 6931 Instructional Design in Music Education3(any 3 of the 4 classes may be taken to complete the 2nd concentration)
Secondary Concentration
Music History and Literature (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUH 5684 Introduction to Historical Musicology3MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***9MUS 6716 Research Methods is a prerequisite for entrance into the concentration. Reading and/or speaking knowledge of an appropriate foreign language is strongly recommended. Also fulfills MUH/MUL course requirements in the first concentration.
***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.
Secondary Concentration
Music Performance (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMVO 6460 Performance6MUS 6973 Individual Project3Secondary Concentration
Music Theory (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory3MUT 6936 Music Theory Seminar3MUT6000/7000 elective*3*in addition to MUT 3 Credit requirements in the first concentration
Secondary Concentration
Piano Pedagogy (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMVK 6651 Piano Pedagogy3MVK 6661 Advanced Piano Pedagogy3MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching3Secondary Concentration
Sacred Music (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUT 6531 or 6445 Figured Bass and Continuo or Advanced Counterpoint3MUR 6206 Survey of Hymnody3MUR 6705 Sacred Music Literature3- Sacred Music
degree requirements (32 credits)
CoursesCreditsMUS 6716 Research and Bibliography3MUT 6531 or 6445 Figured Bass and Continuo or Advanced Counterpoint3MUT 6629 Analytical Techniques3MUH/MUL 6000/70003MUR 6206 Survey of Hymnody3MVO 6460 Music Performance or MVO 6250 Secondary Music Performance6MUR 6705 Sacred Music Literature3MUS 6971 or 6973* Master’s Thesis or Individual Project4MUN Graduate Ensemble1Approved Electives3*Graduate recital in lieu of written thesis.
Secondary Concentration
Choral Conducting (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUG 6105 Graduate6MUS 6973 Individual Project3MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses3Secondary Concentration
Composition (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUC 6930 Graduate Composition6MUC 5000/6000/7000 Elective3Secondary Concentration
Electronic Music (Secondary Concentration) (12 credits)CoursesCreditsFour courses, 12 credits, from the following
MUC 5315 Introduction to Electroacoustic Music3MUC 6444 Composition of Electroacoustic Music3MUC 6445 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital I*3MUC 6446 Electroacoustic Music Composition: Digital II*3MUC 7447 Advanced Seminar in Electroacoustic Music*3MUC 7938 Seminar in Digital Sound Processing, Control, and Composition*3*Indicates the required sequence for Music Composition majors.
Secondary Concentration
Ethnomusicology (11 credits)CoursesCreditsMUH 5505 Introduction to Ethnomusicology3MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***6MUN 6496 World Music Ensemble2***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.
Secondary Concentration
Instrumental Conducting (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUG 6105 Graduate6MUS 6973 Individual Project3MUH/MUL/MUT 6000/7000 Approved Courses3Secondary Concentration
Jazz Studies (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUT 6177 Graduate Jazz Theory3MUC 6625 Jazz Composition and Arranging3MVO 6460 Performance Principle (Jazz Studio)3MUS 6973 Individual Project or Recital3Secondary Concentration
Music Business & Entrepreneurship (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUM6007 Strategic Music Entrepreneurship Development3MUM 6501 Music Production in Commercial Media3Additional Course (students choose one):
MUM 6008 Foundations of Music Business3MUM 6565C Multimedia Production for the Music Industry3Secondary Concentration
Music Education (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUE 6785 Research in Music Education3MUE 6080 Historical and Philosophical Foundations of Music Education3MUS 6685 Psychology of Music3MUE 6931 Instructional Design in Music Education3(any 3 of the 4 classes may be taken to complete the 2nd concentration)
Secondary Concentration
Music History and Literature (12 credits)CoursesCreditsMUH 5684 Introduction to Historical Musicology3MUH/MUL 5/6/7000 Approved Courses***9MUS 6716 Research Methods is a prerequisite for entrance into the concentration. Reading and/or speaking knowledge of an appropriate foreign language is strongly recommended. Also fulfills MUH/MUL course requirements in the first concentration.
***An original research project in one of the MUH courses will be required.
Secondary Concentration
Music Performance (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMVO 6460 Performance6MUS 6973 Individual Project3Secondary Concentration
Music Theory (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMUT 6751 Pedagogy of Music Theory3MUT 6936 Music Theory Seminar3MUT6000/7000 elective*3*in addition to MUT 3 Credit requirements in the first concentration
Secondary Concentration
Piano Pedagogy (Secondary Concentration) (9 credits)CoursesCreditsMVK 6651 Piano Pedagogy3MVK 6661 Advanced Piano Pedagogy3MUS 6940 Supervised Teaching3
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