Overview

Graduate Opportunities

One of the distinctive features of the University of North Texas Composition program is the way that state-of-the-art music technology is integrated with acoustic composition within the curriculum, which provides both artistic flexibility and academic rigor, allowing you to refine your craft, develop your own personal voice and prepare for a career as a professional composer.

We offer course work leading to a Master of Arts degree in Music with a concentration in Composition or a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music with a concentration in Composition. In addition to the general Composition track, students can specialize in computer music media (M.A., Ph.D. degrees) and interdisciplinary arts (M.A. degree).

Our faculty members have been recognized for their acoustic, electroacoustic and intermedia work through grants, fellowships, commissions and performances throughout the world. Educational and artistic experiences are enriched through regular guest residencies, including composers and other new music specialists, as well as dozens of other events during the academic year.

Alumni of the program have achieved national and international success. They enjoy careers as university professors, commercial and media composers, arrangers and arts administrators.

The College of Music is one of the nation's most comprehensive music schools and is recognized internationally for its artistic and academic excellence.

Programme Structure

Courses Overview:

There are many performance opportunities available at UNT for composition students. These include the Spectrum concert series that features new instrumental works, vocal works and works utilizing new technologies by faculty and student composers.

There are also regular opportunities for students to have new works read by large ensembles, including the UNT Symphony Orchestra and Nova Ensemble.

The Composers Forum student organization brings new student works to the public's attention, coordinating performances of UNT composers' works on and off campus. The weekly Music Now forum encourages the exchange of ideas and information about the creation, performance and understanding of recent music.

The division has access to a national network of professional composers through the Society of Composers, Inc. and an institutional membership to the American Composers Forum.
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Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-02 00:00:00

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Denton, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Current résumé or curriculum vitae
Personal statement that addresses compositional aesthetics and influences, long-range professional goals and reasons for pursuing a graduate degree at UNT
Recordings of three representative works
Scores of three representative works
Three letters of recommendation
Transcripts
Writing sample

Tuition Fees

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16404 USD / year

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16404 USD / year

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8700 USD / year

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Living costs

Denton

United States

1036 - 1920 USD / month

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