Overview

Features

Musicology embraces the historical study of musical works, their composers, and the cultures in which they figure, welcoming traditional and contemporary modes of inquiry and emphasizing the acquisition of literary technique and style in the scholarly genres.

Ethnomusicology offers rigorous training in the intellectual history of the field, theory, fieldwork, ethnography, and transcription, with faculty expertise in music of the Americas (African American, Latin, and Native American music) and Asia (Korea and Indonesia). Conducting (M.A. only) emphasizes advanced techniques necessary to lead the major orchestral and choral repertoire: issues of contemporary music materials, rehearsal technique, musical analysis, and performance practice.

All Music students from University of California, Davis are encouraged to take part in performance groups sponsored by the department.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Theory & Analysis
Musicology & Criticism

Ethnomusicology

Music History
Techniques of Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

48 alternative credits

Quarter Units

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Davis, United States

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor’s degree that the Graduate Committee deems comparable to a degree from the University of California system in both distribution of academic subject matter and scholarly achievement per the Graduate Studies Policy on the Implementation of Admissions Requirements and Exceptions

Three letters of recommendation

Official transcripts

80 TOEFL or 7.0 IELTS score (if applicable)

A CV (including a list of works conducted, rehearsed, and studied)

A 10 -15 minute video (in English) of rehearsal or concert

A minimum GPA of 3.0
An Office of Graduate Studies online application with fee by the stated admission deadline.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

28824 USD / year

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Out-of-State

28824 USD / year

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In-State

13722 USD / year

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Living costs

Davis

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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