DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MUSIC

It is designed to equip students with training in research skills and critical thinking in music studies in line with vision 2030. Coursework is a foundation upon which students can specialize. The Ph.D. Composition specialization aims at advancing students’ compositional skills by employing a wide range of technical procedures relevant to contemporary composition. The Ph.D. Performance specialization inculcates performance skills and etiquette in students from diverse musical cultures informed by an understanding of style, genre, context, and interpretation relevant to their specialized repertoire.

Year 1 Semester 1

ATM 901	Performing arts and critical theory
ATM 903	Legal framework in Musical arts
ATM 905	Sociology of Musical arts
ATM 907	Performing Arts production, management and marketing Theory
SAS 901	Advanced Research Methodology

Year 1 Semester 2

Music Composition

ATM 902	Advanced Music Theory
ATM 904	Advanced analysis and criticism in music composition
ATM 906	Advanced Technology in Performing Arts
ATM 908	Independent study and Research seminar in music composition
SAS 998	Data Management and Presentation

Music Education

ATM 906	Advanced Technology in Performing Arts
ATM 910	Philosophical Research in Music Education
ATM 912	Advanced analysis and criticism in music education
ATM 914	Music and Science
SAS 998	Data Management and Presentation

Ethnomusicology

ATM 906	Advanced Technology in Performing Arts
ATM 916	Advanced analysis and criticism in ethnomusicology
ATM 918	Popular Culture in Music
ATM 920	Independent study and Research seminar in Ethnomusicology
SAS 998	Data Management and Presentation

Music performance

ATM 906	Advanced Technology in Performing Arts
ATM 922	Advanced analysis and Criticism in musical arts performance
ATM 924	Advanced practical performance
ATM 926	Independent study and Research seminar in Music Performance
SAS 998	Data Management and Presentation

Year 2 semester 1 to Year 3 Semester 2

ATM 999

Research and Thesis Writing