Master of Music in Music Theory: School of Music, Ball State University

Master of Music in Music Theory

Ball State University's master of music degree in music theory requires at least 32 credit hours of study. Minimum course requirements are outlined below.

Required

MUSTH 621 - Analytical Technique.

MUHIS 600 - Methodology and Bibliography in Musicology.

THES 698 - Thesis.

Music Theory courses

2-6 hours from

MUSTH 510 - Choral Arranging.

MUSTH 511 - Instrumentation and Orchestration.

MUSTH 513 - Band Arranging.

MUSTH 514 - Commercial Arranging.

MUSTH 625 - Electronic Music Studio 1.

MUSTH 626 - Electronic Music Studio 2.

MUSTH 628 - Composition.

5-7 hours from

MUSTH 612 - Compositional Practices of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries.

MUSTH 616 - Theory of Nineteenth-Century Music.

MUSTH 617 - Theory of Twentieth-Century Music.

MUSTH 692 - Special Topics in Music Theory and Composition.

Select from:

MUSTH 520 - Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint.

MUSTH 623 - Twentieth-Century Counterpoint.

MUSTH 691 - Independent Study in Music Theory.

Select two Music History Courses
One Music History course must be one of the following (MUHIS 600 cannot fulfill this requirement):

More Information

For complete information on program requirements, please consult the Music Graduate Handbook and the Ball State University Graduate Catalog, or contact Kirby Koriath, coordinator of graduate programs in music.