Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: DOCTORAL SEMINAR IN MUSICOLOGY

Department: Music

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In-depth preparation for critical thinking about and teaching of historical and cultural topics in music. Required of and limited to students pursuing the doctoral degree in music and the master’s degree in musicology. Specific topics may vary depending on the instructor, but will introduce students to important issues in music historiography, including debates about musical works and canon-formation; approaches to music analysis and their relevance to historical scholarship; relationships between music, politics, and ideology; music and the performing body; and the impact of material and technological histories on musical culture.