Training
•68-70-credit DA with an 18-credit primary area, a 15-credit research core split between music history and music theory seminars, and a 16-credit dissertation
•Comprehensive examinations include a language research tool alongside theory and primary-area exams — the translation and research toolkit doctoral musicology requires
•Program graduates have held faculty positions at colleges and universities across the United States
Professional Development
•The School of Music helps host the Rocky Mountain Society for Music Theory, the AMS Rocky Mountain chapter and the International Symposium on Musical Topics, with student presentation opportunities and 1-on-1 research and publication mentorship
Facilities
•A stand-alone music library — the Skinner Music Library — anchors research on campus
Value
•Most WICHE-state students pay Colorado resident tuition through the Western Regional Graduate Program
