Overview
At the graduate level, students work closely with our award-winning composition faculty whose expertise includes opera and vocal ensemble music, symphonic music, chamber music, site-specific works, and electroacoustic music as well as interactive music and instrument design.
Weekly private instruction in composition for 12 weeks of the semester is supplemented by seminars in musicology, theory, and music technology.
Features
- Graduate Composition students at Rutgers University may also take courses in other departments throughout the university as appropriate to their research interests.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:- At the PhD level, individualized qualifying exams prepare students for the dissertation, which consists of a major composition as well as a substantial essay on a subject related to the field of contemporary music.
- Through coursework, exams, and the written dissertation, doctoral students develop an area of secondary expertise and are prepared to teach both composition and cognate subjects at the university level.
- PhD students may also enroll in classes at Princeton, Columbia, CUNY, NYU, the New School, Stony Brook, and Fordham through the Inter-University Doctoral Consortium.
- In all degree programs, students receive intensive career development mentorship to prepare them for graduate school or professional life.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Music Composition View 46 other PhDs in Music Composition in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Online application
- $70 Rutgers application fee
- One official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended
- Letters of recommendation, as required by the program
- A personal statement
- Current test results, as required by the program
- Supporting materials, as required by the program
Tuition Fee
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International
33722 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 33722 USD per year during 36 months. -
National
33722 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 33722 USD per year during 36 months. -
In-State
19824 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19824 USD per year during 36 months.
Living costs for New Brunswick
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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Available Scholarships
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