Overview

About the program

The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside is committed to training a new generation of music scholars who bring insights into cultural theory and cultural studies to original research based on solidly grounded, finely detailed ethnographic and archival work.

Our composition program offers a broad approach to writing music that is deeply informed by current critical debates and emphasizes the social and cultural contexts of the musical experience.

Our program has strong emphases on Southeast Asia, new media, and indigenous studies across the American continent, and the greatest concentration of scholars on Latin American and Spanish music in the United States. Communication between the intradisciplinary areas is built into the program.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

music technologies, semiotics, new media, interactivity, Brazilian music
theory, interactivity, new media, socio-political culture, technology
voice, opera, popular culture, trans-gender performance, social justice through music
expressive culture and performance, transnational migration, indigenous studies, Mexico
popular music, hip-hop practices in Canada and the United States, indigenous studies, gender, ethnography
Music in the Andes, memory, violence, performance, Afro-Hispanic and Indigenous cultures
Asian American music, issues, and activities, critical race studies, performance and improvisation, Asia, Thailand

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

More details

Priority Application Deadline: December 1st

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Riverside, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution. The degree must represent the completion of a program equivalent in subject matter and scholarship to that offered by the University of California.
We require two writing samples for ethnomusicology and musicology, and/or a creative portfolio for compostion.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9620 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9620 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

9620 USD / year

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Additional Details

fees per quarter

Living costs

Riverside

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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