Overview
The DMA program in Music (Interdisciplinary Digital Media) is a unique collaboration of the School of Music, Dance and Theatre and School of Arts, Media and Engineering at Arizona State University. This degree program is designed for students who have interests and the creative skills to work within a cross-section of the arts and sciences.
Students are encouraged to develop their own compositional voices and focus on their area of interest, regardless of style or aesthetics, while developing a breadth of knowledge through coursework and private lessons with the composition faculty.
Learning Outcomes
This program has the following program outcomes:
- Apply software engineering skills to music, sound, and video.
- Apply knowledge of music history and music theory to engineering disciplines.
- Design a major independent research project that makes a unique contribution to the discipline of Interdisciplinary Digital Media.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Contemporary Topics in Music Research
- Current Issues in Music Research
- Historical Research in Music
- Advanced Composition
- Arts, Media and Engineering
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
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Music View 137 other PhDs in Music in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a U.S. bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor's degree from an institution in another country and officially recognized by that country.
- graduate admission application and application fee
- School of Music, Dance and Theatre application (including a resume and personal statement)
- official transcripts
- prescreening portfolio
- three letters of recommendation
- proof of English proficiency
Tuition Fee
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International
44940 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1605 USD per credit during 36 months. -
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41216 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1472 USD per credit during 36 months. -
In-State
25116 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 897 USD per credit during 36 months.
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