Master of Arts with Major in Music
The Master of Arts with Major in Music degree is designed to assist the student in attaining an advanced level of competence and knowledge in music performance, history, and theory. The department offers performance and teacher training in standard class instruction, applied studio instruction (private lessons), performance ensembles, and chamber music coaching. Florida Atlantic University is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM). The Music Department adheres to nationally accepted standards regarding the faculty’s creative and scholarly research, including making music, studying music and its influences, advancing the pedagogy of music, and facilitating music activities.
Each student in the M.A. in Music program must meet the College’s foreign language requirement of two semesters (8 credits) of undergraduate study in the same foreign language OR complete a graduate-level Reading for Research course (FRE/GER/SPN) OR demonstrate proficiency. Any course work taken to fulfill the requirement does not count toward the M.A. in Music.
*See University Catalog for specific requirements.
Graduate Assistantship Information.
Graduate Music Application Form
