Master of Music - Music Composition in Tuscaloosa United States | University of Alabama

University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 31,460
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months

The School of Music provides a Master of Music (MM) program with specializations in composition (including an arranging focus), conducting (both wind and choral), music history, performance, and music theory.
As an accredited institution under the National Association of Schools of Music, the School adheres to all NASM standards. Doctoral studies are available through the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program, with focus areas in composition, performance, choral conducting, and wind conducting. Students can pursue additional specializations alongside their primary DMA concentration. Detailed curriculum information appears in the School of Music's Graduate Handbook. The MM degree features concentrations in performance, composition, music history, theory, choral conducting, wind conducting, and sacred music. Prospective students can obtain program details directly from the School.


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Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

Each international applicant must hold the equivalent of a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution to be eligible for graduate admission. While individual departments may have more stringent requirements, bachelor degrees from Bologna Accord certified institutions are considered to meet this criterion. We do also consider Indian three-year degrees to be equivalent to a U.S. four-year degree.

TOEFL : The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 79 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT).
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): The minimum score for admission to a degree program or for non-degree admission is 6.5.
TOEFL paper-based score of 550 and above

Tuition USD 31,460

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