Master of Music
Graduate music majors who concentrate in composition must meet the following conservatory requirements (42 credits) and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at Purchase College.
First Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 10 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5115/Composition Seminar | 1 credit |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5000/Research and Writing for the Modern Musician | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 11 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5115/Composition Seminar | 1 credit |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music history elective* | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical | 1 credit |
Second Year: 21 credits | |
| Fall: | 12 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5115/Composition Seminar | 1 credit |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5180/Electroacoustic Music I | 2 credits |
| MTH 5 —/Music theory/analysis elective | 2 credits |
| MTH or MUS 5 —/Music elective | 2 credits |
| Spring: | 9 credits |
| MPE 5110/Private Study: Composition | 3 credits |
| MCO 5115/Composition Seminar | 1 credit |
| MPE 5565/Purchase New Music | 2 credits |
| MTH 5190/Electroacoustic Music II | 2 credits |
| MPE 5991/Master’s Recital: Classical | 1 credit |