Overview

In the Music Theory program of the University of Oregon students learn to be teachers through our Graduate Teaching Fellow program, and many of them gain experience in presenting at regional conferences. A thesis in music theory is required for the degree and is carried out under the guidance of a faculty advisor and two other readers, who work closely with the student. Master’s students from our program have been accepted into a number of the top PhD programs around the world (including our own).

Theory faculty members are known for their research in a wide variety of topics; including Schoenberg’s atonal and twelve-tone music, musical form in the music of Berlioz, text and musical structure in nineteenth-century song, the music of living composers, and the influence of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thought on the development of music theory.

Faculty members publish their research with prominent academic publishers and in leading journals; present at regional, national, and international conferences; and remain active as composers and performers.

Careers

Music Arranger

Musician

Composer

Music Criticism

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Schenkerian Analysis

Post-Tonal Theory

Counterpoint

Pedagogy and Practicum

Current Trends in Music Theory

Music in the Middle Ages

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-10 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

52 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Eugene, United States

Disciplines

Music Musicology Liberal Arts View 1017 other Masters in Music in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official Transcripts

English Language Proficiency Requirement

Financial Verification for International Applicants

Curriculum Vitae

Interview with the music theory faculty

Preliminary Application for the music theory GE position

Statement of Purpose

Three letters of recomnedation

Two research papers

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34386 USD / year

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Out-of-State

34386 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

20076 USD / year

≈ 20076 USD / year

Living costs

Eugene

United States

970 - 1380 USD / month

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