Graduation Requirements

Credits

Students must take a total of 24 credits and obtain a minimum performance coefficient of 2.5 as of the second school term.

 

Foreign Language Proficiency

A foreign language proficiency certificate is a requirement for taking the qualifying exam. Proof of proficiency of English, French, Italian and German are accepted, 1 language for the master’s degree and 2 for the doctorate (one of them mandatorily English). Certificates issued by CELUNICAMP, public universities (state and federal) and institutions listed in the program’s website are accepted.

 

Qualifying exam

Master’s degree – Pass a qualifying exam by the third (3rd) semester of the course.

Doctorate – Pass a qualifying exam by the fifth (5th) semester of the course.

 

Complementary Activities to the Master’s Dissertation

Besides the master’s dissertation, theoretical research projects must include: disclosure in at least one scientific event (congress, symposium, meeting or similar), with publication in its annals and/or a specialized QUALIS CAPES journal.

 

Besides the master’s dissertation, theoretical-practical research projects in composition, instrument and conducting (performance) must include: a master’s recital for research in instrument and conducting (performance) or a master’s composition for research in composition.

 

The master’s recital and composition are considered part of the end of course assignment and will be evaluated by the same judging committee responsible for judging the master’s dissertation. They may be presented at the same public defense session as the dissertation or at a complementary session, at the discretion of the research supervisor. The documentation of this work must accompany the final version of the dissertation to be delivered within 60 (sixty) days after the dissertation defense.

 

Complementary Activities to the Doctoral Thesis

Besides the doctoral thesis, students must do the following activities:

– For exclusively theoretical research: two monographs.

– For theoretical-practical research in composition: one monograph and two compositions (I and II).

– For theoretical-practical research in instrument and conducting (performance): one monograph and two recitals (I and II).

 

Monograph I and II are complete papers written according to the standard of scientific journals in the area. Composition I and II comprise the presentation of an original and complete musical piece produced by the student. Recital I and II include mounting, producing and recording a full musical performance created by the student. Monograph I and II, Composition I and Recital I must be completed by the fifth (5th) semester, prior to the qualifying exam. These activities will be evaluated by a judging committee composed of the supervisor and two doctorate-holding members, following the same criteria used to form the qualifying exam judging committee.

Note: At the discretion of the Program Committee, the publication of a paper in a specialized journal rated as A1, A2, B1 or B2 in the QUALIS CAPES classification may be accepted in substitution for the examination of each one of the monographs by the judging committee. Composition II and Recital II are considered part of the end of course assignment and will be evaluated by the same judging committee responsible for the evaluation of the doctoral thesis, and may be presented at the same public defense session of the thesis or in a complementary session, at the discretion of the research supervisor. The documentation of this work must accompany the final version of the thesis to be delivered within 60 (sixty) days after the thesis defense.

Public Defense

The student must pass a doctoral dissertation or thesis public defense.

 

SYLLABUS

MASTER’S DEGREE IN MUSIC

Completion

The master’s course lasts a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 30 months.

To obtain the Master of Music degree students must complete a total of 24 credits (1 credit = 15 h), 15 of them from compulsory subjects and 9 from electives, as described below:

 

Compulsory Activity

AA001 – Master’s Dissertation (0 credits)

 

Compulsory Subjects

Students must take all these subjects, obtaining 15 credits.

 

MS129 – Music Research Methodology (3 credits)

MS231 – Supervised Activities I – Master’s Degree (3 credits)

MS232 – Supervised Activities II – Master’s Degree (3 credits)

MS233 – Supervised Activities III – Master’s Degree (3 credits)

MS260 – Experimental Seminar – Master’s Degree (3 credits)

 

Electives

Students must take 3 of these subjects, chosen together with the supervisor, obtaining 9 credits.

 

MS101 – Special Topics in Composition (3 credits)

MS102 – Special Topics in Theoretical Foundations (3 credits)

MS103 – Special Topics in Music History and Literature (3 credits)

MS104 – Special Topics in Music Language and Structures (3 credits)

MS105 – Special Topics in Popular Music (3 credits)

MS106 – Special Topics in Music and Technology (3 credits)

MS107 – Special Topics in Interpretation Practices (3 credits)

MS108 – Special Topics in Music Education (3 credits)

MS109 – Special Topics in Music Applied to Dramaturgy and Audiovisual (3 credits)

—– – – Any graduate program subject offered by Unicamp (3 credits)

 

DOCTORATE IN MUSIC

 

Completion

The doctoral course lasts a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 48 months.

To obtain the Doctor of Music degree students must complete take a total of 24 credits, 15 of them from compulsory subjects and 9 from electives, as described below:

 

Compulsory Activity

AA002 – Doctoral Thesis (0 credits)

 

Compulsory Subjects

Students must take all these subjects, obtaining 15 credits.

 

MS234 – Supervised Activities I – Doctorate (3 credits)

MS235 – Supervised Activities II – Doctorate (3 credits)

MS236 – Supervised Activities III – Doctorate (3 credits)

MS237 – Supervised Activities IV – Doctorate (3 credits)

MS261 – Advanced Seminars (3 credits)

 

Electives

Students must take 3 of these subjects, chosen together with the supervisor, obtaining 9 credits.

MS101 – Special Topics in Composition (3 credits)

MS102 – Special Topics in Theoretical Foundations (3 credits)

MS103 – Special Topics in Music History and Literature (3 credits)

MS104 – Special Topics in Music Language and Structures (3 credits)

MS105 – Special Topics in Popular Music (3 credits)

MS106 – Special Topics in Music and Technology (3 credits)