Doctor of Music in Sacred Music by Composition
Degree Requirements
Candidates for entry should normally hold a Master’s degree in music, preferably in composition, but applications are welcome from all with appropriate awards. Candidates with related professional qualifications and experience are also welcome to enquire about entry.
The Degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) in Sacred Music by Composition is a 60 credit degree at doctorate level. For holders of a related Master’s degree, 12 credits are carried forward, resulting in a 48 credit hour requirement normally over 2-3 years part-time. The standard of compositional skill and technical knowledge required is not only of a professional standard but requires an original voice as befitting the highest level of musical achievement. The total composition portfolio should be a minimum of 100 minutes in length. Failure to pass either the composition, after a second resubmission attempt, or a second attempt at the defence, will usually result in the award of the degree of Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Sacred Music as the terminal award. For those already holding the M.Mus. at JHPCU, the Master of Humanities (M.Hum.) in Sacred Music will be awarded instead.
The Doctor of Music is the highest award for those aspiring to a career in composition and is therefore entirely composition based. It is comparable with the Doctor of Musical Arts degree found in other institutions, especially America.
Course structure for the Doctor of Music in Sacred Music by Composition (D.Mus.), totalling 48 credits:
1) MUS601 Independent Research (3 credits)
2) MUS602 Composition Proposal (3 credits)
3) MUS603 Supervised Composition Writing (42 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
4) MUS650 Presentation and Oral Defence of the Portfolio (0 credits)
Candidates for entry should normally hold a Master’s degree in music, preferably in composition, but applications are welcome from all with appropriate awards. Candidates with related professional qualifications and experience are also welcome to enquire about entry.
The Degree of Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) in Sacred Music by Composition is a 60 credit degree at doctorate level. For holders of a related Master’s degree, 12 credits are carried forward, resulting in a 48 credit hour requirement normally over 2-3 years part-time. The standard of compositional skill and technical knowledge required is not only of a professional standard but requires an original voice as befitting the highest level of musical achievement. The total composition portfolio should be a minimum of 100 minutes in length. Failure to pass either the composition, after a second resubmission attempt, or a second attempt at the defence, will usually result in the award of the degree of Master of Music (M.Mus.) in Sacred Music as the terminal award. For those already holding the M.Mus. at JHPCU, the Master of Humanities (M.Hum.) in Sacred Music will be awarded instead.
The Doctor of Music is the highest award for those aspiring to a career in composition and is therefore entirely composition based. It is comparable with the Doctor of Musical Arts degree found in other institutions, especially America.
Course structure for the Doctor of Music in Sacred Music by Composition (D.Mus.), totalling 48 credits:
1) MUS601 Independent Research (3 credits)
2) MUS602 Composition Proposal (3 credits)
3) MUS603 Supervised Composition Writing (42 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
4) MUS650 Presentation and Oral Defence of the Portfolio (0 credits)
