Doctor of Music in Sacred Music by Performance
Degree Requirements
Candidates for entry should normally hold a Master’s degree in music, preferably with a performance concentration, 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 Performance 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 performance and musicality required is not only of a professional standard but should be at a very high level of musical achievement. The total performance portfolio should be a minimum of 140 minutes in length. Failure to pass either the submission, 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 granted by the University for those aspiring to a career in sacred music performance. 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 Performance (D.Mus.), totalling 48 credits:
1) MUS604 Independent Research (3 credits)
2) MUS605 Performance Proposal (3 credits)
3) MUS606 Programme Notes (6 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
4) MUS607 Supervised Performances (36 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
5) MUS650 Presentation and Oral Defence of the Portfolio (0 credits)
Candidates for entry should normally hold a Master’s degree in music, preferably with a performance concentration, 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 Performance 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 performance and musicality required is not only of a professional standard but should be at a very high level of musical achievement. The total performance portfolio should be a minimum of 140 minutes in length. Failure to pass either the submission, 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 granted by the University for those aspiring to a career in sacred music performance. 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 Performance (D.Mus.), totalling 48 credits:
1) MUS604 Independent Research (3 credits)
2) MUS605 Performance Proposal (3 credits)
3) MUS606 Programme Notes (6 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
4) MUS607 Supervised Performances (36 credits in blocks of 3 credits)
5) MUS650 Presentation and Oral Defence of the Portfolio (0 credits)
