PhD Dissertations

PhD Dissertation Timeline For all official policies regarding PhD dissertations, please see the following documents: Eastman School of Music Academic Policy Handbook, section 07.03.07 University of Rochester Regulations and University Policies Regarding Graduate Study – August2016 PhD dissertation title page and proposal info. REVISED 2019 How to Submit a RILM (Repertoire Internationale de la Literature…

DMA Dissertations

For all official policies regarding DMA dissertations, please see the following documents: Eastman School of Music Academic Policy Handbook, section 06.03.08 DMA Dissertation Guidelines Individual department handbooks DMA Dissertation committee sign-off form All DMA dissertations must be prepared according to the guidelines set forth in the following document.  Please review this document carefully and contact…

DMA Doctoral Research Projects

For all official policies regarding DMA doctoral research projects, please see the following documents: Eastman School of Music Academic Policy Handbook, section 06.03.08 Doctoral Research Project guidelines Doc Research Project Committee sign-off form

Department Handbooks

Composition Handbook for MA/PhD in Composition Handbook for MM/DMA in Composition Music Education Music Education PhD dissertation guidelines Music Education DMA dissertation guidelines Music Theory Handbook for MA in Theory Pedagogy Handbook for MA/PhD in Music Theory Musicology Handbook for MA in Ethnomusicology Handbook for Graduate Students in Musicology Quick LinksGraduate Studies Home Information for…

Grants and Fellowship Opportunities

Eastman/University of Rochester Opportunities Breadth Fellowship (for PhD Students only): Teaching Fellowships in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program The Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program offers teaching fellowships for graduate students in the Eastman School.  Through this fellowship, graduate students design their own version of Reasoning and Writing in the College (WRT 105), a theme-based…

Independent Study Projects

Occasionally, a graduate student may wish to undertake a research or performance project for academic credit on an “independent study” basis. All projects are to be completed by the student working on an independent basis with occasional guidance from a faculty advisor. Permission to undertake an independent study project is a privilege granted to students…