Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 60 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting September 2027
- Apply before Jan 2027
Priority Application Deadline: December 1st
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT — 80
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Riverside, United States
Disciplines
Music
Overview
About the program
The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside is committed to training a new generation of music scholars who bring insights into cultural theory and cultural studies to original research based on solidly grounded, finely detailed ethnographic and archival work.
Our composition program offers a broad approach to writing music that is deeply informed by current critical debates and emphasizes the social and cultural contexts of the musical experience.
Our program has strong emphases on Southeast Asia, new media, and indigenous studies across the American continent, and the greatest concentration of scholars on Latin American and Spanish music in the United States. Communication between the intradisciplinary areas is built into the program.
Programme Structure
Research areas include:
- music technologies, semiotics, new media, interactivity, Brazilian music
- theory, interactivity, new media, socio-political culture, technology
- voice, opera, popular culture, trans-gender performance, social justice through music
- expressive culture and performance, transnational migration, indigenous studies, Mexico
- popular music, hip-hop practices in Canada and the United States, indigenous studies, gender, ethnography
- Music in the Andes, memory, violence, performance, Afro-Hispanic and Indigenous cultures
- Asian American music, issues, and activities, critical race studies, performance and improvisation, Asia, Thailand
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA — 3
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT — 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- A bachelor's degree, or its equivalent, from an accredited institution. The degree must represent the completion of a program equivalent in subject matter and scholarship to that offered by the University of California.
- We require two writing samples for ethnomusicology and musicology, and/or a creative portfolio for composition.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International — Non-residents: 13,509 AUD / year ≈ 9,620 USD / year
- Out-of-State: 13,509 AUD / year ≈ 9,620 USD / year
- Domestic — In-State: 13,509 AUD / year ≈ 9,620 USD / year
fees per quarter
Living costs
Riverside, United States — 1,545-2,247 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
