Program Name

Musicology

Please note that ethnomusicology and musicology are offered as separate majors. 

 Major Code

0604 

 Address

2443 Schoenberg Music Building
Box 951623
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1623 

 Phone

(310) 206-5187 

 Email

bvannost@humnet.ucla.edu  

 Website

www.musicology.ucla.edu 

 Leading to the degree of

M.A., Ph.D.

The Musicology department only admits applicants whose objective is the Ph.D. 

 Admission Limited to

Fall 

 Deadline to apply

December 1st 

 GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General (recommended but not required) 

 Letters of Recommendation

3, from former instructors and/or professionals with whom the applicant has worked 

 
 Other Requirements

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit a letter describing their background of study and stating reasons for wishing to pursue graduate studies in musicology, and submit two to three writing samples that demonstrate sound scholarship, intellectual vigor, and the ability to analyze musical and cultural complexities.

An M.A. degree may be earned while completing requirements for the Ph.D. Applicants who have already earned an M.A. in musicology or music history should submit their M.A. thesis, if possible. No application can be considered until all of the above materials have been received.

Admission Timetable

December 1 -- All application materials must be postmarked by this date.
By April 1 -- Notice of acceptance or denial is sent.

Failure to meet any deadline may result in a delay in action on an application for admission, as well as that for a fellowship or assistantship.