The School of Music offers the following graduate degree programs:
- Master of Music (MM) in composition (arranging emphasis option), conducting (wind & choral), musicology, performance, and theory
- Master of Arts (MA) in music education
- Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in conducting (wind & choral), composition, and performance
- Education Specialist (EdS) in secondary education/music education emphasis
- Doctor of Education (EdD) in secondary education/music education emphasis
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in secondary education/music education emphasis
See all of our degrees in the academic program directory.
Important Links
- UA Graduate School: Find info about applying to and proceeding through graduate school at UA.
- School of Music Graduate Student Handbook
- Diagnostic Exams for Entering Graduate Students
- SOM Graduate Student Deadlines 2021-2022 (Comps, Oral Exams, MM Thesis, DMA Projects)
Comprehensive Exams
For information on comprehensive exams, please consult the Graduate Student Handbook (Information for MM students, section 3.4; Information for DMA students, section 4.4); also consult your major professor and the chair of your committee (if not your major professor).
Learn More
For more information about the MM or DMA degree in music, contact Davie Higginbotham, Admissions & Curricula Coordinator, at (205) 348-7112 or dghigginbotham@ua.edu.
For more information about the MA, EdS, EdD, and PhD programs in music education, contact Elizabeth Bailey at (205) 348-6054 or ebbailey1@ua.edu.