University of Oregon - Ph.D. and M.M. programs

[Kevin Austin]

[Apologies for cross-postings]

The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance invites applications to its two graduate music technology programs: 

• Ph.D. in Data-driven Music Performance and Composition
• M.M. in Intermedia Music Technology

Top applicants have excellent prospects to receive substantial financial support that may include tuition and health insurance, as well as opportunities for teaching. 
Application Deadline is December 10, 2025

The online application portal can be found at: https://musicanddance.uoregon.edu/admissions/graduate-music

The degrees embrace the data-rich world in which we live and channel those informational streams through creative and critical thought with the intent of propelling excellence in artistic expression. We welcome risk-takers who wish to work in this emerging musical world and invest deeply in new artistic creations. Coursework may include data-driven instrumental performance, musical performance networks, computer music composition, interface and instrumental design, and data sonification.

Supporting our efforts in these new expressive realms is a comprehensive School of Music and Dance that offers courses in choreographic and performance studies in dance, music education, music performance, composition, conducting, jazz studies, music theory, musicology, ethnomusicology, music history, and music technology.  The Music Technology area has excellent studio facilities for creative exploration and educational attainment. 

Faculty research interests are exciting and broad, including electroacoustic performance and composition, design and fabrication of digital musical instruments, environmental sustainability, data-body interactivity,  site-specific sound, interdisciplinary collaborations, and the exploration of memories, emotions, and personal experiences as the driving forces for creativity.

The faculty’s creative scholarship has resulted in the production of original electroacoustic music, compact discs, video DVDs, books, and National Science Foundation grants. Presentations of the faculty’s work has occurred around the world including major electroacoustic and new media festivals, such as the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States Conference (SEAMUS), the Musicacoustica Festival in Beijing, the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, the Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS), the Seoul International Computer Music Festival, and the International Conference for New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME). In addition, the faculty’s work has been presented in such diverse venues as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.

We believe that knowledge cultivated in these programs will position individuals to successfully compete for professional, research, and academic opportunities.

The University of Oregon, the state’s flagship university, is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities. The School of Music and Dance is a premier higher education institution of music and dance in the Pacific Northwest. Situated in the lush and beautiful Willamette Valley, the land of the Kalapuya People, with an easy drive to both the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains, the University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon, a metropolitan area with a population of more than 350,000, that supports an amazing diversity of cultural and recreational opportunities. 

For more information about the program or the admission process, please contact:

Akiko Hatakeyama
School of Music and Dance
University of Oregon

aki...@uoregon.edu

or

School of Music and Dance Admissions
1225 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1225
Telephone:  541-346-5268
Email:  SOMD...@uoregon.edu


Best regards,

Akiko
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Akiko Hatakeyama
Associate Professor of Music Technology
School of Music and Dance
University of Oregon

 Akiko Hatakeyama <aki...@uoregon.edu>