GRADUATE PROGRAM: Washington University in Saint Louis, MA and PhD in Musicology, Ethnomusicology, and Music Theory

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Dear colleagues,

The season for graduate-school applications is approaching, and I want to encourage you to inform promising students about our program at Washington University in Saint Louis.

Our department grants MA and PhD degrees in musicology (including ethnomusicology) and music theory.

We offer:

• Generous six-year fellowships, which include full tuition waivers, stipends, and teaching assistantship responsibilities.
• Faculty representing a wide range of research interests and methodologies, including American music (North America, South America, and the Caribbean), art economies, classical music, cognition, computational modeling, digital humanities, ethnography, experimental music, film music, jazz and improvisation, musicals, and race and ethnicity.
• Opportunities to pursue interdisciplinary studies across our campus—including certificate programs in American Culture Studies; Film and Media Studies; and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
• Access to the university’s Teaching Center and opportunities to earn a Teaching Certificate.
• Substantial funding for research and conference travel.

For more information or to begin an application, visit our website: https://music.wustl.edu/graduate. Please contact the Director of Graduate Studies (Alexander Stefaniak: astefani -at- wustl.edu) if you have questions about the Department of Music or the application process.

This year’s application deadline is December 15, 2022.

Sincerely,

Alexander Stefaniak
Associate Professor of Musicology
Director of Graduate Studies, Music
Washington University in Saint Louis