The programs of study in historical musicology reflect the wide-ranging interest and diverse methodological approaches of the faculty. The program supports a broad spectrum of research. The four proseminars are basic courses that deal largely with methods in scholarly research and provide the student with an introducti on to the various disciplines represented within the department. Because of the particular nature of the department's approach to graduate education in music, all students, even those holding a master's degree from another institution, must take the four proseminars.
Topical seminars tend to reflect the problems current in a particular instructor's research.
Doctoral candidates have considerable flexibility in their selection of courses. Doctoral students permitted to bypass the MA must substitute an elective for this course. In special circumstances, another language may be substituted. They may consist of any graduate courses or any courses of individually guided Directed Study within or outside the Department of Music.