This Ph.D. requires a minimum of 90 graduate credit hours. A maximum of 30 credit hours of M.A. work may count towards the Ph.D. A minor is required. A language requirement fulfilled by one of the following: reading proficiency in two foreign languages, in-depth knowledge of a single foreign language, or proficiency in one foreign language and one approved research skill. It is possible to obtain a Folklore minor within the department and/or to take Folklore classes towards completion of the Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology.
Ethnomusicology Ph.D.
- E522 The Study of Ethnomusicology
- E523 Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology
- E525 Readings in Ethnography
- E533 Applied Ethnomusicology
- E714 Paradigms of Ethnomusicology
- E740 History of Ideas in Ethnomusicology or any F722
- Ethnomusicology area course
- Four additional approved departmental courses
- One approved* Folklore course, which must be chosen from the following list:
- F512 Survey of Folklore
- F516 Folklore Theory in Practice
- F517 History of Folklore Study
- F525 Readings in Ethnography
*Another folklore course may be substituted if 1) it contains discipline-specific theoretical content and 2) if it is approved by the Director of the Folklore Institute.
Alumni spotlight
Stephanie Shonekan, Ph.D. Ethnomusicology, 2003
In 2018, Stephanie Shonekan was appointed professor and chair of the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Stephanie’s research has had a profound impact in her field and her mentorship has guided her students to achieve success.
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