Master of Fine Arts in Music (M.F.A.)
The graduate program leading to the Master of Fine Arts Degree in Music is designed to provide opportunity for a variety of advanced studies in music. The objective of the program is to produce a graduate student skilled in research, able in organizational and writing skills, and imaginative in developing new approaches and concepts: a student who, with a broad knowledge of the theory, history and literature of music, is able to use this knowledge with effective musicality as a performer, conductor, composer, theorist, or music educator.

The MFA may be earned with either an academic or a performance emphasis. The program will effectively prepare students for continuation into doctoral study. Students may focus their studies in one of five areas:

Jazz Studies
Music Composition
Music Theory
Music Performance
Music Pedagogy

Program Structure

Plan APlan B
Music Core courses9 credits9 credits
Major courses12 credits12 credits
Music Electives3 credits9 credits
Thesis (A) / Independent Study (B)12 credits6 credits

Tuition and Fees

50,000-55,000 baht per semester

Scholarship

The Rangsit University offers scholarship for qualified students. Students should contact the Graduate School and Building 11, Floor 2, for more details. Music Scholarship may also be available from the Conservatory, depanding on funding for a particular academic year. Please refer to the Music Office, Building 10, Floor 10 for information.

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M.F.A. Music Core
The M.F.A. Music Core courses provide students with strong foundation in three important areas necessary in a successful graduate study, namely, research, contemporary music history, and music theory / analysis.

Music Core Courses

MUS 601: Research Methodology in Music3(3-0-6)
MUS 602: Music Since 19003(3-0-6)
MUS 610: Analytical Studies in Music3(3-0-6)

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M.F.A. Music Electives
Elective couses provide students with an opportunity to study those subjects in which they might be interested but are not in their major course list. Students can take all major courses from other concentrations as their electives. Additionally, the following courses also available as electives courses:

Music Electives Courses

MUS 609: Special Topics in Music3(3-0-6)
MUS 625: Piano Accompanying and Coaching3(2-2-5)
MUS 661: Scoring for Film and Multimedia3(2-2-5)
MUS 662: Advanced Computer Music Composition3(2-2-5)
MUS 663: Seminar in Music Production and Engineering3(2-2-5)
MUS 673: Music Learning and Behavior3(3-0-6)
MUS 674: Pre-School Music Education3(3-0-6)
MUS 675: Advanced Conducting3(2-2-5)
MUS 681: Ensemble 11(0-2-1)
MUS 682: Ensemble 21(0-2-1)
MUS 683: Ensemble 31(0-2-1)
MUS 684: Ensemble 41(0-2-1)

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