Master's Degrees
The master of arts, master of music and master of music education degree
programs require a minimum of 30 semester hours; at least 18 hours must be
numbered 5500 or above. No 300- or 400-level courses may be included in a
master's program if required in the comparable baccalaureate degree at the
Conservatory of Music and Dance.
Conservatory 5599 (Thesis),
Conservatory 5598 (Research
Problems) or Conservatory 5589 (Academic Portfolio) is required on all degree programs except performance. With the
approval of the supervisory committee and the principal graduate adviser,
students can transfer hours equal to 20 percent of the planned program from an
accredited institution other than UMKC, but any such transfer credit must be
less than seven years old at the time the degree is awarded. The official time
limit for the completion of the master's degree is seven years.
The comprehensive examination must be taken during or after the last
term of coursework. It is designed to last a total of eight hours and
the content is at the discretion of the supervisory committee. The
examination is offered during the fifth week of fall and spring
semesters and may be scheduled during a summer session with the approval
of the supervisory committee. If taken in the summer, the questions
may not be graded until the Fall Semester. students must be
enrolled during the term the comprehensive examination is administered.