About the course

The Master of Arts degree program in Composition offers advanced studies to support the development of students? personal styles. We offer classes and private lessons in a wide variety of topics, including traditional and electronic composition, orchestration, arranging, counterpoint analysis, style and history. New student works are performed frequently before faculty, mentors, peers and guest artists during masterclasses and recitals. The goal of the Composition program is to prepare students for the professional music world and doctoral programs. The school prides itself to being open to all styles and aesthetics of music as demonstrated by the varying styles of the faculty. Students are encouraged to find their own compositional voices, as well as to discover and study old and new sounds and aesthetics. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 4 Semester(s)Fees: US$29,938

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2024	Montclair
Fall (August), 2024	Montclair
Spring (January), 2025	Montclair
Fall (August), 2025	Montclair
Spring (January), 2026	Montclair

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Montclair State University

The Graduate School requires the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree in order to be eligible to apply for a graduate program. Applicants with non-U.S. degrees need not submit transcripts. Instead, they must submit a course-by-course evaluation along with U.S. degree equivalency information of their coursework from any member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or by Educated Choices. A minimum TOEFL score of at least 83 on the internet-based test or 550 on the paper-based test is required. For IELTS test takers, the minimum required score is 6.5. There are no minimum GPA scores set by The Graduate School.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

　　Overall IELTS band score

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 83.0

　　

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