音乐系提供的课程通常会获得音乐历史和理论以及作曲专业的哲学博士学位。该系还提供通常可获音乐表演艺术博士学位的课程。还提供音乐历史和理论，作曲和音乐表演的硕士学位。斯托尼·布鲁克（Stony Brook）的节目源于学院与音乐学院之间的不寻常合作。音乐系在音乐历史，理论，民族音乐学，作曲和演奏等领域拥有一支杰出且均衡的师资队伍。学位课程旨在促进传统上分开的音乐学科之间的互动。例如，石溪的表演节目都具有学术性。研究生课程通常会吸引来自各个领域的学生。许多课程是由两个或更多教职员工组成的团队，从几个学科的角度研究
The Department of Music offers programs that normally lead to the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Music History and Theory, and in Composition. The Department also offers programs that normally lead to the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Music Performance. Masters Degrees in Music History and Theory, in Composition, and in Music Performance are also available. Stony Brook's programs have grown out of an unusual partnership between the academy and the conservatory. The Music Department has a distinguished and well-balanced faculty in the areas of music history, theory, ethnomusicology, composition, and performance. The degree programs are designed to favor interaction among musical disciplines that have traditionally been kept separate. For example, the performance programs at Stony Brook all have an academic component. Graduate courses typically have a healthy mix of students from all areas. A number of courses are team taught by two or more faculty members, examining topics from several disciplinary viewpoints. Several examine music in a broader social context, drawing on such disciplines as ethnomusicology, cultural studies, and feminist theory. Interdisciplinary studies are central to the educational philosophy of the department. The Department encourages the development of professional competence in more than one area of musical study. For students at the Doctoral level who propose to do serious work both in performance and in some other area, a variety of options are available, including some dual degrees.