音乐学专业的文学博士学位（DA）旨在为结合教学，表演和奖学金的职业做好高级音乐家的准备。这些经过广泛设计的课程将传统音乐学与次要重点领域。中学课程可以在音乐学院或校园的相关领域完成。学位要求包括全面的笔试和口试，实习和实习，教学和教学法研讨会以及学位论文。论文提供了原创性的贡献，可能是分析研究，带注释的重要目录，教学或绩效实践项目，或者可能包括适当的写作或录音。
The doctor of arts (DA) degree with a major in music is designed to prepare superior musicians for careers that combine teaching, performance, and scholarship.The broadly designed programs integrate a primary area of study selected from among the traditional disciplines of music with an area of secondary emphasis. The secondary may be done in the School of Music or in a related field on campus.The degree requirements include a comprehensive written and oral exam, both an internship and externship, teaching and pedagogy seminars, and a dissertation. The dissertation offers an original contribution that might be an analytical study, a significant annotated catalog, a pedagogical or performance-practice project, or it might include a composition or recording, as appropriate.