音乐文学硕士学位课程为期两年，旨在为对音乐具有高度兴趣和成就的学生提供高级学习。学生有机会提高自己的音乐才能，批判性技能和专业见识，为表演，教学，作曲和安排，管理和研究等职业做准备。它还为当前的学校和大学音乐教师提供了提高专业水平的机会，并为有前途的博士生提供了进阶研究生学习的坚实基础。学生修读研究生水平的音乐理论，历史，教育和研究方面的核心课程，并选择能够支持其艺术，创意和专业目标的重点领域的选修课程。重点领域包括：合唱研究，作曲，爵士研究，音乐教育，音乐历史，音乐理论和表演。所有重点都需要最终的独奏会
The Master of Arts degree in Music is a two-year program that provides advanced study for students with highly developed interests and accomplishments in music. Students are given the opportunity to increase their musicianship, critical skills, and professional insights in preparation for careers in performing, teaching, composing and arranging, administration, and research. It also offers opportunities for current school and college music teachers to increase their professional effectiveness and provides prospective doctoral aspirants with a sound foundation for advanced graduate study. Students take core courses in graduate-level music theory, history, education, and research, and choose elective courses in an area of emphasis that support their artistic, creative and professional goals. Areas of emphasis include: choral studies, composition, jazz studies, music education, music history, music theory, and performance. All emphases require a culminating recital, creative project, or master's thesis.