Doctor of Philosophy in Music - Ethnomusicology

The Ethnomusicology Program at UC Santa Barbara consists of core courses in three areas: Regional Studies, including the Middle East, South Asia, Eastern Europe, American folk and vernacular music, Japan, Indonesia, and Mexico, Issues - such as anthropology of music, globalization, cosmopolitanism, tourism, sound studies, and gender studies, and Methods - such as theories and methods in ethnomusicology, fieldwork, tuning and temperament, and maqam. The program has the following performance ensembles: Middle East Ensemble, Music of India Ensemble, Indonesian Gamelan Ensemble, Gospel Choir, and periodically, a Polish Ensemble, an Appalachian Ensemble, and an Afro-Brazilian Ensemble.

Online application: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp
Statement of Purpose, Personal History and Diversity Statement, and Resume or CV (submitted in the online application)
Three Letters of Recommendation (submitted in the online application)
Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (submitted in the online application)
English Language Exam Scores (if applicable): TOEFL Internet-Based Test (IBT) total score of 80, or TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT) total score of 550, or IELTS Overall Band score of 7, or Duolingo English Test total score of 120, or higher
Writing Sample for all applicants. Submit the writing sample in the online application. Please contact the Music Department graduate program office for detailed information.
Live audition and/or pre-screen recording for those applying to MM or DMA degrees in Performance depending on emphasis. Please contact the Music Department graduate program office for detailed information. The DMA degree application requires a live audition.
Final/Official transcripts will be required for all applicants who are admitted and have indicated their intent to enroll at UC Santa Barbara by submitting a Statement of Intent to Register (SIR). UC Santa Barbara reserves the right to require official transcripts at any time during the admissions process, and rescind any offer of admission made if discrepancies between uploaded and official transcript(s) are found. Applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or the Duolingo English Test (DET). TOEFL paper-based test (PBT) 550, TOEFL internet-based test (iBT) and TOEFL iBT Home Edition 80, IELTS Academic and IELTS Indicator - Overall Band Score of 7.