[Smt-talk] Princeton and Theory

[Dave Headlam]

Chris et al:   This thread speaks to something I  found puzzling in this
Chronicle report ‹ the lack of MT  listed separately.  I don¹t throw this
out for the rankings, merely for the issue at hand--

http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/124746/

But for further info -- http://chronicle.com/page/NRC-Rankings/321/


Dave Headlam



On 11/20/10 8:00 PM, "Christopher Doll" <dollchristopher at yahoo.com> wrote:

> All,
> 
> Jane's e-mail about listing degrees accurately on CVs prompts me to mention a
> problem I myself have encountered regarding the official name of my PhD. My
> degree is from Columbia, where my primary area was theory. The music
> department always referred to their PhD major as "Musicology," under which
> students were admitted to separate streams: theory, historical musicology, and
> ethnomusicology. Thus I thought a PhD in Musicology was what I was technically
> pursuing. However, when I finally earned my degree I noticed my university
> transcript said "Music," with no mention of Musicology. Since it is the
> trustees of the university, not the department, who confer degrees, I have
> tended (since graduation) to say that I have a PhD in Music, but I can
> honestly say that I'm not sure what the official title is, or if there even is
> such a thing. The paper document of my degree offers no mention whatsoever of
> Music, Musicology, or Music Theory. I'm all for accuracy; I just don't know
> who's the final authority.
> 
> At Rutgers, where I now teach, we have a similar situation--the department
> currently offers majors in composition/theory and musicology, but my
> understanding is that the graduate school and the university only recognize
> "Music."
> 
> Perhaps these are oddities specific to Columbia and Rutgers, but my hunch is
> that they are not. Many job offers list a "PhD in Music Theory" as a
> requirement, and I've often wondered how many programs officially offer such a
> degree--or if they even know for certain.
> 
> Best,
> Chris
> 
> --
> Christopher Doll
> Assistant Professor
> Department of Music
> Mason Gross School of the Arts
> Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
> 
> 
> 
> From: Jane Clendinning <jclendinning at fsu.edu>
> To: Leslie Kinton <lkinton at primus.ca>; SMT Talk
> <smt-talk at societymusictheory.org>
> Sent: Fri, November 19, 2010 8:53:29 PM
> Subject: Re: [Smt-talk] Princeton and Theory
> 
> Colleagues,
> 
> Listing the type and area of a doctoral degree inaccurately on a CV or
> position application is "falsifying credentials", which is quite a serious
> matter.  This type of intentional inaccuracy could be grounds for getting
> fired (because you were hired under false pretenses) or could get an
> applicant removed from a job application pool if the falsehood is noted by a
> committee member ( . . . if someone would lie about that type of
> information, which can easily be verified by checking to see which degrees a
> university grants or by calling references, how can the person be trusted on
> anything else?).
> 
> ...
> 
> Jane Clendinning
> 
> 
>  
> 
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Dave Headlam
Professor of Music Theory
Joint Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Eastman School of Music / The College
The University of Rochester
26 Gibbs St.
Rochester, NY 14604
dheadlam at esm.rochester.edu
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