The mission of the Doctor of Musical Arts program in Composition is to provide students with advanced preparation in the field of composition. The goals of the program are:
- To enable students to develop advanced compositional skills beyond the level of the Master of Music degree in Composition;
- To help students consider or choose their compositional directions or options in the 21st century;?
- To help students get their music performed or realized;
- To help students develop a strong profile or identity as a composer.