A master of opera curriculum may include classes that enhance traditional vocal and performance training as well as provide practical experience in staged operatic productions. Additional electives may include foreign language study, entrepreneurship for opera singers and movement for singers.

The PhD is a doctoral degree, specifically called a "doctor of philosophy" degree. This is misleading because PhD holders are not necessarily philosophers (unless they earned their degree in philosophy!). That said, PhD recipients are able to engage in thought experiments, reason about problems, and solve problems in sophisticated ways.