Music: Musicology (M.A.)

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music: Musicology (Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a research-intensive program that emphasizes collaborative and stimulating learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature synthesis, critical thinking, and scientific communication to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.

The program may also be taken as the Gender and Women's Studies option which focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies.

Keywords: musicological study, ethnomusicology, critical thinking, musicological literature, refining analytical skills, political, social, and cultural history, historical performance study, Interdisciplinary music studies, Music theory, Music criticism, Archival research, historiography, global music traditions, gender studies.

• An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
• English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.