Doctor of Philosophy in Music, Emphasis Musicology (PhD)

The entering student should have completed a Master's degree or its equivalent, including a thesis.

The entering student should have completed a Master's degree or its equivalent, including a thesis. Exceptionally, however, a student who has completed 12 credits in the first year of an M.A. program may be offered admission directly into the Ph.D. (without completing the M.A. thesis) if the student has demonstrated sufficient mastery of graduate-level material and sufficient development as a scholarly writer. Students who wish to transfer from a master’s to a doctoral program must have completed one year of study in the master’s program with a minimum 80% average in 12 credits, of which at least nine credits must be at the 500 level or above and at least nine credits must be at 80% or above. The student must show clear evidence of research ability. In either case, the following entrance requirements apply: Historical Musicology The entering student should have demonstrated extensive experience with music history research and bibliographical techniques, as well as in German or French (see the explanatory notes to the M.A. in Historical Musicology).

Take the General Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and request that your scoring report be forwarded to the School of Music using University of British Columbia's institution code 0965 along with department code 2302 (for Music History, Musicology, and Theory).
Note: UBC graduates within 3 years prior to application are exempt from this requirement.

Submit a paper, or papers, dealing with some aspect of musicology that is representative of your work to date.

Submit a Statement of Intent. Your Statement of Intent should outline areas of interest, current and future research plans, and why you feel that UBC would be a suitable place to pursue your degree program.

Contact: Dr. Alex Fisher (Tel: 604-822-3524)