MA Program; Field: Music Theory

Minimum Admission Requirements

• Applicants to the MA in Music, Music Theory field are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy the Faculty of Music's additional admission requirements stated below.

• An appropriate Bachelor of Arts specialist degree or Bachelor of Music degree from a recognized university, with an average standing equivalent to a University of Toronto mid-B or better over the final two years.

• Applicants must submit an essay that represents their work in music theory.

• Two letters of reference commenting on the applicant's academic ability and promise.

Completion Requirements

• Coursework. Students must complete 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

  • MUS1000H Introduction to Music Research I in Year 1.

  • A minimum of 3.0 FCEs in graduate courses in music theory; at least two of these (2.0 FCEs) must be graduate-only seminars.

  • Up to 1.0 FCE may be taken outside of musicology, ethnomusicology, and music theory (either in the Graduate Department of Music or another graduate unit) with approval of the department.

  • MUS1990H MA Major Paper or Project (0.5 FCE) is optional.

  • A course and program advising (CPA) committee will review course selections. The CPA committee will ensure course selections meet the requirements of the program and are appropriate to the field.

• One language other than English is required. The default language at the MA level is German. Students may petition to substitute another language for German if this other language is more relevant to their research. The petition must be submitted to the Music Theory Graduate Coordinator by the end of the first session of Year 1 and must be approved by the Subdivisional Coordinator in consultation with the relevant area and the Associate Dean, Graduate Education. All language petitions must include the following information: the research topic and the relevance of the substituted language for that research; a list of language courses previously taken at the university level; and the courses or language training that will be completed in the substituted language. Should the petition be approved, the procedure for fulfilling the language requirement is the same as for German.
  
  Students can fulfil the language requirement in one of the following ways:

  • Complete GER301H or GER301Y at U of T or its equivalent from another university with a minimum grade of B+; or

  • Complete GER6000H; or

  • Pass a proficiency exam set by the relevant subdivision or Graduate Department of Music; or

  • Pass an exam in another graduate unit by arrangement through the Graduate Department of Music.

• Students must maintain a minimum average of A– in Year 1 in order to progress to Year 2.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 6 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FWS)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time