Music: Music MA; Field: Musicology

MA Program; Field: Musicology

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants to the MA in Music, Musicology 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 whose undergraduate degrees do not meet this standard may be required to take up to a full year of prerequisite courses.

  • Applicants must submit an essay representative of their work in music history.

  • 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.

    • 3.0 of the 6.0 FCEs must be in the discipline; this includes MUS1000H.

    • Up to 1.0 FCE may be taken outside of Musicology, Ethnomusicology, or Music Theory (either in the Graduate Department of Music or another graduate unit) with approval of the course and program advising (CPA) committee.

    • The primary means of evaluating quality are research essays and seminar presentations. MUS1990H MA Major Paper or Project is optional.

    • A CPA committee will review course selections. The CPA committee will ensure course selections meet the program requirements 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 Musicology 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 GER300Y 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 of the Graduate Department of Music.

  • Note: a student's native language can fulfil the language requirement based on petition. However, in these instances Program Advisors, in consultation with the student's course instructors, may specify additional training in English.

  • 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

 

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