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Program Requirements
The M.A. in Music; Musicology-Non-Thesis is a course-based program that focuses on research methodologies and critical issues. Guidance is provided by leading scholars whose internationally-acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to the Musicology discipline.
Students admitted to the M.A. in Music; Musicology-Non-Thesis program who have undergraduate degrees other than the B.Mus.; Major in Music History from 91ÉçÇø, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate course(s) before completion of the Master's program.
Required Courses (27 credits)
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MUGS 614 Reading Course 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent study of an approved topic or topics under the guidance of a supervisor. Topics will be chosen to suit individual needs and interests. The extent of reading, synthesis, and reporting will be agreed upon by the supervisor and the student at the beginning of the course.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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MUGS 615 Reading Course 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent study of an approved topic or topics under the guidance of a supervisor. Topics will be chosen to suit individual needs and interests. The extent of reading, synthesis, and reporting will be agreed upon by the supervisor and the student at the beginning of the course.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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MUHL 529 Proseminar in Musicology (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Study of selected methodologies in musicology through critical examination of significant texts. Topics may include approaches to historiography, biography, editing and source studies, as well as aesthetics, literary criticism, semiology, feminist musicology, and ideology critique. Works by Adler, Adorno, Dahlhaus, Kerman, McClary, Meyer, Nattiez, and Subotnik, among others, will be addressed.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)
3 hours
Prerequisites: MUHL 286
Corequisite(s): MUTH 250 or MUCO 241, AND MUSP 241 or MUJZ 214
Normally alternates with MUHL 591D1 and MUHL 591D2
Research Project
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MUGS 635 Research Paper 1 (9 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : The writing of the first research paper.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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MUGS 636 Research Paper 2 (9 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : The writing of the second research paper.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
12 credits from the following:
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MUHL 680 Seminar in Musicology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Cumming, Julie Emelyn (Fall)
3 hours
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MUHL 681 Seminar in Musicology 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Ramsey, Guthrie (Fall) Bandy, Dorian (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 682 Seminar in Musicology 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2023
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall)
3 hours
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MUHL 683 Seminar in Musicology 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024
Instructors: Brackett, David (Fall) Kok, Roe-Min (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 684 Seminar in Musicology 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 685 Seminar in Musicology 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2024
Instructors: Barg, Lisa (Winter)
3 hours
6 credits of seminar at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Schulich School of Music.