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MA in Musicology at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Musicology is for students who are working toward entrance to a PhD program, performing students with academic interests, students preparing for positions in the music industry or music journalism, or students preparing for certain kinds of public or applied work in communities or public cultural agencies. To enter, students normally possess an undergraduate degree in music or its equivalent.

Faculty: College of Fine Arts  |  Duration: 32 units required  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 32 units is required for the degree of Master of Arts. Candidates choose one of the following fields of specialization:

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Application information

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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