MA Music at University of Jos

Entry requirements

Entry Requirements: Candidates from any other related programme (relatedness will be determined by the Department of Music, University of Jos)or non-related programme must possess a minimum of Second-Class Lower degree or its equivalent from a recognised University. Such candidate must possess a certificate in music literacy, pass a music proficiency test organized by the Department of Music, University of Jos and proficient in playing at least one musical instrument. In addition to possession of the minimum university entry requirements, applicants for M.A. in Conducting and Music Directing and Performance programmes are required to submit to the Department, for review by the Departmental Postgraduate Studies Committee, photographs and aural or video CDs/DVDs of their recent works/performances certified by either: The applicant’s Head of Music, his/her present employer; or a recognized professional music or theatre practitioner, or head of the organization, where the applicant has been serving as a Music Director or Performer. It would be an advantage for the candidates to have also majored in the appropriate instrument (voice, piano, organ, orchestral instrument, conducting and music directing) in their first degree. It is an added advantage for candidates for: M.A. Music Education to have done Music Education in their Bachelor’s degree or NCE or Diploma. M.A. African music and Musicology should have majored in African music in their Bachelor’s degree. M.A. Theory and Compo