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MA Musicology / Music Theory at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

Pursue the study of music as a scholarly subject in our Musicology and Music Theory Master of Arts graduate programs. In our thesis-based master’s programs, you will take graduate courses and seminars, and conduct research culminating in an original thesis. The thesis must demonstrate an advanced ability to design a research project, apply appropriate methodologies, and communicate the findings of the project through academic writing.

Faculty: Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Career pathways

Some graduates pursue a doctoral program in order to teach at the university level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students entering the Musicology or Music Theory Master of Arts programs must hold a music degree comparable to the Bachelor of Music or Bachelor of Arts (Music) offered by the University of Regina. Applicants are to submit samples of their scholarly writing, drawing from senior research projects. All applicants are required to: submit a Letter of Intent complete a theory placement exam submit a writing sample (a recent, upper-level English essay, minimum 1500 words) All applicants may be requested to participate in an online video interview with Music faculty members as part of the application process.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines, for example Aging Studies March 31, History March 31, Anthropology January 31 (Fall) and September 30 (Winter), English February 15 (Fall) and October 15 (Winter). Applications are made online through the application portal.

The graduate application fee is $125, paid online before documents can be uploaded.

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