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MA Music at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

The Don Wright Faculty of Music is the first in Canada to offer a one-year (12-month/three term) MA in Music Theory or Musicology. Our redesigned MA degree programs in both Music Theory and Musicology will continue to provide high-quality courses in a shortened time frame. This exciting redesign offers students a combination of course-based and project-based learning in a more compact, intensive experience. Each year available courses will reflect the strengths and diverse research interests of our music theory and musicology faculty.

Faculty: Don Wright Faculty of Music  |  Department: Music Theory / Musicology  |  Duration: 3 Terms  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Project-based programme, full-time, 3 Terms in length.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Detailed admission requirements by program: Music Theory. Musicology. Application deadline: December 1 - Acceptance notification in early March. Applications received after the deadline are contingent on space availability and funding.

Graduate programmes charge Fall, Winter and Summer terms; Ivey MBA Direct has a July intake, the Accelerated MBA a November intake, and the Executive MBA September and February intakes. Deadlines and intake terms vary by programme.

Each graduate programme sets its own application deadlines, which may differ for domestic and international applicants. Applications are made through Western's online graduate application. The application fee is $185 CAD for most graduate programmes; $290 for Communication Sciences and Disorders (MClSc), Occupational Therapy (MSc OT) and Physical Therapy (MPT); $150 for Ivey MBA and Ivey MSc; $350 for Orthodontics.

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