Community Music (MA) at Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme overview

Where music intersects with people in a community context, there is bound to be a story. The story of how music inspires, challenges, sustains, enhances and identifies with individuals and groups is at the core of study in the Master of Arts (MA) in Community Music. Our program is designed for community leaders who are, or plan to be, engaged in creating or making music with diverse populations in schools, places of worship, private studios, seniors’ homes, community centres or other venues wher

Faculty: Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (September) | Location: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Career pathways

ensemble leaders and administrators; classroom and studio teachers; prison and probation support workers; arts council’s administrator; music/leisure coordinators at seniors residences; community youth leaders; church, worship or faith-based leader

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to this program is reviewed by the Graduate Program Committee. Admission is based on the collective results of: A completed four-year honours undergraduate degree with at least a B standing (73-76%) in the final two years of full-time undergraduate study. Foundation of musical training and experience is required.

International applicants: CAD 23,583 a year (2026). 2026/27 international graduate tuition per year (3 terms), full-time, for the fee group the source lists this programme under; excludes incidental and other fees. Source group: MA, MSc, MES, MAP, MMus, MKin. International students in research-based master Source

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