The Ph.D. requires a minimum of three years of full-time resident study (six full-time terms) beyond a bachelor's degree. A candidate who holds a master's degree in the area of specialization may, on the recommendation of the Department, be permitted to count the work done for the master's degree as the first year of resident study.
Additional required courses may be assigned to candidates following transcript review and/or placement exams.
Thesis
All courses, language reading requirements and the comprehensive examinations must be successfully completed before the thesis proposal is submitted.
Language Reading Requirements
Music Theory
One foreign-language reading examination required. Students whose mother tongue is French are exempt from the French Reading Examination.
Students may fulfill the language requirement by taking language course(s) at ¿´Æ¬ÊÓƵ. Proficiency will be measured by either 12 credits of beginner’s undergraduate or 6 credits of intermediate study or by passing the Language Reading Examination. The examination consists of two passages from the scholarly literature. The student is asked to translate both passages into her/his mother tongue in good literate style within three hours. One of the passages will usually have a theoretical/analytical emphasis in order to test the student’s knowledge of technical vocabulary. Dictionaries may be used. The exam can be taken in December, May and August of each year.
The exam may be taken no more than twice. Students are encouraged to register for a course if the first effort is not successful.
Required Courses
MUGS 701
Comprehensive Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Graduate Faculty Music Courses: Examinations that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUGS 705
Colloquium
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Graduate Faculty Music Courses: Directed reading, seminar and discussion in various subjects of current interest in music research.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Attendance for four terms of the Doctoral Colloquium, and at least one presentation of the student's thesis research is required.
Additional Required Courses for Gender & Women's Studies
WMST 601
Feminist Theories and Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Women's Studies: Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St
WMST 602
Feminist Research Symposium
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Women's Studies: Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.
Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St
- Prerequisite: WMST 601.
- Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.
Complementary Courses (0-30 credits) See below for Gender and Women’s Studies Option.
Students entering in Ph.D. 1
15 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Department. For Music Theory students, 0-6 credits will be selected from the following if not taken previously or equivalent courses:
MUTH 658
History of Music Theory 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Selected topics in the history of music theory from Greek antiquity to 1700 through readings of primary and secondary literature.
Offered by: Music Research
MUTH 659
History of Music Theory 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Selected topics in the history of music theory from 1700 to the present through readings of primary and secondary literature.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
0-15 credits of additional seminars at the 600 or higher, will be assigned by the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies in Music in consultation with the area coordinator, or the admissions committee for students in Interdisciplinary Studies, at the time of the admissions.
Complementary Courses (12-27 credits) for Gender and Women’s Studies option.
Students entering in Ph.D. 1
27 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Department (3 of the 27 credits must be in gender/women's studies, taken in the Schulich School of Music or outside and approved by the Musicology or Theory area.
Students entering in Ph.D. 2
12 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Schulich School of Music (3 of the 12 credits must be in gender/women's studies, taken in the Schulich School of Music or outside and approved by the Musicology or Theory area).
MUTH 658
History of Music Theory 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Selected topics in the history of music theory from Greek antiquity to 1700 through readings of primary and secondary literature.
Offered by: Music Research
MUTH 659
History of Music Theory 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Selected topics in the history of music theory from 1700 to the present through readings of primary and secondary literature.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Music Theory students only:
MUTH 710
Teaching Practicum
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Compilation of materials for a class on a particular topic, organizing and hierarchizing the information, designing class activities and preparing a lesson plan, presenting information clearly and concisely, and answering students' questions and otherwise interacting with the class.
Offered by: Music Research
- Restrictions: Only open to students in the Ph.D. in Music (Theory) and the Ph.D. in Music; Gender and Women's Studies.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUTH 711
General Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Music Theory and Analysis: Series of examinations. Music theory essays, music history (Score ID), oral exam.
Offered by: Music Research
- Restrictions: Only open to students in the Ph.D. in Music (Theory) and the Ph.D. in Music; Gender and Women's Studies.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
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