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Program Requirements
The Master of Arts in Music; Musicology - Gender and Women’s Studies focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies.
Students admitted to the Master of Arts in Music; Musicology - Gender and Women’s Studies program who have undergraduate degrees other than the B.Mus.; Major in Music History from Â鶹AV, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate course(s) before completion of the Master’s program.
Required Courses (33 credits)
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MUHL 529 Proseminar in Musicology (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Study of selected methodologies in musicology through critical examination of significant texts. Topics may include approaches to historiography, biography, editing and source studies, as well as aesthetics, literary criticism, semiology, feminist musicology, and ideology critique. Works by Adler, Adorno, Dahlhaus, Kerman, McClary, Meyer, Nattiez, and Subotnik, among others, will be addressed.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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WMST 601 Feminist Theories and Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Ketchum, Alexandra (Fall)
Thesis Courses
The candidate will undertake supervised research leading to a thesis that will be an in-depth investigation in some specialized field of Musicology on a topic centrally related to issues of Gender and/or Women's Studies.
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MUGS 684 Master's Thesis Research 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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MUGS 685 Master's Thesis Research 3 (9 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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MUGS 686 Master's Thesis Research 4 (12 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Summer 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
6 credits from the following:
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MUHL 680 Seminar in Musicology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 681 Seminar in Musicology 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Brackett, David (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 682 Seminar in Musicology 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall)
3 hours
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MUHL 683 Seminar in Musicology 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
3 hours
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MUHL 684 Seminar in Musicology 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Bandy, Dorian (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 685 Seminar in Musicology 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Cumming, Julie Emelyn (Fall)
3 hours
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MUHL 692 Seminar in Music Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in music literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
3 hours
3 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Schulich School of Music.
3 credits from the following:
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WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Sandwell, Rachel (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 601.
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.
Or a 3 credit seminar at the 600 level or higher, on gender/women's issues, which may be selected from within or outside of the Schulich School of Music. The selection must be approved by the Musicology Area.