Department of Music
CONTACT
Graduate Chairs: Dr. Gregory Marion
Graduate Secretary: Kristine Eggertson
Phone: (306) 966-6171
Department of MusicUniversity of Saskatchewan
28 Campus DriveSaskatoon SK S7N 0X1
Music
The Department of Music offers M.Mus. degrees in performance, theory and, composition along with an M.A. in Musicology. A meaningful graduate experience is enhanced by participating in a number of professional activities, and is expected of students in the M.Mus. and M.A. degrees.
Toward that end, the University of Saskatchewan offers the annual Fine Arts Research Lecture Series in Music, providing a forum for the exchange of scholarly ideas through the presentation of scholarly research in formal papers and lecture recitals prepared by both members of the Department of Music and guests from the national and international scholarly community.
FUNDING AND SCHOLARSHIPS
CGSR Awards Database: Search here for the most up to date information on awards plus externally administered awards that a graduate student may qualify for.
M.A. +
Master’s Thesis in Composition
The Thesis in Composition consists of two parts:
A) a composition: a substantial piece of original music (about 20 minutes in length or longer), developed in consultation with the thesis advisor (who must be a tenured or tenure-track member of the Composition faculty.
B) an essay paper of 20-30 pages in length on a Twentieth or Twenty-first Century music topic (other historical areas may be considered as long as they are relevant to Twentieth Century or contemporary music).
Master of Arts Thesis in MusicologyAll students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Musicology degree prepare a thesis, within the guidelines as defined by the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Please contact the Department of Music for admission requirements.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
GSR 960.0 and GSR 961.0 or GSR 962.0 if research involves human or animal subjects.
- 21 credit units of graduate level coursework.
- MUS 994 (thesis)
- Completion of a comprehensive examination.
- A foreign language
- Residency requirement - 1 year
M.Mus. +
Master’s Thesis in Composition
The Thesis in Composition consists of two parts:
A) a composition: a substantial piece of original music (about 20 minutes in length or longer), developed in consultation with the thesis advisor (who must be a tenured or tenure-track member of the Composition faculty.
B) an essay paper of 20-30 pages in length on a Twentieth or Twenty-first Century music topic (other historical areas may be considered as long as they are relevant to Twentieth Century or contemporary music).
Master’s Thesis in Music Theory
All students enrolled in the Master of Music in Music Theory degree prepare a thesis, within the guidelines as defined by the College of Graduate Studies and Research.
Master of Music in Performance Project
The project will consist of two recitals of solo and/or chamber music.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Please contact the Department of Music for admission requirements.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
GSR 960.0 and GSR 961.0 or GSR 962.0 if research involves human or animal subjects
M.Mus (Composition & Music Theory)
- 21 credit units of graduate-level coursework
- MUS 994 (thesis)
- Completion of a comprehensive examination
- A foreign language
- Residency requirement - 1 year
M.Mus. (Performance)
- 24 credits units plus the 992 course including:
- MUS 841.3 (Graduate students who have previously taken a bibliography course may petition the Department of Music Graduate Committee to have the bibliography requirement waived and to have another 800-level elective substituted in its place)
- MUS 845.3
- MUS 853.3 or MUS 854.3
- Area Requirements: MUS 844.6 and MUS 846.6
- MUS 992.6
- one of MUS 840.3, MUS 843.3, MUS 851.3, MUS 852.3, MUS 855.3, MUS 898.3
- a foreign language (voice only)
- participation in professional activities (see Department of Music for information)
- keyboard requirement (non-keyboard majors)
- a residency requirement of 1 year (2 years recommended)
