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Program Requirements

The M.A. in Music; Theory - Gender and Women’s Studies focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women’s studies. This program is offered in collaboration with the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies that includes faculty and graduate students from across the University.

Students admitted to the M.A. in Music; Theory – Gender and Women’s Studies who have undergraduate degrees other than the B.Mus.; Major in Theory from ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate course(s) before completion of the Master’s program.

Required Courses (30 credits)

• WMST 601 Feminist Theories and Methods (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  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 Music Theory on a topic centrally related to issues of Gender and/or Women's Studies.

• MUGS 684 Master's Thesis Research 2 (6 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

• MUGS 685 Master's Thesis Research 3 (9 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

• MUGS 686 Master's Thesis Research 4 (12 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.

  Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

9 credits from the following:

• MUTH 652 Seminar in Music Theory 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Neidhofer, Christoph (Fall)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 653 Seminar in Music Theory 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Hasegawa, Robert (Winter)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 654 Seminar in Music Theory 3 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Leong, Daphne (Winter)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 655 Seminar in Music Theory 4 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Biamonte, Nicole (Fall)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 656 Seminar in Music Theory 5 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: Fall 2022

  Instructors: Duinker, Ben (Fall)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 657 Seminar in Music Theory 6 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Seminar in music theory. Topic varies by year.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • 3 hours

3 credits from the following:

• MUTH 658 History of Music Theory 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Selected topics in the history of music theory from Greek antiquity to 1700 through readings of primary and secondary literature.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  Instructors: Schubert, Peter N (Winter)

  • 3 hours

• MUTH 659 History of Music Theory 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Music Theory and Analysis : Selected topics in the history of music theory from 1700 to the present through readings of primary and secondary literature.

  Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.

  • 3 hours

3 credits of:

• WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits)

  Offered by: Inst for Gender, Sex & Fem St (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Women's Studies : Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.

  Terms: Winter 2023

  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 the Schulich School of Music. The selection must be approved by the Theory Area.