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.
Thesis
All courses and the comprehensive examinations must be successfully completed before the thesis proposal is submitted.
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
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUGS 705D1
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
MUGS 705D2
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.
Complementary Courses (0-30 credits)
Students entering in Ph.D. 1
15 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Department.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 admissions.
Students entering in Ph.D. 2
0-15 credits of seminars at the 600 level 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. The selection must be approved by the Schulich School of Music.
Sound Recording students only:
MUSR 690
Special Field Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Sound Recording: Seminar focused on research preparation and methods, with course materials comprised of special field topics.
Offered by: Music Research
- 3 hours
- Restrictions: Open only to students in the Ph.D. in Music (Sound Recording).
- 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