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Master of Arts (M.A.); Music — Musicology (Thesis) — Gender and Women's Studies (45 credits)

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Offered by: Music     Degree: Master of Arts

Program Requirements

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.

Thesis Courses (27 credits)

Required Courses (6 credits)

  • MUHL 529 Proseminar in Musicology (3 credits)

    Offered by: Music Research (Schulich School of Music)

    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: Fall 2011

    Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)

  • 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 2011

    Instructors: Sinacore, Ada L (Fall)

Complementary Courses (12 credits)

9 credits of graduate seminars at the 500, 600, or 700 level, approved by the Department. Normally, 6 credits will be seminars in Musicology selected from the following:

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 2012

    Instructors: Groeneveld, Elizabeth (Winter)

    • Prerequisite: WMST 601.

    • Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.

or 3 credits of a graduate seminar at the 500, 600, or 700 level, on Gender/Women's Issues, may be selected from within or outside of the Department. The selection must be approved by the Department.

Schulich School of Music—2011-2012 (last updated Aug. 17, 2011) (disclaimer)
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