MA in Musicology
Admission Requirements
- A Bachelor of Music with specialization in Music History, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours Music, or equivalent
- Minimum 70% average in last 2 years of full-time studies
Application Materials
- Two recent essays that demonstrate abilities in research and writing (3,000-5,000 words)
- A statement of interest
- Two confidential letters of reference
- Transcripts from all institutions attended, uploaded in PDF
- Proof of English language proficiency (if applicable)
Application Deadline: December 1
The Master of Arts (MA) in Musicology is a 12-month degree program unique in Canada that serves students with a diverse range of interests in an environment that combines the strengths of both course-based and project-based learning delivered by world-class music professors.
Students benefit from a diversity of course offerings building toward a customized MA Research Project in collaboration with leading faculty members.
Recent Courses Offered in Music Theory and Musicology
2024-2025
9520 Transformational Theory; instructor: Dr. Catherine Nolan
9526 Schenkerian Analysis: Small Forms; instructor: Dr. Peter Franck
9530 Contexts of Music Analysis; instructor: Dr. Catherine Nolan
9542 Special Topics: Posthuman Musical Futures; instructor: Dr. Kevin Mooney
9550 Opera: Don Giovanni: Texts and Commentary; instructor: Dr. Ed Goehring
9725 Introduction to Music Research; instructor: Dr. Ed Goehring
9739 Cognitive Musicology; instructor: Dr. Jonathan De Souza
9740 Research Creation: Studies in Songwriting; instructor: Dr. Robert Toft
2023-2024
9523 Special Topics: Listening in/to the Anthropocene; instructor: Dr. Kevin Mooney
9523 Special Topics: Topics in Late 20th Century Jazz; instructor: Dr. Peter Franck
9530 Contexts of Music Analysis; instructor: Dr. Catherine Nolan
9535 Research Creation: Covers; instructor: Dr. Robert Toft
9542 Special Topics in Musicology: Music and the Cold War; instructor: Dr. Emily Ansari
9550 Special Topics: The Magic Flute: Texts and Commentary; instructor: Dr. Ed Goehring
9725 Introduction to Music Research; instructor: Dr. Catherine Nolan
9749 Topics in Popular Music; instructor: Prof. Hannah Burge Luviano
2022-2023
9535 Special Topics: Composers and Their Autographs 1000-2000; instructor: Dr. James Grier.
9535 Special Topics: Research Creation; instructor: Dr. Robert Toft.
9542 Special Topics: Music and the Environment; instructor: Dr. Kevin Mooney.
9545 Pedagogy of Music Theory; instructor: Dr. Katie Walshaw.
9547 Popular Music Analysis and Production: Making Popular Music; instructor: Dr. Jay Hodgson.
9725 Introduction to Music Research; Dr. Ed Goehring.
9735 Special Topics in Musicology: Music and Trauma; instructor: Dr. Emily Ansari.
9739 Cognitive Musicology; instructor: Dr. Jonathan De Souza.
Recently Completed MA Research Projects
Louise Concepcion. (2024). Much, Much, Much: MuchMusic and Canadian Youth. Supervised by Dr. Norma Coates.
Leah Dau. (2024). Integrated Music in Visual Media: How Medium Defines Composition. Supervised by Dr. Omar Daniel.
Jack Etchegary. (2024). Exploring Music Categorization, Consumption and Creation Through Genre in the Age of AI. Supervised by Dr. Kevin Mooney.
Rebecca Quinn. (2024). Clarity Through Light: The Development of Wilhelm Stenhammar’s Nationalism Studied Through Songs for Voice and Piano. Supervised by Dr. Emily Ansari.
Nahyeon Shin. (2024). Eco-Friendly Facades: The Contradiction of Environmental Attitudes From Classical Music to the K-Pop. Supervised by Dr. Catherine Nolan.
Huiting (Sara) Zhang. (2024). Western Elements and Chineseness in Mandarin Popular Music. Supervised by Dr. Jonathan De Souza.
Daniele Castellon. (2023). The Ultimate Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel: Original vs Localized Music. Supervised by Dr. Kevin Mooney.
Robin Dangol. (2023). Sonic Analysis of Singing Bowls. Supervised by Dr. Jonathan De Souza.
Duncan McCallum. (2023). Mastering Audio Mastering: Experiential Learning in Music Production. Supervised by Dr. Jay Hodgson.
Benjamin Schmalz. (2023). How “Medieval” is the Music of Medieval-Themed Popular Media? An Analysis of Musical Medievalism through Applications of Transformational Theory. Supervised by Dr. Catherine Nolan.
Chloe Carpenter. (2022). Music & Media: A Guide to Marketing and Public Relations as a Musician. Supervised by Dr. Jay Hodgson.
Nathan Nykor. (2022). Form and Harmony in Three Solo Piano Jazz Ballads by Barry Harris. Supervised by Dr. Peter Franck.
Gillian Radcliffe. (2022). A Study of Two Movements from Ursula Mamlok’s Der Andreas Garten (1987). Supervised by Dr. Catherine Nolan.
Cohen Chaulk. (2021). Triple Hypermeter: A Corpus Re-examined. Supervised by Dr. Jonathan De Souza.
Contact Info
Department Chair
Peter Franck
TC 318
519-661-2111 x84330
pfranck@uwo.ca
Graduate Program Assistant
Audrey Yardley-Jones
TC 216
519-661-2111 x85354
ayardley@uwo.ca