Graduate Studies
Contact Information
Associate Dean
(Graduate Studies)
Kevin Mooney, PhD
kmooney@uwo.ca
Graduate Program Assistant
Audrey Yardley-Jones
ayardley@uwo.ca
PhD in Composition
Andrew Noseworthy, PhD Candidate (Composition)
“The graduate students in composition get quite a few opportunities and quite a few chances to have their music read and performed by professionals.”
Program Requirements
- Composition (Music 9558a/b/y), Composition II (Music 9659a/b/y), and 4 half courses in composition and related subjects
- Comprehensive Examination
- Dissertation Proposal
- Dissertation Proposal Defense
- Portfolio/Recital Requirement (concurrent with Dissertation Proposal Defense)
- Dissertation and Oral Defense
Each PhD student will have a PhD Advisory Committee, which will be responsible for approving the student's course selection and comprehensive examination.
The dissertation proposal and dissertation itself will be written under the supervision of a dissertation supervisor and second reader.
Timeline for Progression
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | ||||||||
Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
Term 7 |
Term 8 |
Term 9 |
Term 10 |
Term 11 |
Term 12 |
4 half courses (or equivalent) |
2 half courses (or equivalent) |
Comps | Dissertation Proposal Defence | Dissertation Research and Writing |
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Dissertation Proposal Development (new milestone) |
Notes:
- Course requirements must be completed in years 1 and 2, by the end of Term 5. Conceptualizing and developing a dissertation proposal begins in Term 3. A draft dissertation proposal should be completed in Term 7 with the approval of the dissertation supervisor and second reader. The Dissertation Proposal Defense should take place as early as possible in Year 3.
- The chart does not show the completion of language requirements, where applicable.
- This chart does not include the application for ethics approval (where applicable). The student and supervisor must plan accordingly.
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