MA in Musicology - Project option in Victoria Canada | University of Victoria

The Master of Arts in Musicology is a comprehensive program that combines music criticism, analytical techniques, applied theory, and cultural-historical studies.
This curriculum caters to students seeking advanced training in music research, encompassing methodologies that explore class, race, gender, economic factors, and various societal dimensions. Faculty provide personalized guidance to help students cultivate the necessary skills for academic careers in musicological research.
Instead of a traditional thesis, students may opt for a customized research project. While maintaining similar coursework to the thesis track, this flexible project approach prepares graduates for diverse musicology-related professions, including arts administration, secondary education, performance, community arts programs, and interdisciplinary applications merging music with other disciplines for private sector opportunities.
Program Outcomes
Participants in this program will gain:
advanced competencies in music research and bibliographic methods
mastery of modern research approaches, including examining how race, ethnicity, gender, economics, and social factors influence musical narratives and historical traditions, strengthening musical theories across diverse genres and eras, enhanced writing proficiency particularly for music-related discourse
improved peer-evaluation skills, heightened close-reading capabilities, rhetorical examination and textual analysis expertise
polished presentation techniques (covering both public speaking and digital presentation methods)