Program overview
This program is for students interested in developing original research projects that bridge traditional methodologies with new critical and/or digital approaches in musicology. 聽The area's humanistic orientation emphasizes the importance of political, social, and cultural history, while also encouraging students to hone their skills in musical analysis, their sensitivity to different styles and performance, and their awareness of issues in aesthetics. 聽Inter-disciplinary links are encouraged. 聽
An option exists for specialization in:
Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies
This program option is open to doctoral students who are interested in cross-disciplinary research that focuses on issues centrally related to gender, sexuality, feminist theory, and/or women鈥檚 studies. The Musicology Ph.D. requirements are augmented by participation in a Research Methods course and a Graduate Feminism Symposium that engages with a diverse array of critical and empirical perspectives.
The program draws on the resources of the 海角社区 Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies that includes faculty and graduate students from across the University. Supporting music faculty have interests in Opera, film studies, aesthetics, theory of performance, and popular/jazz studies.
Faculty
Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research ranges from medieval and renaissance music to the popular music of today.聽
For a complete list of Musicology Area faculty members, visit the area's webpage.
Resources and Opportunities
Students benefit from:
- Cutting-edge research and performance facilities;
- Valuable pedagogical training through teaching assistantships and instructorships in undergraduate music history courses;
- Comprehensive exams that prepare for teaching careers, while laying the foundation for original dissertation research;
- Inter-disciplinary research opportunities through ground-breaking team projects.
- Network of connections that link to other areas such as IPLAI, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Philosophy, Communications, Literature, Film Studies, and Centre for Interdiscplinary research in Music, Media, and Technology, among others;
- Faculty mentoring, support, and preparation for presentations at leading international conferences.
- Program writing internship supported by Schulich School of Music awards.聽
Awards
Students have benefitted from Schulich Graduate Excellence Awards, Stern, SSHRC, Vanier, PBEEE, Fulbright, BANQ聽 fellowships (among others); they have also received the 海角社区 Equity Award, Scarlet Letter, K.B. Jenkes Dissertation Award (among others).
Careers
Graduates have academic careers in North American, European, and New Zealand universities. 聽Others have gone on to do post-doctoral work or pursue careers in teaching, research, arts management, journalism, publishing, library science, among others.
