Graduate degrees in Music at the University of Saskatchewan are an opportunity for students to do intensive one-on-one study with experienced scholars and performing artists with particular specialties in piano, collaborative piano, voice, strings, brass, and woodwinds. Our conducting program centres on choral conducting or instrumental conducting depending on the goals of the student. Our musicology and theory programs focus primarily on 18^th, 19^th, and 20^th century classical repertoire, though individual study paths may be possible in consultation with our graduate committee.

Each program culminates in a project, recital, or thesis, depending on the discipline and degree.  Courses are carefully tailored to each student by the graduate committee to complement studies in the major areas.

Generous graduate scholarships are available and are awarded on the basis of excellence and potential in the area of specialization.  Teaching assistantships may be applied for and are awarded on the basis of proven competency in teaching.

We offer programs in music theory, conducting, and performance leading to a Master of Music (M.Mus.); in music education leading to a Master of Music Education (M.Mus. Ed.); and in musicology leading to a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree.

The Master of Music in Music Education degree will focus on the development of specific music educational philosophy and skill at the graduate level in a choice of Course-Based and Thesis-based streams. Students in the Course-Based stream will take 30 credit units including a 3-credit Capstone course (EMUS 911.3); students in the Thesis-Based stream will take 15 credit units plus a major thesis (EMUS 994).

Our Master of Music in Performance is available for performers in piano, collaborative piano, voice, strings, brass, or woodwinds, and conducting. The conducting M.Mus in Performance may be completed with an emphasis in choral conducting or wind band conducting. This program requires 24 credit units and is project-based, culminating in a final recital in the area of study.

The Master of Music in Music Theory and the Master of Arts in Musicology both require 15 credit units plus a thesis. Certain areas of concentration also include the successful completion of a comprehensive examination and a foreign language(s). The normal time for completion is two years, including a one-year residency. 

A meaningful graduate experience is enhanced by participating in professional activities.  Toward that end, the University of Saskatchewan offers the annual Fine Arts Research Lecture Series in Music, providing a forum for the exchange of scholarly ideas through the presentation of scholarly research in formal papers and lecture recitals prepared by both members of the Music faculty and guests from the national and international scholarly community.

• Advisory Committees for Masters in Musicology and Theory
• Guidelines in MMus Conducting
• Guidelines in MMus Education
• Thesis Guidelines in MMus Education
• MMus Program Committee
• Course Catalogue

The objective of the Canada Graduate Scholarships-Master’s (CGS M) Program is to help develop research skills and assist in the training of highly qualified personnel by supporting students who demonstrate a high standard of achievement in undergraduate and early graduate studies.

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