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Program Requirements
Additional prerequisite courses may be assigned to candidates in Composition, Music Education, Music Theory, Music Technology and Musicology following transcript review and/or placement exams.
Thesis Courses (27 credits)
The candidate will undertake supervised research leading to a thesis that will be an in-depth investigation in some specialized field of Musicology on a topic centrally related to issues of Gender and/or Women's Studies.
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MUGS 684 Master's Thesis Research 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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MUGS 685 Master's Thesis Research 3 (9 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
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MUGS 686 Master's Thesis Research 4 (12 credits)
Overview
Graduate Faculty Music Courses : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018, Summer 2018
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Required Courses (6 credits)
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MUHL 529 Proseminar in Musicology (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Study of selected methodologies in musicology through critical examination of significant texts. Topics may include approaches to historiography, biography, editing and source studies, as well as aesthetics, literary criticism, semiology, feminist musicology, and ideology critique. Works by Adler, Adorno, Dahlhaus, Kerman, McClary, Meyer, Nattiez, and Subotnik, among others, will be addressed.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Huebner, Steven (Fall)
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WMST 601 Feminist Theories and Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Examination of feminist theories and research methods from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Burman, Jennifer C (Fall)
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
9 credits of graduate seminars at the 500, 600, or 700 level, approved by the Department. Normally, 6 credits will be seminars in Musicology selected from the following:
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MUHL 680 Seminar in Musicology 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2017
Instructors: Whitesell, Lloyd (Fall)
3 hours
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MUHL 681 Seminar in Musicology 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Kok, Roe-Min (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 682 Seminar in Musicology 3 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2017, Winter 2018
Instructors: Brackett, David (Fall) Barg, Lisa (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 683 Seminar in Musicology 4 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Beghin, Tom (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 684 Seminar in Musicology 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Diamond, Beverley (Winter)
3 hours
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MUHL 685 Seminar in Musicology 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in musicology. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
3 hours
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MUHL 692 Seminar in Music Literature 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Music History and Literature : Seminar in music literature.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2017-2018 academic year.
3 hours
3 credits of:
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WMST 602 Feminist Research Symposium (3 credits)
Overview
Women's Studies : Discussion and development of participants' research in gender and women's studies.
Terms: Winter 2018
Instructors: Bunch, Mary (Winter)
Prerequisite: WMST 601.
Restriction: Must be enrolled in the Option in Gender and Women's Studies.
Or 3 credits of a graduate seminar at the 500, 600, or 700 level, on gender/women's issues, may be selected from within or outside of the Department. The selection must be approved by the Department.