24 monthsProgramme duration
14,890 CADTuition Fee/year
01 Dec, 2025Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music: Music Education (Non-Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a course-based program that emphasizes focused and rigorous learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, research methodology, and critical thinking to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
Unique Program Features
Unique Program Features
- Students benefit from leadership opportunities and community outreach programs such as the Global Leadership program & El Sistema, Chamber Music Without Borders, McGill Conservatory;
- Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to the music education discipline;
- Learning activities include multi-disciplinary seminars that nurture dialogue with excellent performers also interested in teaching and access to state-of-the-art technology for studying physiology of performance and modeling best practices;
- The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Music
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Music: Music Education (Non-Thesis) offered by the Schulich School of Music is a course-based program that emphasizes focused and rigorous learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in knowledge synthesis, research methodology, and critical thinking to pursue professional opportunities (or potentially continue their studies).
Unique Program Features
Unique Program Features
- Students benefit from leadership opportunities and community outreach programs such as the Global Leadership program & El Sistema, Chamber Music Without Borders, McGill Conservatory;
- Students receive guidance from leading scholars whose internationally acclaimed research covers a broad spectrum of topics central to the music education discipline;
- Learning activities include multi-disciplinary seminars that nurture dialogue with excellent performers also interested in teaching and access to state-of-the-art technology for studying physiology of performance and modeling best practices;
- The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources. It is also home to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.
Admission Requirements
86+
3+
6.5+
01 Dec 2025
2 Years
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
Tuition fees
Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
14,890 CAD
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