Overview

The Music and Culture MA program from Carleton University is grounded in the practices of various musics (classical, popular, non-Western) but conducted from a wide range of interdisciplinary theoretical approaches, including sociology, critical theory, feminism, post-colonialism, cultural studies and ethnomusicology.

Carleton students can access an unparalleled number of music collections and year-round cultural activities and festivals in the nation’s capital that are relevant to our program such as as the National Arts Centre and the Canadian Museum of History. Moreover, the city’s large immigrant communities and diplomatic representatives from around the world provide a stimulating context for studying a diversity of musical cultures. To date, music students have been placed in numerous practicum settings around Ottawa, including Library and Archives Canada, the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, the CBC, ChamberFest and Hummingbird Music/Pebble Studios.

Faculty Research Highlights

Canadian and First Nations music

Popular music

Historical musicology

Ethnomusicology

Music and media

Jazz and improvisation studies

Music and social justice

Music and globalization

Music and post-colonialism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods in Music and Culture

Music and Cultural Theory: Current Debates

Music and Cultural Theory: Intellectual Histories

Music and Identity

Music and Visual Culture

Technologies of Music

Music, Meaning and Representation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

86

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Credits

5 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ottawa, Canada

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Music View 43 other Masters in Music in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

B+

English requirements

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86

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum requirement for admission to the Master's program in Music and Culture is either a B.Mus. degree or a B.A. Honours degree in Music with a minimum B+ average.
Applicants with a B.A. Honours in a related discipline (e.g., Mass Communication, Women's Studies, Philosophy, or Cultural Studies), with a minimum average of B+, will also be considered provided the applicant can demonstrate a strong background in some form of music.
Applicants without the requisite background in either cultural/theory or music may be required to take a maximum of two full credits from designated courses at the undergraduate level in addition to their normal M.A. program requirements.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24427 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

10061 CAD / year

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Additional Details

Ontario Tuition Fee: 8317 CAD per year

Living costs

Ottawa

Canada

1168 - 1925 CAD / month

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Funding

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