Our graduate program in musicology aims to produce well-rounded scholars who will have the knowledge and skills to teach at the highest professional level and produce original research of quality and significance. The Music Department offers two graduate degrees, the Master of Arts (M.A.) and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Musicology. Students normally progress from the former to the latter, and we structure our financial aid packages on the assumption that students will proceed directly to the Ph.D. upon completing the M.A.
The School of Music at Western Illinois University prepares graduate students for the professional world as performers, educators, composers, and...
Learn MoreThe graduate program in Critical Music Studies (CMS) takes a broad approach to the humanistic study of music and sound.Faculty...
Learn MoreWe offer both a taught MA, and research postgraduate programmes, with high levels of individual attention and personal support, and...
Learn MoreThe PhD prepares professionals for leadership roles in music research and prepares them for work within or outside the professoriate....
Learn MoreThe Master of Arts in Music, Music History and Literature permits a breadth of advanced study and an area of...
Learn MoreThe department also offers a Master of Music degree with a specialty in Musicology. Students in the program participate in...
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