Placement Exams
All students beginning a D.Mus. in Composition are required to take placement examinations in order to determine that their academic preparation in Music in sufficient.
Requirements and Courses
A minimum of two years' residence is required beyond the M.Mus. in Composition, or its equivalent.
The D.Mus. in Music; Composition offers private instruction with some of Canada’s most accomplished composers as well as studies in different compositional methods and technologies.
Students admitted to the D.Mus. Music; Composition program who have a master’s degree other than the M.Mus. in Music; Composition from ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ University, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate course(s) before completion of the doctoral program.
Thesis
The thesis is a musical composition of major dimensions together with a written analysis of the work. The thesis must be defended in an oral examination.
Required Courses (12 credits)
MUCO 710
General Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Series of examinations (harmony, counterpoint, orchestration and analysis presentation).
Offered by: Music Research
- Restrictions: Only open to students in the D.Mus. Music; Composition and the Ph.D. Music; Composition programs.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
MUGS 701
Comprehensive Examinations
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Graduate Faculty Music Courses: Examinations that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
12 credits (two years) of:
MUCO 722D1
Doctoral Composition Tutorial
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Individualized guided composition research on an approved topic.
Offered by: Music Research
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brian Cherney, Denys Bouliane, Jean Lesage, Sean Alastair Ferguson, Melissa Hui, Christopher P Harman, Philippe Leroux, Eliot S Britton
MUCO 722D2
Doctoral Composition Tutorial
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Composition: Individualized guided composition research on an approved topic.
Offered by: Music Research
- Prerequisite: MUCO 722D1
- No credit will be given for this course unless both MUCO 722D1 and MUCO 722D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
- Terms
- Instructors
- Brian Cherney, Denys Bouliane, Jean Lesage, Sean Alastair Ferguson, Melissa Hui, Christopher P Harman, Philippe Leroux, Eliot S Britton
Complementary Courses (12 credits)
12 credits of seminars at the 600 level or higher, approved by the Schulich School of Music.
Composition Performance
The candidate must present a concert of his/her compositions. With the permission of the Composition Area Committee, the compositions may be presented as parts of two or three concerts, or as a list of national and international performances since the student began his/her residency.