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Music: Composition (D.Mus.)

Program Description

The Doctor of Music (D.Mus.) in Music: Composition offered by the Schulich School of Music is a research-intensive program that emphasizes innovative and comprehensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in literature review, critical thinking, and communication to pursue professional opportunities in academia or industry.

Keywords: original works, digital studios, performances, readings and recordings, private instruction, commissioning opportunities.

Unique Program Features

  • Students refine their musical language and artistic voice through private instruction with some of Canada's most accomplished composers, all of whom have distinguished themselves through high profile commissions, performances, recordings, and awards;
  • Faculty members have diverse interests that ensure students will find a suitable mentor;
  • The School houses several performance spaces, research & production laboratories, and two libraries with a vast collection of music resources, including the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT), an inter-institutional research centre containing six dedicated research labs and work spaces.

University-Level Admission Requirements

  • An eligible Bachelor's degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA out of a possible 4.0 GPA
  • English-language proficiency

Each program has specific admission requirements including required application documents. Please visit the program website for more details.

Visit our Educational credentials and grade equivalencies and English language proficiency webpages for additional information.

Program Website

DMus in Music: Composition website

Department Contact

Graduate Program graduateadmissions.music [at] mcgill.ca (subject: DMus%20in%20Music%20Composition) (email)

Available Intakes

Fall

Application Deadlines

Intake Applications Open Application Deadline - International Application Deadline - Domestic (Canadian, Permanent Resident of Canada)
FALL September 15 December 1 December 1
WINTER N/A N/A N/A
SUMMER N/A N/A N/A

Note: Application deadlines are subject to change without notice. Please check the application portal for the most up-to-date information.

Application Resources

Application Workshops

Consult our full list of our virtual application-focused workshops on the Events webpage.

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