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University of the Witwatersrand

Master of Arts in Music

The Master of Arts in Music in Arts is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 3 YEARS.

Master of Arts in Music offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Master of Arts (MA) in Music degree is a postgraduate degree in research. The research can be in musicology or ethnomusicology, but can also include another subdiscipline of academic music studies as long as the research undertaken is of a scholarly nature.

Overview

The MA consists of a written research dissertation.

Before research and writing commences for the dissertation, the student will be required to submit a proposal within six months after their first registration (part-time students have twelve months in which to submit this document).

The length of the proposal should be between 6 000 and 7 000 words. Once the proposal is accepted by Faculty, work should begin on the dissertation. See the Faculty’s Graduate Studies Handbook document for further information.