MASTERS OF ARTS MUSIC
The program aims at helping students to evaluate the traditions and trajectories of music studies and appreciate how perceptions and values are shaped by a wide range of contextual, historical, and aesthetic influences. It is designed to equip students with training in research skills and critical thinking in music studies in line with vision 2030. The M.A Composition specialization aims at advancing students’ compositional skills by employing a wide range of technical procedures relevant to contemporary composition.
Specialization: Music Performance
Year 1 Semester 1
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AMU 801 |
Practical Musicianship |
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AMU 803 |
Research Methodology I |
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AMU 805 |
Psychology of Music |
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AMU 807 |
Choral Training |
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AMU 809 |
Instrumental Techniques I |
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AMU 811 |
Organology |
Year 1 Semester 2
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AMU 802 |
Philosophy of Music |
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AMU 804 |
Research Methodology II |
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AMU 806 |
Research in Music Performance |
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AMU 808 |
Conducting |
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AMU 810 |
Instrumental Techniques II |
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AMU 812 |
Form and Structure in Music |
Specialization: Music Composition
Year 1 Semester 1
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AMU 801 |
Practical Musicianship |
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AMU 803 |
Research Methodology I |
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AMU 805 |
Psychology of Music |
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AMU 813 |
Composition Techniques of World Music |
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AMU 815 |
Modern Harmony |
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AMU 817 |
Research in Music Composition |
Year 1 Semester 2
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AMU 802 |
Philosophy of Music |
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AMU 804 |
Research Methodology II |
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AMU 814 |
Music Composition for Film |
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AMU 816 |
Counterpoint |
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AMU 818 |
Orchestration |
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AMU 812 |
Form and Structure in Music |
Specialization: Ethnomusicology
Year 1 Semester 1
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AMU 80 |
Practical Musicianship |
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AMU 803 |
Research Methodology I |
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AMU 805 |
Psychology of Music |
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AMU 819 |
History of Contemporary Music |
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AMU 821 |
Transcription and Notation of African Music |
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AMU 823 |
Issues in African Musicology |
Year 1 Semester 2
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AMU 802 |
Philosophy of Music |
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AMU 804 |
Research Methodology II |
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AMU 820 |
History of African Music |
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AMU 822 |
Theories and Methods in Ethnomusicology |
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AMU 824 |
African Popular Music and Jazz |
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AMU 826 |
Musical Cultures of the World |
Specialization: Music Education
Year 1 Semester 1
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AMU 801 |
Practical Musicianship |
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AMU 803 |
Research Methodology I |
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AMU 805 |
Psychology of Music |
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AMU 809 |
Instrumental Techniques |
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AMU 825 |
Foundations of Music Education |
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AMU 827 |
History of Music Education |
Year 1 Semester 2
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AMU 802 |
Philosophy of Music |
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AMU 804 |
Research Methodology II |
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AMU 807 |
Choral Training |
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AMU 812 |
Form and Structure in Music |
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AMU 828 |
Issues in Music Education |
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AMU 830 |
Music Curriculum Studies |
Year 2
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AMU 821 |
Thesis / Project |