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- | Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Theory | + | Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Music Research |
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- | The Music Technology Area is concerned with audio and musical applications of computers, with an intensive focus on programming of advanced music technologies (software and, to a lesser extent, hardware). Training includes courses in Computer Music, New Media, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Science, Psychoacoustics, | + | |
+ | Music Technology encourages interaction between musical creation, technology and research. The pedagogical goal of the Music Technology program is to provide students with an environment for professional-level training in the science and technology of music. Training includes courses in Digital Signal Processing, Human-Computer Interaction, | ||
===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ||
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* [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | * [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | ||
* [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | * [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
+ | * [[#Do PhD applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
* [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | * [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | ||
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For MA applicants, it is not necessary to know precisely what your thesis research will be, nor the supervisor you will work with. In the first year of the program, MA students take five required graduate seminars and over the course of the year develop a research plan, in conjunction with one or more potential supervisors. | For MA applicants, it is not necessary to know precisely what your thesis research will be, nor the supervisor you will work with. In the first year of the program, MA students take five required graduate seminars and over the course of the year develop a research plan, in conjunction with one or more potential supervisors. | ||
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+ | ===== Do PhD applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ||
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+ | It is absolutely necessary that PhD applicants specify a fairly detailed research plan and that they have already discussed the plan with a potential supervisor. PhD students are expected to be able to start making progress on their thesis research shortly after beginning the program. | ||
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===== Other useful information on Graduate Studies ===== | ===== Other useful information on Graduate Studies ===== |