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| ====== FAQ ====== | ====== FAQ ====== | ||
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| ====== Questions Regarding Undergraduate Programmes ====== | ====== Questions Regarding Undergraduate Programmes ====== | ||
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| Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Music Research Department, Schulich School of Music. Our group consists of five full-time professors, three adjunct professors, one full-time and one part-time technician, and one instructor. | Music Technology at McGill University is an Area inside the Music Research Department, Schulich School of Music. Our group consists of five full-time professors, three adjunct professors, one full-time and one part-time technician, and one instructor. | ||
| - | The Music Technology | + | Music Technology encourages interaction between musical creation, technology and research. |
| ===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ===== Who can I contact for information regarding entrance requirements? | ||
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| - | The Faculty provides access to required computer hardware and software for Music Technology students in the Music Technology | + | The Faculty provides access to required computer hardware and software for Music Technology students in the Music Technology |
| - | All computers in the Music Technology Computer Laboratory | + | All computers in the MTKPL are running the Macintosh OS-X operating system. |
| ===== Are the Music Technology minors good preparation for the graduate program in Sound Recording? ===== | ===== Are the Music Technology minors good preparation for the graduate program in Sound Recording? ===== | ||
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| ====== Questions Regarding Graduate Studies ====== | ====== Questions Regarding Graduate Studies ====== | ||
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| + | * [[#Do PhD applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
| * [[#How much will my graduate degree cost?]] | * [[#How much will my graduate degree cost?]] | ||
| * [[#What are the research topics in Music Technology? | * [[#What are the research topics in Music Technology? | ||
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| * [[#Will I have to buy my own computer?]] | * [[#Will I have to buy my own computer?]] | ||
| * [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | * [[#Do I need any prior computer/ | ||
| + | * [[#Do I need to have a music degree or prior music training?]] | ||
| * [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | * [[#Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? | ||
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| * [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | * [[#Other useful information on Graduate Studies]] | ||
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| + | ===== I want to apply to the PhD program. What should I do? ===== | ||
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| + | It is critical to identify your intended supervisor and to contact that person in advance of applying to verify the prospective supervisor is interested in your research topic, has open space in his lab and perhaps has funding to support your studies. You should not bother applying to our program until you have found a willing supervisor. | ||
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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. | ||
| ===== How much will my graduate degree cost? ===== | ===== How much will my graduate degree cost? ===== | ||
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| - | First-year graduate students typically make use of the Music Technology | + | First-year graduate students typically make use of the Music Technology |
| ===== Which computer platform do you use? ===== | ===== Which computer platform do you use? ===== | ||
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| ===== Do I need any prior computer/ | ===== Do I need any prior computer/ | ||
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| Yes. The Music Technology graduate program is based on a solid training in math, computer science, acoustics, and undergraduate music technology concepts. | Yes. The Music Technology graduate program is based on a solid training in math, computer science, acoustics, and undergraduate music technology concepts. | ||
| - | Applicants will need to demonstrate substantial knowledge in music technology and computer science before entering our programs via [[http:// | + | Applicants will need to demonstrate substantial knowledge in music technology and computer science before entering our programs via placement exams. Students who fail to demonstrate adequate knowledge in these areas will be required to take extra courses, either at the beginning of their programme or through an extra year before entering at the graduate level. |
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| + | ===== Do I need to have a music degree or prior music training? ===== | ||
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| + | No. There are no specific music knowledge or performance competencies required for entrance into either the MA or PhD programs in music technology. However, we generally expect that students have some motivation and an appropriate background for pursuing a __music__ technology degree. | ||
| ===== Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ===== Do MA applicants need to specify a supervisor? ===== | ||
| 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 ===== | ||
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| Other useful information on Graduate Studies can be found in the follwing links: | Other useful information on Graduate Studies can be found in the follwing links: | ||
| - | * {{mt_graduate_information_2016-17.pdf|Information for new graduate students in Music Technology}} | + | * {{mt_graduate_information_2019-20.pdf|Information for new graduate students in Music Technology}} |
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