USEK - Holy Spirit University of Kaslik
Master of Arts in Music
- Juniyah, Lebanon
- Zahlé, Lebanon
MA
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) opened an Institute of Musicology in its Faculty of Letters on October 31, 1970, the first in the Middle East and North Africa. Founded by Rev. Fr. Louis Hage with support from Rev. Fr. Etienne Sacre, it expanded under Rev. Fr. Youssef Tannous and became the Faculty of Music in 1993.
Career Outcomes: Graduates may work in higher education, conservatories, cultural institutions or media. Typical roles include music educator, performer, musicologist, composer, conductor, arts manager, and jobs in publishing, archiving, cultural policy and research. Skills include pedagogy, curriculum design and heritage preservation.
On October 31, 1970, from among all the universities in the Middle East and North Africa, the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik was the first to undertake the initiative of founding, within the Faculty of Letters, the Institute of Musicology. It would be unnecessary to highlight how much Lebanon and the whole region was in need of such initiative.
This Institute was established, thanks to the efforts deployed particularly by Rev. Fr. Louis Hage, Founder and Director of the Institute from 1970 until 1986, and Rev. Fr. Etienne Sacre, President of the University between 1968 and 1974.
Since 1986, the number of students has considerably increased. In order to educate them and respond to their aspirations, while simultaneously following the evolution of music as a science and an art in other countries, the University firstly added some more sections. Then, in 1993, it took the decision to transform the Institute of Musicology into the Faculty of Music; this was thanks to the dynamism of Rev. Fr. Youssef Tannous, Director of the Institute between 1986 and 1993 and the first Dean of the Faculty of Music between 1993 and 1995.
Common Core
- MUSC610 Analysis of the 20th Century Music
- MUSC505 Choral Singing VII
- CTP510 Counterpoint I
- MUSC605 History of the 20th Century Music
- MUSPIV2 Instrument/Vocal
- MUSC690A Master Thesis
- MUSC525 Music Computing III
- MUSC615 Research Methodology
- SDO540 Solfeggio/Dictation IV
Specialization
- MUSC650 Comprehensive Analysis
- MUSC540 Curriculum and Music Teaching Handbooks
- MUSC645 Law and Music
- MUSC640 Music and Mass Media
- MUSC535 Musicological Meetings
- MUSC625 Orchestration
- MUSC630 Philosophy and Music
- MUSC635 Psycho-Musical and Music Therapy Techniques
- MUSC545 The Great Masters of Arab Music
Emphasis
- Musicology
- Music Education
Mission
The Music Faculty is committed to developing confident, creative, and skilled musicians.
The Music Faculty provides opportunities for students of all majors to enhance their musical knowledge and skill through participation in a wide variety of academic courses, performance studies, and field experiences.
As a vital part of the University, the Music Faculty promotes the musical arts of regional, national, and international communities within the University.
Program Educational Objectives
- Graduates will be engaged in active music-making and a good selection of presentations.
- Graduates will demonstrate their desire and ability to generate innovative ideas and use effective means of communicating them.
- Graduates will show a mature, confident, analytical, and critical approach to current activities in music and the media, which is based on an awareness and understanding of broader cultural issues.
- Students will develop an advanced level of technical skill on a major instrument or voice and the ability to sight-read.
- Develop an acute ability to identify and work conceptually with the elements of music at an advanced level
- Develop advanced knowledge and understanding of Western musical history and its analysis of the twentieth century.
- Develop knowledge and skills in the use of technology, as it applies to notating, arranging, recording, and composing music.
- Develop technical skills and musical awareness for choir performance.
- Develop advanced knowledge of research, scholarly reading comprehension, and writing techniques.
- Develop an understanding of what is meant by the notion of property, and how the relationship between a legal person and a 'thing', which is the object of proprietary interest, differs from other legal relationships.
- Develop techniques for writing music for instrumental ensembles and electroacoustic instrumentation.
- Develop uptodate knowledge and understanding of a variety of music businesses and industry practices.
- Develop personal perspectives on the philosophical issues concerning music esthetics.
- Develop knowledge of music techniques, materials, and use of equipment for music growth assessments, remedial plans, and treatment implementation in various educational situations.
USEK International Students Scholarship Program
Are you interested in various cultures, customs and traditions, foreign languages, and new experiences abroad? Would you like to get a taste of all these while earning a higher education diploma? If yes, apply now for USEK’s International Students Scholarship Program.
Our scholarship will cover 50% of your tuition fees for a full Bachelor’s or Master’s program* at USEK in Lebanon. You will embark on an exciting journey, meet people from many backgrounds and cultures, and expand your worldview.
For more information, contact us.
*Terms and conditions apply.
