Wilfrid Laurier International College
Master of Arts in Community Music

Brantford, Canada

DEGREE TYPE

DURATION

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

APPLICATION DEADLINE

EARLIEST START DATE

Sep 2025

STUDY FORMAT

On-Campus

Key Summary

About: The Master of Arts in Community Music focuses on the role of music in community development and social change. The course typically covers both theoretical and practical aspects of community music practices. Students enhance their musical skills while gaining insight into community engagement and social justice through music.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue various careers, including community music facilitator, music educator, or arts program manager. They can also work in non-profit organizations, healthcare, education, and social services, applying their skills to foster positive community impacts through music.

Where music intersects with people in a community context, there is bound to be a story. The story of how music inspires, challenges, sustains, enhances and identifies with individuals and groups is at the core of study in the Master of Arts (MA) in Community Music.

Our program is designed for community leaders who are, or plan to be, engaged in creating or making music with diverse populations in schools, places of worship, private studios, seniors homes, community centres or other venues where music making occurs. This interdisciplinary program balances theory and practice for the development of leadership skills in community music.

About Community Music

Our interdisciplinary Master of Arts (MA) in Community Music balances theory and practice for the development of leadership skills in community music. Offered part-time (two-years) or full-time (one-year), we have designed this degree for community leaders engaged in creating or making music with diverse populations.

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