Master of Music in Music Education

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . Extend your impact as an educator or musician through the Master of Music in Music Education at USask, where advanced practice, leadership, and research‑informed work are central to learning across diverse educational settings. Clarify your educational philosophy, refine your professional skills, and make a meaningful contribution to music learning in schools and communities. Develop confident leadership grounded in research, reflection, and musicianship. The Master of Music in Music Education offers two flexible programs (course-based and thesis-based) that reflect on the pedagogy and content knowledge that is specific to music education. As such there are courses pertaining to music curriculum, literature, pedagogy and philosophical/psychological/sociological perspectives of music and music education. The curricular objectives are to encourage you to explore, develop, and refine your knowledge, thinking and skills in the areas of pedagogy, leadership and musicianship. You will participate in courses that will expand your knowledge, understanding and application of a variety of perspectives as related to music education. These perspectives include philosophical, psychological, historical and sociological courses as they explore critical issues that permeate the discipline of music education as it relates to school and community settings. You will also have the opportunity to participate in research projects inve