The information and program qualifications related to the Music Master of Arts Without Thesis Program, under the Department of Music of the Graduate School, are summarized below.
Information About The Program
The 2nd Education Music Master’s Program aims to train creative music researchers equipped with investigative personalities. To serve that purpose, all students acquire a comprehensive music knowledge by taking courses from areas like music history, music theory, and musics of the world, regardless of their concentration areas. In addition to these fundamentals, students obtain theoretical and practical knowledge in their concentration areas by taking compulsory courses in their concentration areas and elective courses open to all areas. Students graduate from this program by writing a Term Project.
Concentration Areas: Ethnomusicology, Musicology, Music Theory, Performance, Composition, Sound Engineering and Design, Sonic Arts, Music Business and Management
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Registration Requirements
Application Term : Previous Term / 2024-2025 Spring Semester
2024-2025 Bahar Dönemi / There is no quota available for T.C Nationality.
2024-2025 Bahar Dönemi / There is no quota available for international applicants.
Application requirements, application dates, and quotas are updated in real-time from the Application System.
Program Fees
English Proficiency
Regulations and Guidelines
Academic Calendar
Course Plans
Course Schedules
Course Adjustment and Exemption Procedures
Program Educational Objectives
• To provide graduate music education at a modern level, utilising contemporary educational methods; and to foster the transfer of musical heritage to further generations.
• To educate creative, investigative music professionals with leadership qualities.
• To conduct musical research and to publish results.
• To provide national and international opportunities for continuous self-development of students and graduates, through fieldwork, conference and symposiums, student exchange programs, workshops, masterclasses, concerts, and social networking.
• To provide a platform for artists and academics, where their potential can be put to effective use in terms of education, research and consultancy.
• To build national and international links with similar programs abroad, securing permanent development in the quality of education.
Measurement and Evaluation
Evaluating Student Success
The student success is evaluated considering Articles 56, 57, 58, and 59 of the Istanbul Technical University Graduate Education and Training Regulation Senate Principles.
ARTICLE 56 - Before the enrollment for the courses begins, the faculty member who offers the course informs the Program Executive Committee about the types, number and contribution percentage to the final grade of the studies within the semester, as well as requirements for a right to take the semester final exam. These requirements shall be finalized by approval of the Program Executive Committee and approval of the chair of the department, who declares them to the student and informs the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 57 - A student may appeal the final grade of a course within one week following the announcement of the grades. Appeals must be submitted to the Graduate School in writing. The relevant faculty member shall re-evaluate the student's success status and submit the result to the Graduate School within one week. Appeals not submitted within the prescribed time frame shall not be considered by the Graduate School.
ARTICLE 58 - Courses in graduate programs shall be evaluated according to the following grading system.
| Grade Description |
Grade |
Scale |
| Excellent |
AA |
4.00 |
| Very good plus |
BA+ |
3.75 |
| Very good |
BA |
3.50 |
| Good plus |
BB+ |
3.25 |
| Good |
BB |
3.00 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB+ |
2.75 |
| Conditional Pass |
CB |
2.50 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC+ |
2.25 |
| Conditional Pass |
CC |
2.00 |
| Fail |
FF |
0.00 |
| Fail(No Exam) |
VF |
0.00 |
ARTICLE 59 - Students who wish to improve their cumulative grade point average may retake courses during the course-taking period. The most recent grade will be counted for the repeated courses.
Internship
There is no internship in this program.
Graduation Requirements
The program consists of a preparatory semester and 3 semesters of coursework. The total number of credits required for graduation is 30. In non-thesis second education graduate programs, students should achieve a minimum of 3.00 GPA, and successfully complete a final project (term project).
The duration for second education non-thesis graduate programs, excluding the preparatory semester, starting from the semester when actual master's level courses are taken and regardless of the student's enrollment status, is minimum 2 semesters and maximum 3 semesters.
The Awarded Degree and Title
Degree : Master of Arts Without Thesis Title : -
Program Employment Opportunities
Students who are graduates of this program can work in related fields in both public and private sector.
Number of Graduates
Graduate Statistics
| Year | Number of Graduates |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 17 |
Program Outcomes
P.O.1 To develop breadth and depth of knowledge in areas related to the program, including its interdisciplinary connections
P.O.2 To provide an intellectually fertile seed-bed for music-related ideas and concepts and demonstrate how these can be exploited in research programmes
P.O.3 To develop research and problem-solving expertise through the intellectually original application of both domain-specific practical tools and interdisciplinary methodologies
P.O.4 To make appropriate use of theoretical constructs, combined with practical knowledge and evidence acquired in the research area, in support of original arguments and conclusions
P.O.5 To foster the ability to present analytically grounded and clear conclusions in written, verbal and visual forms, as appropriate, using advanced-level information and communication technologies and a foreign language at least on the level of European Language Portfolio-B2
P.O.6 To provide the disciplinary area with new members, widen participation within the student community, and constitute an example of best practice to the field at large
Program Coordinator
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