• Curricular structure:

Our Graduate Program in Music - Master's Course in Music - is structured into an area of concentration and systematized research lines around the curricular components, projects and other specific activities. It has three research lines which are defined as follows:

1. - Production, transmission and reception of music in society;
2. - Processes and foundations of musical creation and performance; and
3. - Historical and aesthetic studies of music.

The Graduate Program offers different types of curricular components. They are grouped into a mandatory discipline, optional disciplines linked to research lines, components of guided activities and the possibility of performing complementary activities.

Students must take at least one optional discipline from their own research line, with the possibility of a second discipline from another line, as long as they have the supervisor's consent. In addition to the disciplines, the student must pass the Qualification Exam until the 16th month after admission, as well as have his Master's Thesis evaluated and approved by an Examining Board at the end.

• New students’ profile:

The vacancies for the Academic Master's Course in Music at UFU are intended for undergraduates of long-term Undergraduate courses (full degree). The candidate approved in the Selection Process to become a regular student will have the opportunity to participate in scientific and artistic events, to publish full texts in journals or annals and to get involved in academic activities which are promoted by the Undergraduate Program or defined by the supervisor. 

• Course steps:

• Credits:

The Master's Course in Music has a flexible curriculum and will be actively constructed by the student under the supervision of his supervisor. The disciplines can be completed in the course's first year, so that the student can dedicate himself to writing his dissertation in the remaining time. The course structure has a total of 36 credits in curricular components which are distributed as follows:

• 4 credits for the mandatory common main discipline (music research)
• 8 credits in different disciplines which will be offered throughout the course, of which up to 4 of these credits can be fulfilled through complementary activities
• 4 credits corresponding to guided activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 (of one credit each), which refer to the first semester research guidance activities and constitute link disciplines
• 20 credits corresponding to the Master's Thesis which are calculated only after approval by the Master's Examining Board

(The chosen disciplines must correspond to the Course's research line and to the research that the student will be developing).

• Teaching Internships for Undergraduates:

The Teaching Internship discipline is a pedagogical formation curricular activity, which is mandatory for scholarship students and optional for the others. It proposes the student to join Undergraduate teaching activities, under the supervision of their supervisor, who guides the preparation and presentation of classes, the preparation of teaching material, among other activities.

• Qualification Exam:

The Qualification Exam prepares for the master's thesis Examining Board. At this stage, the student must present a preview of his master's research to a teachers' board which is chosen in agreement with his supervisor. In turn, the board will evaluate the progress of the research and share experiences and readings that can help the student in the ripening process of the research.

The student will be eligible for the Qualification Exam after enforcing all academic requirements, such as the number of credits which are concluded, the proficiency in English and/or Portuguese language, among others.

• Dissertation Examining Board:

The Master's Dissertation Examining Board is the most expected stage for the student and his supervisor, since it is the conclusion of a major research path. The candidate for the Master's degree will present the results of his research to an Examining Board, as happened in the Qualification Exam, establishing a dialogue with other researchers in the field and sharing their knowledge at this final moment.