悉尼音乐学院高度重视其研究活动，拥有充满活力的多元化师生社区。音乐学硕士（音乐学）旨在训练学生成为音乐学领域的独立学者，并以适当的书面和口头形式传达他们的发现。该研究计划的最终主题是由两个或三个不同主题的论文集或单个主题的专论组成。在音乐学系的工作人员的支持下，学生能够在各个领域进行研究，包括西方历史音乐学，民族音乐学，流行音乐研究，经验音乐学，音乐分析等。该研究学位可以单独使用，也可以作为该学科博士学位的初步研究。
The Sydney Conservatorium of Music places a high emphasis on its research activity, with a vibrant and diverse community of staff and students. The Master of Music (Musicology) aims to train students to become independent scholars in the discipline of musicology able to communicate their findings in appropriate written and spoken forms. Students are able to carry out research in a variety of fields including music history, popular music studies, ethnomusicology, performance science, music theory and more. This research degree may stand alone or serve as preliminary to PhD study in the discipline. Throughout the candidature, the student will work with the supervisory team on the development and preparation of the thesis. The thesis of 25,000 to 40,000 words is the major component of the degree. Enrolment in selected coursework units of study will assist students to develop knowledge of a variety of musicological research methods and understanding of topics and issues in the discipline.