Dr. Kristin Mcgee

Instructor

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Biography

Kristin McGee is a Senior Lecturer in Popular Music at the University of Groningen, where she specializes in Popular Music, American Music, Jazz, Audiovisual Arts, and Gender Music. She teaches undergraduate and graduate programs, including BA, MA, and PhD levels, with a focus on popular music and audiovisual arts since 2004. McGee convenes the MA track in Popular Music Sonic Studies and coordinates the graduate research group Music Culture. Her research and publications span various topics including ecocritical studies of soundscapes, urban ecologies, and jazz performance practices, examined through the lenses of music’s role in audiovisual media, gender, sexuality, and race. Notable publications include 'Liked Hot: Jazz Women Film Television, 1928-1959' (Wesleyan University Press, 2009), 'Remixing European Jazz Culture' (Routledge, 2020), and the co-edited volume 'Beyoncé World: Meaning Making Troubled' (Wesleyan, 2021).

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

— Present

University of Groningen • Groningen, Netherlands

Teaches BA, MA, and PhD programs in popular music and audiovisual arts; convenes MA track in Popular Music Sonic Studies; coordinates graduate research group Music Culture.

Requirements for University of Groningen

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
GMAT
Total Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
GRE General
Verbal
Required:145
Verbal Percentile
Required:25
Quantitative
Required:145
Quantitative Percentile
Required:25
Overall
Required:145
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (Economics, Business, Management) Strong background in mathematics and statistics Research orientation in previous studies
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate/diploma
  • Academic transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Letter of Motivation
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • GMAT/GRE score report (for non-EU/EEA)
  • Course descriptions of mathematics and statistics courses
Specialization Notes

Standard Master's entry requirements for Economics, Business, Finance, Accounting, and Management departments within the Faculty of Economics and Business.