Apr 12, 2025  
Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026 
    
Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026

Honours Music (B.Mus.)


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As the Music I program paused admissions in September 2024, Honours Music (B.Mus.) has paused its Level II program admission as of September 2025. Students who entered Honours Music (B.Mus.) prior to September 2024 should refer to the Undergraduate Calendar of their entry year and their individual advisement report for their program requirements.

Admission


Completion of Music I and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0.

Program Notes


  1. Completion of a Music degree requires considerable daytime attendance.
  2. The courses appearing in Course List 1 are specifically intended to prepare students to attend a Faculty of Education for a career in school music teaching. Students interested in Music Education are advised to consult the Music Counsellor during their first year for advice on fulfilling the entrance requirements of Faculties of Education.
  3. Students who intend to pursue graduate studies in music history or theory should select a significant number of the courses in Course List 2.
  4. Students in the Honours B.Mus. program can only use a total of 12 units from Course List 5 as credit toward their degrees.
  5. Students who begin in the Music (B.A.) program wishing to transfer to the Honours Music (B. Mus.), Honours Music Cognition (B. Mus.) or Combined Honours Music (B.A.) programs should note that a successful audition and completion of Music I with a GPA of at least 5.0 are first required.

Requirements


123 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 51 units may be Level I

33 units


  • Music 1

3 units


21 units


from

  • Course List 1
  • Course List 2
  • Course List 3
  • Course List 4

6 units


from

  • Course List 1
  • Course List 2
  • Course List 3
  • Course List 4
  • Course List 5

3 units


from

  • Course List 5

30 units


  • Electives, excluding Course List 5

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