Combined Honours in Music and Another Subject (B.A.)

Notes

Completion of a Music degree requires considerable daytime attendance.

Admission

Completion of any Level I program and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including a grade of at least C in 6 units of Level I Music courses.

Program Notes

1. Courses used for admission to the program may not be used to fulfill degree requirements upon entry to the program. Courses may only be used once to meet degree requirements.
2. A limit of 48 units of Level 1 courses may be used to complete an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree
3. The Faculty of Humanities introduced a new requirement for all Humanities degree students starting in 2024-25. The Skills for Life Concurrent Certificate comprises 18 units that provide a foundation for students to develop important academic and career-relevant skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The mandatory requirements below assume successful completion of HUMAN 1DL3 , HUMAN 1HL3  and HUMAN 1VV3  in Humanities 1. Students transferring to Humanities programs beyond Level 1 are exempt from the concurrent certificate. Please see Faculty of Humanities Academic Regulations for more information.

Course List 1

• MUSIC 2CU3 - Music and Culture
• MUSIC 2MA3 - Introduction to Musical Analysis
• MUSIC 2MC3 - Psychology of Music
• MUSIC 3AM3 - Music and the Arts
• MUSIC 3PM3 - Music and Politics
• MUSIC 4SM3 - Music, Sound and Movies
• MUSIC 4UM3 - Music and the Underrepresented

Course List 2

• MUSIC 1E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 1EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 1G03
• MUSIC 1GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 1GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 1GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 1GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 1GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 1GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 1GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble
• MUSIC 2CR3 - Foundations of Music II
• MUSIC 2DW3 - Music Creation in Digital Audio Workstations I
• MUSIC 2E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 2EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 2G03
• MUSIC 2GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 2GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 2GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 2GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 2GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 2GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 2GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble
• MUSIC 2IM3 - Introduction to Music Composition
• MUSIC 3DW3 - Music Creation in Digital Audio Workstations II
• MUSIC 3E03 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3EE3 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 3G03
• MUSIC 3GA3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 3GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 3GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 3GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 3GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 3GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble
• MUSIC 3J03 - Orchestration and Arranging
• MUSIC 3O03 - Conducting
• MUSIC 4E03 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4E06 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4EE3 - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4EE6 A/B - Applied Music
• MUSIC 4FG3 - Composition for Film, Games and Media
• MUSIC 4G03
• MUSIC 4GA3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GB3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Concert Band
• MUSIC 4GC3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster University Choir
• MUSIC 4GF3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GJ3 A/B
• MUSIC 4GP3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Percussion Ensemble
• MUSIC 4GR3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Symphony Orchestra
• MUSIC 4GW3 A/B - Ensemble Performance: McMaster Cantemus Vocal Ensemble

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level 1