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MUSC[----]-A or [----]MUSC-A (where [----] is a second subject of study)
Subject: Administered by the Dan School of Drama and Music.
Plan: Consists of 42.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Joint Honours Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.00 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.1
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Music Fundamentals | ||
| Theory and Analysis IA | ||
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| MUSC 103 | Music, Meaning, and Society | 3.00 |
| MUSC 303 | Critical Issues in Music | 3.00 |
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| MUSC 156 | Introduction to Digital Audio Recording, Editing, and Mixing | 3.00 |
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| MUSC 382 | Research Methods in Performing Arts | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 9.00 units from the following course list: | 9.00 | |
MUSC_Performance_Creation_Options | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following course list: | 9.00 | |
MUSC_History_Culture_Theory_Options | ||
| C. Complete 9.00 units from the following course list: | 9.00 | |
MUSC_Professional_Options | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | 78.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Additional Requirements
A. Maximum of 18.00 units may be at the 100-level.
4. Notes
A. Students interested in music education are advised to take 6.00 units from MUSC 270; MUSC 273; MUSC 280 – MUSC 288; MUSC 334; MUSC 335; MUSC 338; MUSC 374; MUSC 438; MUSC 470.
B. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Music Course Lists
The following lists may contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
MUSC_Performance_Creation_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance Creation Options | ||
| MUSC 100 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 112 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 115 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 118 | Applied Music 1A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 119 | Applied Music 1B | 3.00 |
| MUSC 124 | Applied Music I | 6.00 |
| MUSC 151 | Introduction to Instrumental Composition | 3.00 |
| MUSC 152 | Introduction to Vocal Composition | 3.00 |
| MUSC 158 | Sampling and Beatmaking | 3.00 |
| MUSC 159 | Creative Production: Beats, Songs, and Soundtracks | 3.00 |
| MUSC 200 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 212 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 215 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 218 | Applied Music 2A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 219 | Applied Music 2B | 3.00 |
| MUSC 224 | Applied Music II | 6.00 |
| MUSC 253 | Introduction to Jazz Improvisation | 3.00 |
| MUSC 254 | Composition in the Sonic Arts Studio | 3.00 |
| MUSC 256 | Developing Sound Practices in the Sonic Arts Studio | 3.00 |
| MUSC 280 | Vocal Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 281 | Woodwind Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 282 | Exploring Global Music in the Classroom | 3.00 |
| MUSC 283 | Brass Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 284 | Keyboard Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 285 | String Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 287 | Percussion Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 288 | Guitar Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 294 | Dance for Music Theatre | 3.00 |
| MUSC 300 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 312 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 315 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 318 | Applied Music 3A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 319 | Applied Music 3B | 3.00 |
| MUSC 324 | Applied Music III | 6.00 |
| MUSC 332 | Opera Performance | 3.00 |
| MUSC 348 | Advanced Guitar Techniques and Methods | 3.00 |
| MUSC 351 | Intermediate Composition Studio | 3.00 |
| MUSC 353 | Intermediate Composition Intensive | 6.00 |
| MUSC 358 | Jazz and Popular Music Arranging | 3.00 |
| MUSC 384 | Dancer-Singer in Music Theatre | 3.00 |
| MUSC 389 | Music Theatre Creation Lab | 3.00 |
| MUSC 396 | Introduction to Orchestration | 3.00 |
| MUSC 397 | Introduction to MIDI Orchestration | 3.00 |
| MUSC 400 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 412 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 415 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 418 | Applied Music 4A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 419 | Applied Music 4B | 3.00 |
| MUSC 424 | Applied Music IV | 6.00 |
| MUSC 451 | Advanced Composition Studio | 3.00 |
| MUSC 453 | Advanced Composition Intensive | 6.00 |
MUSC_History_Culture_Theory_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Music History Culture Theory Options | ||
| MUSC 171 | Social History of Popular Music | 3.00 |
| MUSC 192 | Theory and Analysis IA | 3.00 |
| MUSC 193 | Theory and Analysis IB | 3.00 |
| MUSC 209 | Critical Issues in Contemporary Popular Music | 3.00 |
| MUSC 210 | Western Art Music: Crusades to Colonialism | 3.00 |
| MUSC 211 | Western Art Music: Industrialization to the Internet | 3.00 |
| MUSC 240 | Music of Video Games | 3.00 |
| MUSC 258 | Musical Acoustics | 3.00 |
| MUSC 271 | Introduction to Hip Hop | 3.00 |
| MUSC 289 | Global Musics | 3.00 |
| MUSC 290 | Structures of Music Theatre | 3.00 |
| MUSC 292 | Theory and Analysis IIA | 3.00 |
| MUSC 293 | Theory and Analysis IIB | 3.00 |
| MUSC 380 | Topics in Music History and Culture I | 3.00 |
| MUSC 383 | Theatre and Music of Africa and the Diaspora | 3.00 |
| MUSC 388 | Music in Canada Since 1930 | 3.00 |
| MUSC 392 | Theory and Analysis III | 3.00 |
| MUSC 394 | Contrapuntal Analysis | 3.00 |
| MUSC 398 | Modal Counterpoint | 3.00 |
| MUSC 399 | Tonal Counterpoint | 3.00 |
| MUSC 438 | Music Education Seminar | 3.00 |
| MUSC 445 | Topics in Advanced Analysis | 3.00 |
| MUSC 446 | Advanced Analysis of 20th-Century Music | 3.00 |
| MUSC 470 | Topics in Music Education I | 3.00 |
| MUSC 480 | Genre Studies | 3.00 |
| MUSC 482 | Performance in Times of Crisis | 3.00 |
| MUSC 490 | Gender and Popular Music | 3.00 |
| MUSC 491 | Music and Mass Media | 3.00 |
| MUSC 500 | Honours Thesis | 6.00 |
| MUSC 501 | Directed Special Study | 3.00 |
| MUTH 232 | Opera | 3.00 |
MUSC_Professional_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Music Professional Studies Options | ||
| DRAM 448 | Arts Administration | 3.00 |
| ENIN 140 | Design Thinking | 3.00 |
| ENIN 200 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship | 3.00 |
| ENIN 204 | Publicity and Media Relations | 3.00 |
| ENIN 207 | Envisioning Disruptive Technologies | 3.00 |
| ENIN 240 | Explorations in Creativity | 3.00 |
| ENIN 250 | Makerspaces and the Creative and Innovative Process | 3.00 |
| ENIN 301 | Creative Entrepreneurship | 3.00 |
| ENIN 340 | Topics in Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3.00 |
| ENIN 400 | Innovation Design Sprint | 3.00 |
| MAPP 311 | Sound Production | 3.00 |
| MUSC 114 | Introduction to Teaching Music to Children | 3.00 |
| MUSC 126 | Ear Training for Production | 3.00 |
| MUSC 127 | Ear Training and Sight Singing I | 3.00 |
| MUSC 157 | Amplified Sound in Live Contexts | 3.00 |
| MUSC 270 | Conducting Techniques | 3.00 |
| MUSC 273 | An Introduction to Music Education | 3.00 |
| MUSC 331 | Music Direction for Music Theatre | 3.00 |
| MUSC 335 | Music Education in the Community | 3.00 |
| MUSC 338 | Secondary Music Education | 3.00 |
| MUSC 370 | Topics in Advanced Conducting | 3.00 |
| MUSC 374 | Music Education: Partnership Placement | 3.00 |
| MUSC 382 | Research Methods in Performing Arts | 3.00 |
| MUSC 386 | Arts Professionalism | 3.00 |