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Subject: Administered by the DAN School of Drama and Music.
Plan: Consists of 24.00 units as described below.
Plan Code: MUSC-Y
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Major or Specialization Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 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 |
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Critical Issues in Contemporary Popular Music | ||
| Western Art Music: Crusades to Colonialism | ||
| Western Art Music: Industrialization to the Internet | ||
| Introduction to Hip Hop | ||
| Structures of Music Theatre | ||
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| MUSC 156 | Introduction to Digital Audio Recording, Editing, and Mixing | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
MUSC_Performance_Creation_Options | ||
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
MUSC_Professional_Options | ||
| C. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list: | 6.00 | |
MUSC | ||
| Total Units | 24.00 | |
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 270/3.0; MUSC 273/3.0; MUSC 280/3.0 — MUSC 288/3.0; MUSC 335/3.0; MUSC 338/3.0; MUSC 374/3.0; MUSC 438/3.0; MUSC 470/3.0.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MAPP 311 | Sound Production | 3.00 |
| MUSC 100 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 112 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 115 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 118 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 1A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 119 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 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 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 2A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 219 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 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 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 3A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 319 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 3B | 3.00 |
| MUSC 324 | Applied Music III | 6.00 |
| MUSC 326 | Lyric Diction | 3.00 |
| 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 | Digital Scoring for Media | 3.00 |
| MUSC 400 | Small Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 412 | Medium Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 415 | Large Ensemble | 1.50 |
| MUSC 418 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 4A | 3.00 |
| MUSC 419 | Music Performance Lessons for Non-Concentrators 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_Professional_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| MUSC 395 | Internship | 3.00 |