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  Honours BA Music

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        The School of Music at the University of Ottawa is one of the country's leading music schools. It is the ideal place to nurture your passion for all things musical and to pursue the rigorous training needed for an active and successful career in the field. We maintain close ties with renowned institutions such as the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. Our program boasts state-of-the-art music facilities and internationally recognized professors who perform around the globe and publish in leading academic journals. We are a full-service music school offering programs in performance, composition, music education, piano pedagogy, theory and musicology.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

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        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                                  Units  
        Basic Skills                                                               
        ENG 1100              Workshop in Essay Writing                              3 Units
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          PHI 1101            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                               
          PHI 1301            Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments                               
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          ENG 1120            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                 
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          PHI 1102            Moral Reasoning                                               
          PHI 1103            Fundamental Philosophical Questions                           
          PHI 1104            Great Philosophers                                            
          PHI 1302            Philosophy: Themes and Texts                                  
        Total:                12 Units                                             
        
        Course List
          Code                                                                    Title                                          Units  
          Compulsory courses at the 1000 level                                                                                 
          3 course units from:                                                    3 Units                                      
            MUS 1191                                                              Sight-Singing and Dictation I: General                
            MUS 1194                                                              Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Enriched               
          Compulsory courses at the 2000 level                                                                                 
          MUS 2306                                                                Theory and Analysis I 3                        3 Units
          MUS 2307                                                                Theory and Analysis II                         3 Units
          MUS 2365                                                                Music: The Big Questions I                     3 Units
          MUS 2366                                                                Music: The Big Questions II                    3 Units
          MUS 2367                                                                Indigenous Musics                              3 Units
          MUS 2368                                                                Music and Identity                             3 Units
          Compulsory course at the 4000 level                                                                                  
          MUS 4928                                                                Advanced Research in Music: Tools and Methods  3 Units
          Optional courses                                                                                                     
          3 course units from:                                                    3 Units                                      
            MUS 3110                                                              Music Education I                                     
            MUS 3111                                                              Music Education II                                    
          3 course units from:                                                    3 Units                                      
            MUS 4301                                                              Selected Topics in Musicology                         
            MUS 4310                                                              Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis          
          12 optional course units in music (MUS) at the 3000 or 4000 level 4, 5  12 Units                                     
          3 optional course units in music (MUS) at the 4000 level 4, 5           3 Units                                      
          15 optional course units in music (MUS) 3, 4, 5                         15 Units                                     
          Total:                                                                  60 Units                                     
          
          Course List
            Code                      Title     Units
            Elective Courses                  
            48 elective course units  48 Units
            Total:                    48 Units
            

            The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Microprogram(s), and/or elective units.

            Note(s)

            1

            This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.

            2

            A written test at the beginning of MUS 1191 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab.

            3

            A written test at the beginning of the course MUS 2306 will determine if the student must also enrol for MUS 1303.

            4

            The course AMT 3105 can count towards this requirement.

            5

            To enrol for an ensemble, students must pass an audition. (MUS 3901, MUS 3902, MUS 3903, MUS 3904, MUS 3907 and MUS 3916)

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