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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
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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
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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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