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Music
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, theory and musicology.
Although any of our programs can pave the way for a career in education, musicology, music journalism or arts administration, the Bachelor of Music (BMus) is designed specifically for students wishing to become career musicians. Admission to the BMus therefore requires that you audition on your main instrument and demonstrate an intermediate or advanced level. In addition, the University of Ottawa is one of the only institutions in the country to offer the possibility of combining the BMus program in performance with a major in science.
Science
This program lets you explore different scientific disciplines and thus acquire a broad background in all the sciences. If along the way you develop an interest in a particular field, you can transfer to the program in question.
This program is offered in English and in French.
To be admitted to the program, students must be accepted into the Bachelor of Music, successfully complete an instrument or voice audition, demonstrating outstanding abilities, and meet the Bachelor of Science admission criteria.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.
Course List
Code Title Units
Bachelor of Music (BMus) (90 units)
Basic Skills
3 course units from: 3 Units
ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing
ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition
Compulsory courses at the 1000 level
MUS 1031 Applied Music I: Performance BMUS/BSC 2 6 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
MUS 1191 Sight-Singing and Dictation I: General 3
MUS 1194 Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Enriched
Compulsory courses at the 2000 level
MUS 2031 BSC/Applied Music II: Performance BMUS/BSC 2 6 Units
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
3 course units from: 3 Units
MUS 2191 Sight-Singing and Dictation II: General
MUS 2194 Sight-Singing and Dictation II: Enriched
Compulsory courses at the 3000 level
MUS 3031 Applied Music III: Performance BMUS/BSC 2 6 Units
MUS 3306 Theory and Analysis III 3 Units
MUS 3307 Theory and Analysis IV 3 Units
MUS 3365 Music and Genre 3 Units
MUS 3366 Music and Text 3 Units
Optional courses
9 course units of ensembles from: 4 9 Units
MUS 3901 Orchestra 6
MUS 3902 Wind Ensemble 7
MUS 3903 Opera Production 8
MUS 3904 Choral Ensemble 9
MUS 3907 Guitar Ensemble 10
MUS 3916 Piano Ensemble 11
MUS 3917 Accompaniment 11
6 course units from: 6 Units
MUS 4301 Selected Topics in Musicology 4
MUS 4310 Selected Topics in Music Theory and Analysis 4
21 optional course units in music (MUS) with the possibility of taking 9 course units of ensemble courses from the list of optional ensemble courses 4 21 Units
3 course units in French as a second language (FLS) 1 3 Units
Honours Bachelor of Science with Major (BSc) (60 units)
60 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science 5 60 Units
Total: 150 Units
All non-keyboard majors must submit to a proficiency exam at a Grade VI RCMT set by the School of Music at the end of the second year. This exam must be completed successfully by the end of the fifth year to obtain the BMus/BSc degree.
Courses are selected through tutorial consultation. The Department determines the order in which some courses must be taken and can impose any courses deemed necessary for the musical development of the student: these courses may be chosen in departments other than music.
Note(s)
1
An exemption for this requirement is given to students who obtain an equivalency for the language-proficiency test (FLS 3500) or who take a MUS course offered in French.
2
Student failing an applied music course (MUS 1031 , MUS 2031 , MUS 3031 ) will be asked by the department to withdraw from BMus/BSc.
3
A written test at the beginning of MUS 1191 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab. For MUS 2306, a written test at the beginning of the course will determine if the student must also enrol for MUS 1303.
4
Students may repeat the same course code more than once.
5
For more details, check the calendars of the Faculty of Science or Engineering.
6
Compulsory for string students.
7
Compulsory for winds, brass, and percussion students.
8
Compulsory for voice students.
9
Compulsory for voice, guitar, harp, percussion, piano, winds, and brass students.
10
Compulsory for guitar students.
11
Compulsory for piano students.
List of optional ensemble courses
Course List
Code Title Units
MUS 3901 Orchestra 3 Units
MUS 3902 Wind Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3903 Opera Production 3 Units
MUS 3904 Choral Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3905 Calixa-Lavallée Choir 3 Units
MUS 3907 Guitar Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3908 Jazz Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3909 Brass Choir 3 Units
MUS 3910 Brass Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3911 Woodwind Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3913 Percussion Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3914 Contemporary Music Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3915 Mixed Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3916 Piano Ensemble 3 Units
MUS 3917 Accompaniment 3 Units
MUS 3930 Improvisation 3 Units
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