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.
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.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2021-2022 calendars for the previous requirements.
Code | Title | Units |
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Basic Skills | ||
ENG 1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 Units |
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Reasoning and Critical Thinking | ||
Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments | ||
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
Selected Topics in Literature and Composition | ||
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1 | ||
Moral Reasoning | ||
Fundamental Philosophical Questions | ||
Great Philosophers | ||
Philosophy: Themes and Texts | ||
Total: | 12 Units |
Code | Title | Units |
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Compulsory Courses | ||
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Sight-Singing and Dictation I: General | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Intermediate | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Advanced | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Enriched | ||
MUS 2306 | Theory and Analysis I 2 | 3 Units |
MUS 2307 | Theory and Analysis II | 3 Units |
MUS 2331 | Forms and Styles I: Middle Ages and Renaissance | 3 Units |
MUS 2332 | Forms and Styles II: Baroque and Early Classical | 3 Units |
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Sight-Singing and Dictation II: General | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation II: Intermediate | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation II: Advanced | ||
Sight-Singing and Dictation II: Enriched | ||
MUS 3306 | Theory and Analysis III | 3 Units |
MUS 3307 | Theory and Analysis IV | 3 Units |
MUS 3333 | Forms and Styles III: Late Classical and Early Romantic | 3 Units |
MUS 3334 | Forms and Styles IV: Late Romantic and Early Modern | 3 Units |
MUS 3335 | Twentieth-Century Music | 3 Units |
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Research in Music: Tools and Methods | ||
Advanced Research in Music: Tools and Methods | ||
3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
Seminar I | ||
Topics in Counterpoint | ||
Selected Topics in Score Analysis | ||
Introduction to Schenkerian Analysis | ||
Survey of Music in Canada | ||
Post-Tonal Music | ||
Optional Courses | ||
12 optional course units in music (MUS) at the 3000 or 4000 level 3, 4 | 12 Units | |
3 optional course units in music (MUS) at the 4000 level 4 | 3 Units | |
6 optional course units in music (MUS) 3, 4 | 6 Units | |
Total: | 60 Units |
Code | Title | 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, Option(s), and/or elective units.
Note(s)
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- This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.
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A written test at the beginning of courses MUS 1191, MUS 1192, MUS 1193, MUS 1194 and MUS 2306 will determine placement in an additional weekly lab.
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The course AMT 3105 can count towards this requirement.
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A maximum of 3 course units from MUS 4371, MUS 4372, MUS 4391 and MUS 4392 can count towards this requirement.