120 Units
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.
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.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory courses at the 1000 level | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Sight-Singing and Dictation I: General | ||
| Sight-Singing and Dictation I: Enriched | ||
| Compulsory course at the 4000 level | ||
| MUS 4928 | Advanced Research in Music: Tools and Methods | 3 Units |
| Optional courses | ||
| 18 course units from: | 18 Units | |
| Theory and Analysis I 3 | ||
| Theory and Analysis II | ||
| Music: The Big Questions I | ||
| Music: The Big Questions II | ||
| Indigenous Musics | ||
| Music and Identity | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Music Education I | ||
| Music Education II | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Selected Topics in Musicology | ||
| 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 | |
| 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, Option(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)