Our music degree plans provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for students who wish to explore music as a medium for intellectual and personal growth and expression. We encourage our students to develop high-level performance skills while at the same time building crucial music and academic literacy. The new Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts with its world-renowned performance hall and waterfront rehearsal room is an inspiring place to learn.
Specialization in Computing and the Creative Arts (COCA)
This specialization consists of the majority of the courses in Computing and a Sub Plan such as Art, Drama, Music or Film and Media with room for elective courses.
Major in Music
A major is an intensive course of study in one discipline, with approximately half of your courses within the discipline with room for an optional minor in any other Arts and Science discipline.
Medial in Music
A dual course of study in Music and any other Arts discipline.
Job and Career Opportunities for Music Grads
The comprehensive music program combines a balance of theoretical, historical, cultural and technological music studies with practical applications, creative and performing opportunities. In this flexible program students are not compelled to declare a "major," and all courses are open to all B.Mus. students provided they have the prerequisites. The B.Mus. program prepares students for a wide variety of professional careers in music, other fields and for post-graduate study in a chosen area of specialization.
Some of our Music alumni work in the following industries:
- Arts administration
- Audio consulting
- Composing
- Concert production
- Conducting
- Conservatory/music school administration
- Digital archivist
- Ensemble manager
- Event coordinator
- Film scoring
- Law, including copyright and trademark law
- Instrument repair
- Lyricist
- Music arranger
- Music editor
- Music journalism
- Music publishing
- Music retail
- Music software design
- Music theatre/opera production
- Music therapy
- Performance
- Piano accompanist
- Piano technician
- Radio programming
- Songwriting
- Sound engineering
- Talent scouting
- Teaching
- TV and film production
- Voice coaching