Bachelor of Music/Honours Bachelor of Science with Major

150 course units / 5 years

The course offering varies from year to year, and courses may not be offered at the suggested term. You may adjust your course sequence as needed while respecting the course prerequisite(s).

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 first 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.

Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2024-2025 calendars for the previous requirements.

Find your Program Requirements

Suggested Course Sequence

YearFall Winter 

1st year

Mandatory per term

  • 3 course units from: ENG1100, ENG1120
  • MUS103112 (3 units) |APPLIED MUSIC I (Part 1 of 2)
  • MUS23063, 6 (3 units) | THEORY AND ANALYSIS I
  • MUS23317 (3 units) | FORM/STYL I: MID AGE & RENAIS or MUS33337 (3 units) |FORM STYL III: LT CL & RLY ROM
  • 1.5 course units from: MUS119113, 6 (1.5 units), MUS11941 (1.5 units)
     
  • Continued - MUS103122 (3 units) | APPLIED MUSIC I (Part 2 of 2)
  • MUS2307 (3 units) |  THEORY AND ANALYSIS II
  • MUS23327 (3 units) | FORM/STYL II: BAROQ & RLY or MUS33347 (3 units) | FORM STYL IV: LT ROM & RLY MOD
  • Continued - 1.5 course units from: MUS119126 (1.5 units), MUS11942 (1.5 units)

1st year

Other requirements based on term availability.

3 course units in French as a second language (FLS)1
6 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

2nd year

Mandatory per term

  • MUS203112 (3 units) |APPLIED PERF II (Part 1 of 2)
  • MUS3306 (3 units) | THEORY AND ANALYSIS III
  • MUS23317 (3units) | FORM/STYL I: MID AGE & RENAIS or MUS33337 (3 units) |FORM STYL III: LT CL & RLY ROM
  • 1.5 course units from: MUS21911 (1.5 units), MUS21941 (1.5 units)
  • Continued - MUS203122 (3 units) |APPLIED PERF II (Part 2 of 2)
  • MUS3307 (3 units) | THEORY AND ANALYSIS IV
  • MUS23327 (3 units) | FORM/STYL II: BAROQ & RLY or MUS33347 (3 units) | FORM STYL IV: LT ROM & RLY MOD
  • Continued - 1.5 course units from: MUS21912 (1.5 units), MUS21942 (1.5 units)

2nd year

Other requirements based on term availability.

12 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

3rd year

Mandatory per term

  • MUS303112 (3 units) | APPLIED PER.III (Part 1 of 2)
  • MUS33358 (3 units) | TWENTIETH-CENTURY MUSIC
    Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39011 (1.5 units), MUS39021 (1.5 units), MUS39031 (1.5 units), MUS39041 (1.5 units), MUS39071 (1.5 units), MUS39161 (1.5 units)

     
  • Continued - MUS303122 (3 units) | APPLIED PER.III (Part 2 of 2)
  • Continued - Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39012 (1.5 units), MUS39022 (1.5 units), MUS39032 (1.5 units), MUS39042 (1.5 units), MUS39072 (1.5 units), MUS39162 (1.5 units)


     

3rd year

Other requirements based on term availability.

6 optional course units in music (MUS) with the possibility of taking 9 course units of ensemble courses from the list of optional ensemble courses4
12 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

4th year

Mandatory per term

  • 6 course units from : MUS43014, MUS43104
  • Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39011 (1.5 units), MUS39021 (1.5 units), MUS39031 (1.5 units), MUS39041 (1.5 units), MUS39071 (1.5 units), MUS39161 (1.5 units)

     
  • Continued - Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39012 (1.5 units), MUS39022 (1.5 units), MUS39032 (1.5 units), MUS39042 (1.5 units), MUS39072 (1.5 units), MUS39162 (1.5 units)

4th year

Other requirements based on term availability.

6 optional course units in music (MUS) with the possibility of taking 9 course units of ensemble courses from the list of optional ensemble courses4
12 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

5th year

Mandatory per term

  • Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39011 (1.5 units), MUS39021 (1.5 units), MUS39031 (1.5 units), MUS39041 (1.5 units), MUS39071 (1.5 units), MUS39161 (1.5 units)
     
  • Continued - Ensemble courses4 (1.5 course units of ensembles according to chosen instrument): MUS39012 (1.5 units), MUS39022 (1.5 units), MUS39032 (1.5 units), MUS39042 (1.5 units), MUS39072 (1.5 units), MUS39162 (1.5 units)

5th year

Other requirements based on term availability.

6 optional course units in music (MUS) with the possibility of taking 9 course units of ensemble courses from the list of optional ensemble courses4
18 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

Notes

  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, MUS 4031, MUS 4033) will be asked by the department to withdraw from BMus/BSc.
  3. 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.
  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. MUS11911/MUS11912 and MUS2306 are corequisite courses.
  7. MUS2331, MUS2332, MUS3333, and MUS3334 are all mandatory courses, but they are offered in alternating years.
  8. MUS3335 may need to be taken in the fourth year, as it is offered only offered in alternating years.

Archives

Suggested Course Sequence 2024

YearFallWinter
1st year (30 course units)
  • 3 course units in French as a second language (FLS)1
  • MUS103112
  • 3 course units in Sight-Singing and Dictation I from : MUS11911, MUS11921, MUS11931, MUS11941
  • MUS23063
  • 3 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • 3 course units from: ENG1100 or ENG1120
  • MUS103122
  • Sight-Singing and Dictation I course continued from: MUS11912, MUS11922, MUS11932, MUS11942
  • 9 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
2nd year (30 course units)
  • MUS203112
  • MUS2331
  • 3 course units in Sight-Singing and Dictation II from: MUS21911, MUS21921, MUS21931, MUS21941
  • 6 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • MUS203122
  • MUS2307
  • MUS2332
  • Sight-Singing and Dictation II course continued from: MUS21912, MUS21922, MUS21932, MUS21942
  • 6 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
3rd year (30 course units)
  • MUS303112
  • MUS3306
  • MUS3333
  • 3 course units from the list of ensembles4: MUS39011, MUS39021, MUS39031, MUS39041, MUS39051, MUS39071, MUS39081, MUS39091, MUS39101, MUS39111, MUS391211, MUS39131, MUS39141, MUS39151, MUS39161, MUS39171, MUS39181
  • 3 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • MUS303122
  • MUS3307
  • MUS3334
  • 3 course units according to the chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology
  • 3 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • Ensembles continued from4: MUS39012, MUS39022, MUS39032, MUS39042, MUS39052, MUS39072, MUS39082, MUS39092, MUS39102, MUS39112, MUS391212, MUS39132, MUS39142, MUS39152, MUS39162, MUS39172, MUS39182
4th year (30 course units)
  • MUS3335
  • 3 course units from the list of ensembles4: MUS39011, MUS39021, MUS39031, MUS39041, MUS39051, MUS39071, MUS39081, MUS39091, MUS39101, MUS39111, MUS391211, MUS39131, MUS39141, MUS39151, MUS39161, MUS39171, MUS39181
  • 3 course units according to the chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology
  • 6 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • Ensembles continued from4: MUS39012, MUS39022, MUS39032, MUS39042, MUS39052, MUS39072, MUS39082, MUS39092, MUS39102, MUS39112, MUS391212, MUS39132, MUS39142, MUS39152, MUS39162, MUS39172, MUS39182
  • 6 course units according to the chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology
  • 9 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
5th year (30 course units)
  • 3 course units from the list of ensembles4: MUS39011, MUS39021, MUS39031, MUS39041, MUS39051, MUS39071, MUS39081, MUS39091, MUS39101, MUS39111, MUS391211, MUS39131, MUS39141, MUS39151, MUS39161, MUS39171, MUS39181
  • 6 course units according to the chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology
  • 6 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5
  • Ensembles continued from4: MUS39012, MUS39022, MUS39032, MUS39042, MUS39052, MUS39072, MUS39082, MUS39092, MUS39102, MUS39112, MUS391212, MUS39132, MUS39142, MUS39152, MUS39162, MUS39172, MUS39182
  • 6 course units according to the chosen profile requirements: General, Composition, Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/Musicology
  • 9 course units from any already existing science major leading to the Bachelor of Science5

Notes

  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, MUS 4031, MUS 4033) will be asked by the department to withdraw from BMus/BSc.
  3. 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.
  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.