The Bachelor of Music degree (B.Mus.) may be obtained in any one of the following fields:

• Faculty Program Music
• Faculty Program Music – Jazz
• Music Composition
• Music Education – available only as a component of the Concurrent B.Mus./B.Ed. program
• Music History
• Music Theory
• Performance
• Early Music Performance
• Jazz Performance

• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Faculty Program Music (123 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Faculty Program Music - Jazz (123 credits)

These programs are designed to accommodate students who are interested in combining studies in music with studies in other disciplines; who are interested in a pattern of specialization not provided in the established major programs; or who are undecided about the area of music in which they wish to specialize.

All of the above B.Mus. programs normally require at least three years of study following completion of the Quebec Diploma of Collegial Studies or four years of study following completion of secondary school elsewhere.

The Schulich School of Music offers various music minor programs. Courses in these minors may be applied as music/free electives in a Bachelor of Music program. Please refer to each program's description for admission requirements and further details.

• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Applied Performance Sciences (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Composition (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Conducting (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Early Music Performance (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Jazz Arranging and Composition (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Jazz Performance (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Music Education (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Music Entrepreneurship (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Music History (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Music Theory (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Musical Applications of Technology (18 credits)
• Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Minor Musical Science and Technology (18 credits)

Minor offered through the Desautels Faculty of Management for non-Management students are available to B.Mus. students that have completed the necessary prerequisites. Further information on the minor listed below can be found at Desautels Faculty of Management > Undergraduate > Overview of Programs Offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management > Minor for Non-Management Students.

• Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) - Minor Management (For Non-Management Students) (18 credits)

Minor programs in Music are also available to undergraduate students in other faculties subject to the home faculty's approval.

The Master of Music degree (M.Mus.) is available in Composition, Performance, and Sound Recording. Specializations offered within the Performance option are:

• piano
• guitar
• orchestral instruments (including orchestral training)
• organ
• conducting
• collaborative piano
• opera and voice
• early music
• jazz

Students wishing to prepare for the Master of Music in Performance should include, in their Bachelor of Music program, the courses listed under Special Prerequisite Courses for M.Mus. in Performance.

Students wishing to prepare for the Master of Music in Sound Recording should include, in their Bachelor of Music program, the courses listed under Special Prerequisite Courses for M.Mus. in Sound Recording.

The Master of Arts degree is available as a thesis option in Music Education, Music Technology, Musicology (with an option in Gender and Women's Studies), and Theory (with an option in Gender and Women's Studies). The thesis option may take one of two forms in Music Education and Theory: the standard thesis and the research paper-based thesis that includes a more substantial course load. Students in Music Technology and Musicology only have a standard thesis available as an option.

The Licentiate in Music is offered in Performance and is designed for advanced instrumentalists and singers who wish to concentrate on their practical subject while limiting their theoretical studies to basic areas in Music History, Music Theory, and Musicianship. This program normally requires three years of study. For more information, please see:

• Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) - Major Performance Piano (93 credits)
• Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) - Major Performance (All Instruments except Piano, Voice and Jazz) (93 credits)
• Licentiate in Music (L.Mus.) - Major Performance Voice (105 credits)

The Graduate Certificate in Performance - Choral Conducting is designed for choral conductors wishing to perfect their technical, pedagogical, and musical skills. This flexible program allows conductors to develop their craft while maintaining their professional activities. The program includes group tutorial instruction in conducting, ensemble participation, and complementary courses offering the opportunity to focus on conducting technique, rehearsal pedagogy, or performance practice. Enrolment is limited.

The Post-Graduate Artist Diploma is the uppermost diploma offered at the Schulich School of Music.

This program is tailored for artist performers wishing to achieve the highest level of artistry in their craft through intensive coaching, practicing, and performance projects. Candidates are preparing for stage careers as soloists and orchestral musicians, opera singers, collaborative pianists, and chamber ensembles.

The Doctor of Music degree is offered in Composition and Performance Studies.

The Doctor of Philosophy degree is available in Applied Performance Science, Composition, Interdisciplinary Studies, Music - Gender and Women Studies , Music Education, Musicology, Music Technology, Performance Science, Sound Recording, and Music Theory.

For details regarding master’s and doctoral programs, please consult the Schulich School of Music at Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.