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This program will allow you to study a wide range of topics from the history of Western art music (Medieval, Renaissance, Classical, Romantic, etc.) to Canadian and Indigenous Music and Culture, to Jazz, Pop and Rock, to Music of the World’s Peoples.

The degree consists of an intensive study of non-performance based courses in music and culture: from the historical past to the present-day music industry, from musicology to ethnomusicology. It allows a wide choice of options in subjects and will leave you with a solid understanding of Music and how it has impacted our everyday lives. In the Bachelor of Arts in Music, you may take an Honours, Combined Honours or General program. A Bachelor of Music and a minor in Music are also available. Only the Bachelor of Music (Honours) is performance based and requires an audition.

The Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Music program requires 20.0 credits and allows you to pursue studies in music history, theory and composition. In addition to the first-year survey courses in music history and issues in popular music, other required courses focus on various aspects of music history and music and culture.

Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours) students can combine studies in Music with a major or a minor in another discipline. While students in the Honours program require 10.0 of their credits to be in Music, Combined Honours students require 7.0 of their 20.0 credits to be in Music. They also must satisfy the requirements from the other discipline.

A BA in Music provides valuable preparation for advanced studies in communications and culture. It can serve as a foundation for a career in fields such as communications or cultural policy, especially if you take advantage of Carleton’s excellent offerings in Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Film Studies and Art History when choosing your other courses.

The Bachelor of Arts (General) in Music program requires a total of 15.0 credits; 7.0 credits are in Music. Bachelor of Arts students can combine studies in Music with a minor in another discipline. Performance courses are not available to students in any of the BA in Music programs.

Future opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Arts Music program enjoy careers in a wide range of areas including arts management, teaching, cultural policy and arts journalism.