麦吉尔大学

Renowned for its orchestral, wind, percussion, contemporary music, choral, opera, jazz, chamber and early music ensembles, the Schulich School of Music presents more than 750 concerts and events each year. Those are just some of the unique performance opportunities you'll have at Canada's largest music school. You’ll also benefit from five recording studios, two concert halls, recital halls, computer and digital composition labs, and a state-of-the-art music library, not to mention world-class research and production facilities. Your contact with leading professional musicians, arts organizations, research societies and music industry experts will provide extensive practical experience and prepare you for the demands of professional life.

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) - Major Music History program requires 91 credits (plus 33 credits for the Freshman requirement for out-of-province students).

Required History (3 credits)

MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits)

Complementary History (27 credits)

27 credits selected from Group I, II, and III, with a minimum of 6 credits from each group.

Group I

MUHL 377 Baroque Opera (3 credits)
MUHL 380 Medieval Music (3 credits)
MUHL 381 Renaissance Music (3 credits)
MUHL 382 Baroque Music (3 credits)
MUHL 383 Classical Music (3 credits)
MUHL 395 Keyboard Literature before 1750 (3 credits)
MUHL 591D1 Paleography (1.5 credits)
MUHL 591D2 Paleography (1.5 credits)
MUPP 381 Topics in Performance Practice (3 credits)
MUTH 426 Topics in Early Music Analysis (3 credits)

Group II

MUHL 366 The Era of the Fortepiano (3 credits)
MUHL 372 Solo Song Outside Germany and Austria (3 credits)
MUHL 384 Romantic Music (3 credits)
MUHL 385 Early Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits)
MUHL 386 Chamber Music Literature (3 credits)
MUHL 387 Opera from Mozart to Puccini (3 credits)
MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits)
MUHL 389 Orchestral Literature (3 credits)
MUHL 390 The German Lied (3 credits)
MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits)
MUHL 392 Music since 1945 (3 credits)
MUHL 396 Era of the Modern Piano (3 credits)
MUHL 397 Choral Literature after 1750 (3 credits)
MUHL 398 Wind Ensemble Literature after 1750 (3 credits)

Group III

MUHL 314 Women in Music: A Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 credits)
MUHL 330 Music and Film (3 credits)
MUHL 342 History of Electroacoustic Music (3 credits)
MUHL 362 Popular Music (3 credits)
MUHL 375 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3 credits)
MUHL 393 History of Jazz (3 credits)
MUHL 529 Proseminar in Musicology (3 credits)
MUTH 541 Topics in Popular Music Analysis (3 credits)