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Deadlines

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Requirements

Admission requirements

High-school prerequisites
  • English Language Arts 30-1 or English Language Arts 30-2 with at least 75%
  • Four approved subjects from Group A, B, C or D50% min.
  • Present at least a 65% overall average, with no course below 50%. English Language Arts 30-2 has a separate 75% minimum.
  • Meet MacEwan’s English-language proficiency requirement.
  • Complete an audition. The current guide no longer requires the aural-skills or music-theory tests.
MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
Application steps

Entry terms · Fall

Fall 2027 only. Winter and spring/summer are not open in the standing degree table.

MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
  1. Step 1Check the admission requirements
    • Check the published entry route for your applicant category.
    MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
  2. Step 2Apply through ApplyAlberta
    • Create your application and select this program.
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  3. Step 3$110 application fee
    • MacEwan publishes a $110 non-refundable application fee for 2026/27.
    MacEwan 2026/27 tuition and fee estimatesMacEwan 2026/27 tuition and fee estimates
  4. Step 4Academic transcripts and requested documents
    • Applicants monitor myStudentSystem for transcript and document requests. Interim documents are generally due two weeks after the program application closes.
    MacEwan admission document deadlinesMacEwan admission document deadlines
  5. Step 5Apply to Bachelor of Music. After you receive a MacEwan student ID, book or submit your audition.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
    MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
  6. Step 6Admission depends on audition performance and spaces for your principal instrument.
    • Complete this item using the university’s applicant instructions.
    MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027

All first-entry BMus applicants audition. The programme does not require aural-skills or theory tests. Competitive later major declarations are separate.

MacEwan Music audition guidelines · Fall 2027
Applicant pathways
Mature admission

Applicants aged at least 20 who have been out of full-time high school for at least one year

  • Present English Language Arts 30-1 at 65% or equivalent, or six university-level English credits with at least C-.
  • Applicants with nine or more postsecondary credits also need a 2.0 admission GPA.
MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
Previous postsecondary admission

Applicants assessed with previous postsecondary study

  • Present at least 24 university-level credits, a 2.0 admission GPA and the applicable regular admission core courses, or a university music diploma or equivalent.
MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027
Audition

All BMus applicants

  • After applying, audition in person or online. Prepare repertoire and technical skills for your instrument. No aural-skills or music-theory tests are required.
MacEwan Music audition guidelines · Fall 2027

Degree requirements

Credits and degree requirements
  • Complete 120 credits. The common first-year Music and English core is 36 credits. Declare a major and any applicable minor within first year.
ReferencesMacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · GeneralMacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · CompositionMacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · PerformanceMacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · Recording and ProductionMacEwan Music major declaration and selection

Program facts

Academic minimum65% minimum
MacEwan Music admission requirements · Fall 2027

Majors & specializations

Apply to one Bachelor of Music and complete an audition. Students take the common first-year core and declare a major during first year. Composition, Performance, and Recording and Production are competitive declarations.

Composition

BMus

Study contemporary composition, scoring, orchestration and arranging.

Published requirements

Courses

Separate study choices within this entry program. Each course block belongs to its named choice; it is not required of every student in the degree. The shared first-year course list includes alternatives. Later blocks contain selected examples for each major.

Music: Composition78 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes. Core Year Requirements: 36 credits. Major Requirements: 38-74 credits. Minor Requirements: 15-18 credits. Program Options: 6-36 credits. Electives: 12-18 credits. Total: 128 credits. Choose an ENGL course from the following: 3 Total Credits 36 Students choose 12 credits of options with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options and 3 credits from Music Technology and Production options. 12 Choose 12 credits of electives, with at least 9 credits at the senior level and 3 credits from an approved Indigenous Content course. INTA courses may be used as electives, except INTA 360 , which is a program option. 2 12 Total Credits 92 Choose 3 credits of ENGL from the following: 3 Choose 3 credits from junior- or senior-level electives 3 Total Credits 33

Published university program calendar
Music: General80 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes. Core Year Requirements: 36 credits. Major Requirements: 38-74 credits. Minor Requirements: 15-18 credits. Program Options: 6-36 credits. Electives: 12-18 credits. Total: 128 credits. Choose an ENGL course from the following: 3 Total Credits 36 Music Education Minor: Choose 12 credits of electives, with at least 6 credits at the senior level 3 All Other Minors: Choose 18 credits of electives, with at least 9 credits at the senior level Students choose 18 to 36 credits of options, depending on their minor. The specific option requirements by minor are listed below. 18-36 Music Career Management Minor: Choose 21 credits of options, with at least 3 credits from Music Technology and Production options Music Education Minor: Choose 24 credits with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options and 3 credits from Music Technology Production options Music Technology and Production Minor: Choose 21 credits of options with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options 5 Songwriting Minor: Choose 18 credits of options, with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options and 3 credits from Music Technology and Production options 5 No Minor: Choose 36 credits of options, with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options and 3 credits from Music Technology and Production options Total 128 Choose 9 credits from Music Career Management options 9 Total Credits 18 Choose 3 credits of ENGL from the following: 3 Choose 9 credits of program options from the list of available options under Major Requirements 9 Choose 3 credits from junior- or senior-level electives 3 Total Credits 30

Published university program calendar
Music: Performance92 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes. Core Year Requirements: 36 credits. Major Requirements: 38-74 credits. Minor Requirements: 15-18 credits. Program Options: 6-36 credits. Electives: 12-18 credits. Total: 128 credits. Choose an ENGL course from the following: 3 Total Credits 36 Students choose 1.5 to 19.5 credits of options, and may choose to take a minor. The specific option requirements by minor are listed below. Students are not required to take a minor. 1.5 - 19.5 Minor: complete 18 credits of minor requirements and 1.5 credits of program options. No minor: complete 19.5 credits of program options. Students can choose to complete one of the following minors: Music Career Management, Music Education, Songwriting 5 0 - 18 Choose 12 credits of electives, with at least 9 credits at the senior level and 3 credits from an approved Indigenous Content course. INTA courses may be used as electives, except INTA 360 , which is a program option. 3 12 Total 128 Choose 3 credits of ENGL from the following: 3 Choose 3 credits from junior- or senior-level electives 3 Total Credits 33

Published university program calendar
Music: Recording and Production75 listed

Named courses across the linked calendar section's requirements and options. Major, minor and route lists can overlap; this is not a timetable. Discontinued courses and course-recognition categories are excluded. Named courses across the published program requirements, including alternatives and elective banks. This is not a timetable or a list every student takes. Core Year Requirements: 36 credits. Major Requirements: 38-74 credits. Minor Requirements: 15-18 credits. Program Options: 6-36 credits. Electives: 12-18 credits. Total: 128 credits. Choose an ENGL course from the following: 3 Total Credits 36 Choose 6 credits of options, with at least 3 credits from Music Career Management options. 6 Choose 12 credits of electives, with at least 9 credits at the senior level and 3 credits from an approved Indigenous Content course. INTA courses may be used as electives, except INTA 360 , which is a program option. 2 12 Total Credits 128 Choose 3 credits of ENGL from the following: 3 Choose 3 credits of program options from the list of available options under Major Requirements 3 Choose 3 credits from junior- or senior-level electives 3 Total Credits 30

Published university program calendar
Common BMus first-year core16 listed
  • ENGL 102Analysis and Argument3 credits

    This course introduces students to the academic writing and scholarly sources that are the foundation of university education.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 103Approaches to Literature: Trends and Traditions3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 103 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 104Approaches to Literature: Narrative Across Media3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 104 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 105Approaches to Literature: Contemporary Literature and Culture3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 105 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • MUSC 103Theory I: Introduction to Music Theory3 credits

    Students are introduced to the rudiments of music and music theory, the fundamentals of functional harmony, and the foundations of common practice and jazz/contemporary harmonic theory.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 104Theory II: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Function3 credits

    Students expand their understanding of the vertical and linear aspects of harmony including chord structure and voicing, voice leading, chord progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic function, and the phrase model.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 111Ear Training I3 credits

    Students develop essential musical skills including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, as well as sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 112Ear Training II3 credits

    Students continue to develop the essential musical skills introduced in Ear Training I including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 123Introduction to Music Studies3 credits

    Music Studies is a post-disciplinary inquiry into music informed by a number of disciplines and approaches.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 131Principal Instrument I3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 132Principal Instrument II3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 141Master Class I3 credits

    Master Class I is the first in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 142Master Class II3 credits

    Master Class II is the second in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 188Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 188 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term I of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 189Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 189 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term II of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 263Introduction to Music Technology and Production3 credits

    This course provides students with the technological foundations commonly used in the music profession.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 794
MacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · Bachelor of Music common core and major declaration
Music: Composition

Music: Composition

2027–2028: Core Year Requirements16 listed

Published requirement group, not an academic term. Course alternatives remain alternatives; complete source footnotes, prerequisites and entry-year rules apply. Choose an ENGL course from the following: | 3.

  • ENGL 102Analysis and Argument3 credits

    This course introduces students to the academic writing and scholarly sources that are the foundation of university education.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 103Approaches to Literature: Trends and Traditions3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 103 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 104Approaches to Literature: Narrative Across Media3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 104 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 105Approaches to Literature: Contemporary Literature and Culture3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 105 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • MUSC 103Theory I: Introduction to Music Theory3 credits

    Students are introduced to the rudiments of music and music theory, the fundamentals of functional harmony, and the foundations of common practice and jazz/contemporary harmonic theory.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 104Theory II: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Function3 credits

    Students expand their understanding of the vertical and linear aspects of harmony including chord structure and voicing, voice leading, chord progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic function, and the phrase model.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 111Ear Training I3 credits

    Students develop essential musical skills including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, as well as sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 112Ear Training II3 credits

    Students continue to develop the essential musical skills introduced in Ear Training I including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 123Introduction to Music Studies3 credits

    Music Studies is a post-disciplinary inquiry into music informed by a number of disciplines and approaches.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 131Principal Instrument I3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 132Principal Instrument II3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 141Master Class I3 credits

    Master Class I is the first in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 142Master Class II3 credits

    Master Class II is the second in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 188Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 188 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term I of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 189Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 189 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term II of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 263Introduction to Music Technology and Production3 credits

    This course provides students with the technological foundations commonly used in the music profession.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 794
MacEwan 2027–2028 Music: Composition requirement groups
Music: General

Music: General

2027–2028: Core Year Requirements16 listed

Published requirement group, not an academic term. Course alternatives remain alternatives; complete source footnotes, prerequisites and entry-year rules apply. Choose an ENGL course from the following: | 3.

  • ENGL 102Analysis and Argument3 credits

    This course introduces students to the academic writing and scholarly sources that are the foundation of university education.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 103Approaches to Literature: Trends and Traditions3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 103 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 104Approaches to Literature: Narrative Across Media3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 104 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 105Approaches to Literature: Contemporary Literature and Culture3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 105 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • MUSC 103Theory I: Introduction to Music Theory3 credits

    Students are introduced to the rudiments of music and music theory, the fundamentals of functional harmony, and the foundations of common practice and jazz/contemporary harmonic theory.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 104Theory II: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Function3 credits

    Students expand their understanding of the vertical and linear aspects of harmony including chord structure and voicing, voice leading, chord progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic function, and the phrase model.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 111Ear Training I3 credits

    Students develop essential musical skills including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, as well as sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 112Ear Training II3 credits

    Students continue to develop the essential musical skills introduced in Ear Training I including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 123Introduction to Music Studies3 credits

    Music Studies is a post-disciplinary inquiry into music informed by a number of disciplines and approaches.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 131Principal Instrument I3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 132Principal Instrument II3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 141Master Class I3 credits

    Master Class I is the first in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 142Master Class II3 credits

    Master Class II is the second in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 188Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 188 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term I of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 189Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 189 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term II of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 263Introduction to Music Technology and Production3 credits

    This course provides students with the technological foundations commonly used in the music profession.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 794
MacEwan 2027–2028 Music: General requirement groups
Music: Performance

Music: Performance

2027–2028: Core Year Requirements16 listed

Published requirement group, not an academic term. Course alternatives remain alternatives; complete source footnotes, prerequisites and entry-year rules apply. Choose an ENGL course from the following: | 3.

  • ENGL 102Analysis and Argument3 credits

    This course introduces students to the academic writing and scholarly sources that are the foundation of university education.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 103Approaches to Literature: Trends and Traditions3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 103 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 104Approaches to Literature: Narrative Across Media3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 104 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 105Approaches to Literature: Contemporary Literature and Culture3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 105 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • MUSC 103Theory I: Introduction to Music Theory3 credits

    Students are introduced to the rudiments of music and music theory, the fundamentals of functional harmony, and the foundations of common practice and jazz/contemporary harmonic theory.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 104Theory II: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Function3 credits

    Students expand their understanding of the vertical and linear aspects of harmony including chord structure and voicing, voice leading, chord progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic function, and the phrase model.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 111Ear Training I3 credits

    Students develop essential musical skills including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, as well as sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 112Ear Training II3 credits

    Students continue to develop the essential musical skills introduced in Ear Training I including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 123Introduction to Music Studies3 credits

    Music Studies is a post-disciplinary inquiry into music informed by a number of disciplines and approaches.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 131Principal Instrument I3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 132Principal Instrument II3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 141Master Class I3 credits

    Master Class I is the first in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 142Master Class II3 credits

    Master Class II is the second in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 188Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 188 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term I of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 189Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 189 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term II of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 263Introduction to Music Technology and Production3 credits

    This course provides students with the technological foundations commonly used in the music profession.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 794
MacEwan 2027–2028 Music: Performance requirement groups
Music: Recording and Production

Music: Recording and Production

2027–2028: Core Year Requirements16 listed

Published requirement group, not an academic term. Course alternatives remain alternatives; complete source footnotes, prerequisites and entry-year rules apply. Choose an ENGL course from the following: | 3.

  • ENGL 102Analysis and Argument3 credits

    This course introduces students to the academic writing and scholarly sources that are the foundation of university education.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 103Approaches to Literature: Trends and Traditions3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 103 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 104Approaches to Literature: Narrative Across Media3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 104 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • ENGL 105Approaches to Literature: Contemporary Literature and Culture3 credits

    Building on the foundation established by ENGL 102, ENGL 105 develops and deepens, through the reading and analysis of literary texts, the critical thinking, research, and writing skills that are applicable across the university curriculum.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 736
  • MUSC 103Theory I: Introduction to Music Theory3 credits

    Students are introduced to the rudiments of music and music theory, the fundamentals of functional harmony, and the foundations of common practice and jazz/contemporary harmonic theory.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 104Theory II: Harmony, Voice Leading, and Function3 credits

    Students expand their understanding of the vertical and linear aspects of harmony including chord structure and voicing, voice leading, chord progressions, chord substitutions, harmonic function, and the phrase model.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 111Ear Training I3 credits

    Students develop essential musical skills including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, as well as sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 112Ear Training II3 credits

    Students continue to develop the essential musical skills introduced in Ear Training I including aural identification and vocalization of intervals, chords, rhythms and melodies, melodic and rhythmic dictation, and sight singing melodies and rhythms.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 123Introduction to Music Studies3 credits

    Music Studies is a post-disciplinary inquiry into music informed by a number of disciplines and approaches.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 131Principal Instrument I3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 132Principal Instrument II3 credits

    Students receive individual instruction in technique and its application to repertoire.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 141Master Class I3 credits

    Master Class I is the first in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 142Master Class II3 credits

    Master Class II is the second in a series of courses that develop a wide variety of essential performance skills and abilities within an ensemble environment.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 791
  • MUSC 188Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 188 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term I of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 189Performance Ensemble0 credits

    MUSC 189 fulfills the performance ensemble requirement in Term II of the Bachelor of Music.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 792
  • MUSC 263Introduction to Music Technology and Production3 credits

    This course provides students with the technological foundations commonly used in the music profession.

    MacEwan 2027–2028 course content, PDF page 794
MacEwan 2027–2028 Music: Recording and Production requirement groups
Composition

Composition

published course examples3 listed

Selected examples from the linked major requirements. Review the complete plan in the calendar.

MacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · Composition
General

General

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MacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · General
Performance

Performance

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MacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · Performance
Recording and Production

Recording and Production

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MacEwan 2027–28 Academic Calendar · Recording and Production

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Costs

Bachelor of Music

Published cost estimate

2026–27 · Fall + winter credit rates · CAD

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Tuition$250 / credit
Books and suppliesNot researched
Residence
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Meal plan
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Estimated subtotalNot available

Tuition only · International term minimum $8,469

Housing and meals are outside this estimate.

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