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Music (Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Therapy) at Acadia University

Acadia University, Canada

Programme overview

Acadia's School of Music offers a flexible, personalized music degree covering performance, composition, songwriting, production and music education. Students receive weekly one-on-one applied lessons with faculty, play in ensembles and attend a weekly Concert and Lecture Series. Degrees include the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts in Music, a Bachelor of Arts in Music (Honours) with a thesis option, and Music Therapy.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: School of Music  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Core courses build foundations in theory, performance and musicianship, with electives in music and other disciplines. Pathways include Community Music, Music Education, Performance, Songwriting and Production, Theory and Composition, Pedagogy and Leadership, and Music History and Culture. Sample courses include MUSI 1823 Practising Music, MUSI 2003 Jazz History, MUSI 3223 Music in Canada, MUSI 3283 Music Production Workshop and MUSI 3713 Improv and the Creative Process.

Career pathways

Arts administrator, composer, conductor, community arts facilitator, entrepreneur, music educator, music therapist, performer, producer, promoter.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A School of Music application is required; a live or recorded audition is required for the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music Therapy.

Domestic applicants: CAD 10,986 a year. Canadian students outside Nova Scotia. Full course load undergraduate tuition (4-6 courses per term); excludes technology, athletic, health, campus renewal, student union and other fees. Source

International applicants: CAD 25,172 a year. Full course load undergraduate tuition (4-6 courses per term); excludes technology, athletic, health, campus renewal, student union and other fees. Source

Advanced Standing (2-year, 6-semester) pathway: intake in September of each year, with the last intake in September 2027.

Applications open any time after September 21; apply by March 1 to be considered for an entrance scholarship (notified by mid-April). The application processing fee is $40 CDN, payable online by credit card.

Apply through the official page: https://www2.acadiau.ca/admissions.html

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