Bachelor of Music at University of King's College

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Music is offered through a partnership between King's and Dalhousie University's Fountain School of Performing Arts, with concentrations in General Studies, Popular Musics, Composition, Musicology, and Performance.

Faculty: Music (King's/Dalhousie Fountain School of Performing Arts) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

First year includes the Foundation Year Program exploring music as a social, philosophical, psychological and cultural phenomenon; afterward students take classes at King's and Dalhousie and may specialize in instruments including voice, piano, guitar, strings, woodwinds, brass, and organ, or combine music with arts, social science, science, or theatre.

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Application information

International applicants: CAD 37,992 a year (2026). International Student Tuition Guarantee for 2026/27 entrants, held for up to five years; stated as a flat annual amount irrespective of number of courses. Excludes incidental fees, the international health plan, housing and meal plan. Source

Entry in September (Fall) and January (Winter) for Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science; September entry for Bachelor of Journalism (Honours) and Bachelor of Music.

Offers of admission are made on a rolling basis. January 2027 entry (BA, BSc): applications open 2 January 2026; international deadline 15 September 2026; Canadian and American deadline 15 November 2026 (later applications considered where space is available).

September 2027 entry (BA, BSc, BJH, BMus): early admissions and residence applications open 1 October 2026; 1 March 2027 for entrance scholarship consideration and major awards; international application deadline 1 April 2027 (also residence guarantee deadline); admission deposit deadline 15 May 2027; Canadian and American high school and transfer application deadline 31 July 2027, where space is available.

Applications are submitted online through the Dalhousie-administered application portal by selecting the University of King's College application; undergraduate applicants can submit two applications under one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://ukings.ca/admissions/apply-to-kings/undergraduate/

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