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Jazz Certificate at University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Programme overview

The Jazz Certificate focuses on jazz music studies, covering the history and theory of jazz and practice and performance of jazz music broadly defined. It is open to all USask students and includes a 3 credit unit elective that can extend jazz study or draw on creative work from music, English, art and drama.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science  |  Duration: 2 years (15 credit units)  |  Intake: Fall (September), Winter (January), Spring (May) and Summer (July)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

15 credit units: MUS 175 or MUS 386, MUS 184 Jazz Materials, MUS 283, MUS 401.1, two credit units of MUAP 208.1 and a 3 credit unit elective.

Career pathways

Music education and performance, and graduate or professional programs (including health sciences) that value music training.

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Arts and Science (Saskatchewan high school applicants): Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 is recommended, and admission is possible with a mathematics deficiency; minimum admission average 70%. University/college transfer applicants: minimum 60%. Applicants whose first language is not English may have to prove English proficiency.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Fall (September), Winter (January), Spring (May) and Summer (July)

Duration: 2 years (15 credit units)

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