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HBA/Major in Music at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

HBA/Major in Music is a combined degree programme at Western University combining the HBA and the partner degree.

Faculty: Ivey Business School  |  Department: HBA Combined Programs  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Year 1* 2.0 courses: Music 1649A/B, Music 1651A/B, Music 1710F/G, Music 1750F/G. 3.0 non-music courses Year 2 1.5 courses: Music 2651A/B, Music 2671F/G, Music 2750F/G. 1.0 course: Business Administration 2257. Up to 2.5 additional courses in Music. Year 3 – HBA1 The third year of the undergraduate program in Business Administration consists of an integrated set of courses (7.5 courses) designed to give a basic understanding of the functions and the interrelationships of the major areas of management, as well as to develop problem-solving and action-planning skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must meet normal admission requirements for both programs. Normally, students apply to the HBA program during their second year in the Bachelor of Arts (Music Major). Students applying to the Ivey Business School's Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO) are also eligible to be considered for the combined program. Admission is competitive and limited. To be eligible for consideration for admission to the combined program, in the first two years, students must complete all requirements for years one and two of the Bachelor of Arts (Music Major), including Business Administration 2257. In the first two years, students must attain a minimum weighted average of 78%, a minimum mark of 70% in Business Administration 2257, and no mark less than 60%. They must also gain admission to the HBA program through the regular application process.

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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