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Western/Fanshawe Collaborative Degree/Diploma in Music Recording Arts (MRA) at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Western/Fanshawe Collaborative Degree/Diploma in Music Recording Arts (MRA) is offered through Combined Programs - Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University. The MRA program is a five-year, integrated program. Successful graduates of the program will receive a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Western Ontario and a two-year Ontario College Diploma in Music Industry Arts (MIA) from Fanshawe College.

Faculty: Don Wright Faculty of Music  |  Department: Combined Programs - Don Wright Faculty of Music  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Program Description Year 1: 5.0 courses + Ensemble, Western Year 2: 5.0 courses + Ensemble, Western Year 3: MIA – Level 1, Fanshawe MIA - Level 2, Fanshawe 1.5 courses, Western Year 4: 5.5 courses, Western Year 5: MIA – Level 3, Fanshawe MIA – Level 4, Fanshawe 1.0 course, Western BACHELOR OF MUSIC First Year Music 0914 (if required), Music 1639U, Music 1641U, Music 1649A/B, Music 1651A/B, Music 1710F/G, Music 1750F/G, Music 1920. Ensemble: One, or more, of Music 1901, Music 1902, Music 1903, Music 1904, Music 1905, Music 1906, Music 1910, Music 1911, Music 1912, Music 1913. 0.5 course from: Music 1629A/B, Music 1730A/B, Music 1802A/B. 0.5 course from any Faculty.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Music (BMus) program, which include an audition and an interview. Up to ten students will be admitted to the collaborative Music Recording Arts (MRA) program each year. Students will apply for admission at the end of the second year of the general BMus program. Students will be evaluated for admission based on their academic standing by a joint committee from the two institutions. Attainment of minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the MRA program. Entry to the collaborative program is competitive. The joint admissions committee will review requests for Advanced Standing on a case-by-case basis. Those students not offered a place in the MRA collaborative program may continue in the general BMus program, provided they meet academic progression requirements, or may apply to the Fanshawe College diploma program in Music Industry Arts.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,171 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Health Science, Kinesiology, Music fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $7,719); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. Draft schedule, subject to chang Source

International applicants: CAD 47,493 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Health Science, Kinesiology, Music fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

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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