Composition Minor (B.Mus.)

18 credits · Schulich School of Music · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Required Courses (9 credits)

  • MUCO 230 The Art of Composition (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUCO 260 Instruments of the Orchestra (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUCO 341 Digital Studio Composition 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

9 credits selected from

  • MUHL 375 Introduction to Ethnomusicology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 385 Early Twentieth-Century Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 388 Opera After 1900 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • MUHL 391 Canadian Music (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 392 Music since 1945 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 393 History of Jazz (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUHL 396 Era of the Modern Piano (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MUTH 322 Topics in Post-Tonal Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUTH 526 Methods in Tonal Theory and Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUTH 528 Schenkerian Theory and Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUTH 538 Mathematical Models for Musical Analysis (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • MUTH 539 Advanced Writing Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

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