Music Education / Music Elementary and Secondary Concurrent Major (B.Mus./B.Ed.)
170 credits · Schulich School of Music · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Program Prerequisites — Foundation Program
32 credits distributed as follows:
Prerequisite Courses (4 credits)
4 credits of Large Ensemble 6 credits of non-Music electives and 22 credits in the following course list: Students who can demonstrate through placement tests or equivalencies that they have mastered the material in any of the courses below will be exempt from them and may proceed to more advanced courses. The list of courses for which students may take a diagnostic test to seek exemption can be found on the placement exam website.
- MUHL 186 Western Musical Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUIN 180 BMus Practical Lessons 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUIN 181 BMus Practical Lessons 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUPD 135 Music as a Profession 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUSP 140 Musicianship Training 1 (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUSP 141 Musicianship Training 2 (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUSP 170 Musicianship (Keyboard) 1 (1 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUSP 171 Musicianship (Keyboard) 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUTH 150 Theory and Analysis 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUTH 151 Theory and Analysis 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
Required Courses - Music Components (48 credits)
Music Education
- MUCT 235 Vocal Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUGT 215 Basic Conducting Techniques (1 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUGT 354 Music for Children (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUGT 358 General Music for Adults and Teenagers (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUGT 401 Issues in Music Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUIT 202 Woodwind Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUIT 203 Brass Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUIT 204 Percussion Techniques (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUIT 356 Jazz Instruction: Philosophy and Techniques (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Theory
Musicianship
Music History
- MUHL 286 Critical Thinking About Music (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Performance
Professional Development
- MUPD 235 Music as a Profession 2 (1 credits) · Offered: Winter
Complementary Courses - Music Components (24 credits)
Composition/Arranging (3 credits)
3 credits from:
Music Education
Musicianship (2 credits)
2 credits from:
- MUSP 324 Musicianship for Strings (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MUSP 346 Post-Tonal Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUSP 353 Musicianship for Voice (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MUSP 354 Introduction to Improvisation and Ornamentation (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUSP 355 Advanced Rhythm in Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Fall
- MUSP 361 Topics in Musicianship (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MUSP 363 Topics in Global Musicianship (2 credits) · Offered: Winter
- MUSP 381 Singing Renaissance Notation (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
Music History (6 credits)
6 credits from courses with a prefix of MUHL or MUPP.
Performance (4 credits)
4 credits from:
- MUEN 563 Jazz Vocal Workshop (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 572 Cappella Antica (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 573 Baroque Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 587 Cappella McGill (2 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
- MUEN 590 McGill Wind Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 592 Chamber Jazz Ensemble (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 593 Choral Ensembles (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 594 Contemporary Music Ensemble (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 595 Jazz Ensembles (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- MUEN 597 McGill Symphony Orchestra (2 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Electives Courses (8 credits)
8 credits of free electives
Required Courses - Education Component (49 credits)
- EDEA 206 1st Year Professional Seminar (1 credits) · Offered: Summer
- EDEA 208 Second Professional Seminar (Music) (1 credits) · Offered: Summer
- EDEA 407 Final Year Professional Seminar Music (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- EDEA 442 Methods in Music Education 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- EDEA 472 Methods in Music Education 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- EDEC 215 English Exam for Teacher Certification (0 credits) · Offered: Summer
- EDEC 247 Policy Issues in Quebec and Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- EDEC 260 Philosophical Foundations (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- EDEC 262 Media, Technology and Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
- EDES 350 Classroom Practices (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- EDFE 205 First Field Experience (Music) (2 credits) · Offered: Summer
- EDFE 208 Second Field Experience (Music) (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
- EDFE 308 Third Field Experience (Music) (8 credits) · Offered: Fall
- EDFE 407 Fourth Field Experience (Music) (7 credits) · Offered: Winter
- EDPE 300 Educational Psychology (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter
- EDPI 341 Instruction in Inclusive Schools (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall
Required Indigenous Studies Course
- EDEC 233 Indigenous Education (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Complementary Courses – Education Components (6 credits)
Complementary Courses – Education Components
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Remaining credits (3 credits)
3 credits from courses with a prefix of MUIT or MUGT.
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