Bachelor of Arts - Popular Music Studies (EMA)
Western University
What you will study
Program Description Applicants for the Bachelor of Arts do not need to audition, since performance ability is not an essential criteria for admission.
The Bachelor of Art, does not include studio lessons in the degree requirements, but applicants are expected to have strong musical background in either pop or classical music and classical experience equivalent at least to Grade 8 conservatory level.
The BA (Major in Popular Music Studies) is a module unique to Western that engages students with the interdisciplinary nature of the study of popular music.
The program incorporates three dimensions: • practical subjects, including songwriting and analysis of popular songs and recordings • recording practice • critical study of musical styles, recordings, artists, and genres in their broader historical and cultural contexts.
In addition to courses in popular music and culture, the program includes post-1945 popular music, musical theatre, jazz, and more advanced courses indigenous musics and musics of the world, film studies, literature, and sociology. Introductory and advanced courses in songwriting and desktop music production allow students to compose, produce, and record their own music.
NOTE: Please note the English scores listed are minimum requirements. Meeting the minimums does not guarantee admission. Students with low English scores may be admitted to the English BOOST Program, a 9 week training program for conditional admission to their chosen program.
About this course
- Institution
- Western University
- Where
- London, Canada
- Level
- Bachelor
- Length
- 48 months
- Tuition
- CA$47,500.00
- Application fee
- CA$266.50
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Intakes
- Starts September 1, 2027 · apply by February 15, 2027not confirmed by the school
- Starts September 1, 2028 · apply by February 15, 2028not confirmed by the school
Entry requirements
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