Bachelor Programme
Music: Scholarship
Music: Scholarship at UBC Vancouver is a Bachelor of Music major that combines upper-level work in music theory, music history and ethnomusicology with the performance standards of the BMus, as preparation for graduate study in music scholarship. Students keep four years of private lessons and ensembles while adding courses such as MUSC 328, ethnomusicology and music history seminars, with an optional research project. This is not a direct-entry major: students are admitted to the Bachelor of Music by audition, complete two years in another BMus major, and then apply in writing to start Music Scholarship in third year.
University
University of British Columbia
Country
Canada
Level
Bachelor
Field
Music
Duration
4 years
Language
English
Campus
Vancouver
Degree
Bachelor of Music (BMus), Major in Music Scholarship
Intake
September
Application Deadline
January 15, 2027 for the UBC application and the BMus supplemental application and fee (international scholars: November 15, 2026); letters of reference by January 20, 2027; auditions January 30 to February 7, 2027 (video auditions due January 27, 2027)
Tuition Information
2026/27 first-year tuition: CAD 48,779.80 per year for international students (Music rate, CAD 1,434.70 per credit x 34 credits) and CAD 7,027.46 for Canadian students (CAD 206.69 per credit x 34 credits). Fees for students starting in 2027/28 have not yet been published. Tuition only; student fees, health insurance and housing are extra.
Admission Requirements
- Admission to the BMus first (UBC application, BMus supplemental application, references and audition); the Scholarship major starts in Year 3 by written application
- Applicants normally need at least an 80% average in first- and second-year core music theory and history courses and at least 75% in first-year English
- BC high school: English Studies 12 (or English First Peoples 12)
- IB: no specific courses beyond UBC's general admission requirements; an audition (plus a portfolio for composition) and letters of reference are required (Music)
- English language proof, if required, is due February 15, 2027 (see English Language Requirements below)
English Language Requirements
International applicants must satisfy UBC's English Language Admission Standard.
IELTS Academic
6.5 overall, no band below 6.0
TOEFL iBT
90 overall
PTE Academic
65 overall
Duolingo English Test
125 overall
CAEL
70 overall
Cambridge English
180