Note: Courses in this Specialist (Joint) program are taught at the UTSC campus, the Centennial College Story Arts Centre campus (located at 951 Carlaw Ave., in East York), and the Centennial Performing Arts Centre (located at 2200 Eglinton Ave, East., in Scarborough).
Students must complete a total of 15.5 credits as follows.
1. First Year (2.5 credits; offered at UTSC):
MUZA80H3 Foundations in Musicianship
MUZAxxH3 Introduction to Music Industry and Technology
VPAA10H3 Introduction to Arts and Media Management
and 1.0 credit in performance ensembles* (Concert Choir, Concert Band, String Orchestra, Small Ensembles)
*Students can register for the ensemble of their choice. Students who play electric or electronic instruments should register for Small Ensembles. For additional information, see the Music and Culture program page.
Note: Courses for Year 1 of the program are taught on the UTSC Campus.
2. Second Year (4.5 credits):
Fall Session (2.0 credits; offered at UTSC)
MUZB80H3 Developing Musicianship
MUZB40H3 Music and Technology
MUZB41H3 DJ Cultures: Analogue Innovations, Digital Aesthetics
and 0.5 credit in performance ensembles* (Concert Choir, Concert Band, String Orchestra, Small Ensembles)
*Students can register for the ensemble of their choice. Students who play electric or electronic instruments should register for Small Ensembles. For additional information- Music and Culture program page.
Note: Courses for Fall session of the program are taught on the UTSC Campus.
Winter Session – Group A (2.5 credits; offered at Centennial College)
MBTB13H3 Songwriting 2
MBTB41H3 Introduction to Audio Engineering
MBTB50H3 Music Business Fundamentals
and 1.0 credit in track-specific courses, as follows:
- Students pursuing the Audio Engineering Certificate** must complete: MBTC62H3 Advanced Sound Mixing and Editing
MBTC63H3 Advanced Sound Production and Recording - Students pursuing the Music Business Certificate** must complete: MBTC70H3 Copyright, Royalties, Licensing, and Publishing
MBTC72H3 Advanced Music Business
** Students must choose either Audio Engineering OR Music Business. This choice affects courses in Year 3; students are cautioned that they cannot switch tracks.
Note: Courses for the Winter session are taught at the Centennial College Performing Arts Centre (2200 Eglinton Ave East, Scarborough) and Story Arts Centre (951 Carlaw Ave, Toronto). Students cannot enrol in both institutions at the same time; i.e. students taking courses at Centennial College cannot enrol in courses at UTSC.
3. Third Year (5.5 credits):
Fall Session – Group B (2.5 credits; offered at Centennial College)
[Note: students will be eligible to enrol in these courses after successfully completing all courses in Group A]
MBTB30H3 Art of Performance
MBTB51H3 Musical Entrepreneurship
[MBTB11H3 Orchestral Arranging or MBTB12H3 Vocal Arranging]
and 1.0 credit in track-specific courses, as follows:
- Students pursuing the Audio Engineering Certificate must complete: MBTC60H3 Live Sound Engineering
MBTC66H3 Studio Session Management - Students pursuing the Music Business Certificate must complete: MBTC71H3 Music Marketing and Social Media
MBTC73H3 Artist Management and Promotion
Winter Session– Group C (2.5 credits; offered at Centennial College)
[Note: students will be eligible to enrol in these courses after successfully completing all courses in Group B]
MBTC52H3 Contemporary Music Industry Issues
MBTC98H3 Music Career Development
and 1.5 credits selected from the following:
MBTC67H3 Audio Mastering
MBTC68H3 Audio Engineering for Gaming and VR
MBTC74H3 Music Supervision and Consulting
MBTC75H3 Music Journalism
MBTC82H3 Indie Artist Development
Winter Session – Group D (0.5 credit)
[Note: students will be eligible to enrol in these courses after successfully completing all courses in Group C]
MBTD99H3 Field Placement***
***Note: this 6-week placement takes place in March-April
Note: Courses for Year 3 of the program are taught at the Centennial College Performing Arts Centre (2200 Eglinton Ave East, Scarborough) and Story Arts Centre (951 Carlaw Ave, Toronto). Students are advised that, when they are taking courses at Centennial College, they should not also enrol in courses at UTSC.
4. Fourth Year (3.0 credits; offered at UTSC):
MUZB81H3 The Independent Music-Maker
MUZC41H3 Digital Music Creation
MUZC21H3 Musical Diasporas
MUZC43H3 Music, Technologies, Media
MUZC42H3 Creative Audio Design Workshop
MUZD80H3 Music and Culture Senior Project Note: courses for Year 4 of the program are taught on the UTSC campus