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 song-writing 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 post-1945 popular music, musical theatre, jazz, and more advanced courses in popular music and culture, the program includes courses in global (non-Western) music, film studies, literature, and sociology. Courses in song-writing and desktop music production allow students to compose, produce, and record their own music.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Talbot College, Room 210,
LONDON,
Ontario (ON),
N6A 3K7, Canada
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete international academic qualification equivalent to Canadian secondary school.
English Language Proficiency Requirements:
IELTS: A minimum overall band score of 6.5 is required with no part less than 6.0; TOEFL: A minimum overall score of 83 on the internet-based test with no section score below 20, and 550 on the paper-based test with a 5 on the TWE; Can TEST: A minimum overall score of 4.0 is required with no part less than 4.0; CAEL: A minimum overall score of 60 is required with no part less than 60; MELAB: A minimum overall score of 80 is required with no score less than 78; Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): A minimum overall score of 58 is required with no score less than 56.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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