Course Information

Important Dates

August 6, 2025 Registration opens for graduate Fall term and full-year courses
September 4, 2025 Classes begin
Nov. 3-9, 2025 Fall Reading Week
October 31, 2025 Last day to drop graduate course beginning in Fall without academic penalty
early December Registration opens for graduate Winter term courses
December 9, 2025 Last day of classes
January 5, 2026 Classes begin
Feb. 14-22, 2026 Spring Reading Week
February 27, 2026 Last day to drop Winter term graduate course without academic penalty
April 9, 2026 Last day of classes 

Graduate Timetable Fall/Winter 2025-2026

Click on the highlighted course number to view a course outline (these will be posted as received from course instructors). Note that class location and times will be available on the Brightspace course site once you've registered. 

MUSIC RESEARCH & COMPOSITION COURSES

Term Offered

Course Number

Course Title

Instructor

Fall-Winter

9518/
9659

Composition (MMus)/
Composition II (PhD)

P. Frehner/O. Daniel

Fall-Winter

9533/
9633

Electroacoustic Music Composition (MMus/PhD)

P. Frehner

Fall

9512

Advanced Orchestration (MMus)

T. Ducharme

Fall

9535

Special Topics in Musicology: Composers and Their Autographs 1000-2000 AD

J. Grier

Fall

9725 

Introduction to Music Research

C. Nolan

Fall

9726

Music and Trauma

E. Ansari

Fall

9727

Music and the Environment

K. Mooney

Winter

9523

Special Topics: Theory/Analysis of Musical Performance

J. De Souza

Winter

9556

Studies in Contemporary Repertoire

O. Daniel

Winter

9740

Research Creation: Music for Cinema and Television

R. Toft

 

MUSIC EDUCATION COURSES

Term Offered

Course Number

Course Title

Instructor

Fall

9531

Empirical and Qualitative Research in Music Education (online course)

S. Horsley

Fall

9587

Sociology and Music Education

R. Wright

Fall

9651

Qualitative Research in Music Education (PhD)

a. bell

Winter

9781

Disability Studies in Music Education (hybrid delivery)

a. bell

Winter

9641

Philosophical & Historical Inquiry (PhD)

TBD

 

MUSIC PERFORMANCE COURSES

Term Offered

Course Number

Course Title

Instructor

Fall-Winter

9507

Contemporary Music Studio (by audition)

P. Green/ P. Frehner

Fall-Winter

9510

Vocal Pedagogy

T. Chiles

Fall-Winter

9515

Vocal Repertory with Piano

M. Bernal/M. Chibotar-Rutkevich

Fall-Winter

9546

Opera Workshop (by audition)

S. Luti

Fall-Winter

9566/
9867

Chamber Music (MMus)/Doctoral Chamber Music - by audition

T. Wiebe/ J. Starling (co-ordinators)

Fall-Winter

9568

Early Music Studio (by audition)

J. Lanza

Fall-Winter

9574/
9874

Choral Seminar I (MMus/DMA)

M. Ramsay

Fall-Winter

9596

Lyric Diction I

T. Wieczorek

Fall-Winter

9597

Lyric Diction II

P. Green

Fall-Winter

9756

Salsa Band (by audition)

D. Jiron  

Fall-Winter

9757

Pop Band (by audition)

TBD

Fall-Winter

9821

Doctoral Voice Pedagogy 

T. Wieczorek

Fall

9509/9585

Applied Music I/III Lessons (MMus)

various

Fall

9513

Movement and Dance for Singers

B. Sarma

Fall

9564

Chamber Orchestra (by audition) S. Luti

Fall

9593

Performance Research I

K. Helsen

Fall

9595

Performance Research III

B. Kingsbury

Fall

9721

21st Century Musician

A. Park

Fall

9801/9803/
9805/9807

DMA Lessons I/III/V/VII

various

Fall

9811/9813/
9815

Doctoral Vocal Coaching I/III/V

S. Luti/ M. Chibotar-Rutkevich

Fall

9831

Doctoral Vocal Literature: Melodie

P. Green

Fall

9842

Doctoral Piano Literature I

B. Kingsbury

Fall

9892

Doctoral Orchestral Literature: Clarinet

J. Starling

Winter

9565

Chamber Orchestra (by audition)

S. Luti

Winter

9584/9786

Applied Music II/IV Lessons (MMus)

various

Winter

9594

Performance Research II

K. Helsen

Winter 

9802/9804/
9806/9808

DMA Lessons II/IV/VI/VIII

various

Winter 

9812/9814/
9816

Doctoral Vocal Coaching II/IV/VI

S. Luti/ M. Chibotar-Rutkevich

Winter 

9832

Doctoral Vocal Literature: Lieder

T. Wieczorek

Winter 

9843

Doctoral Piano Literature II

B. Kingsbury

Winter

9892

Doctoral Orchestral Literature: Strings

T. Wiebe