Honors programs offer extra academic opportunities, including mentorship on real-life challenges and research. The Arts Work Experience (AWE) provides undergraduates with full-time, paid work to apply classroom skills. Academic faculty/school: Faculty of Arts. This program offers an in-depth and academically rigorous study of Music.

Career options in music performance, composition, musicology, music theory, education, arts administration, music journalism, and potentially research or academic roles, enhanced by the honors designation and potential work experience.

The University of Alberta, North Campus is a top 100 university in the world (QS World University Rankings 2025) and #6 in the world for global impact (Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2024). The North campus is the University's largest and most historic campus, located near the heart of the city of Edmonton. The honors program offers extra academic opportunities, and the Arts Work Experience (AWE) provides paid work experience.