BA/BS in Jazz Studies at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Music programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 767 per credit (CAD 179 per credit for local students).
The Bachelor of Jazz Studies is a four-year undergraduate degree offered through the Desautels Faculty of Music at the Fort Garry campus. The program centres on four core disciplines: performance, composition, arranging, and pedagogy, alongside development in jazz history, theory, improvisation, and aural skills. Coursework combines individual lessons through Major Practical Study with mandatory ensemble participation throughout the degree. The curriculum builds progressively: foundational music knowledge in the first year, specialized jazz studies in the second year, and more advanced composition, arranging, and pedagogy work in the third and fourth years, with students presenting in public recitals along the way. Instruction takes place on campus, with access to practice rooms and ensemble facilities. The program suits students aiming for careers as jazz performers, composers, arrangers, or music educators, and who want a curriculum that combines structured technical and theoretical training with regular performance opportunities across a range of musical styles rather than a narrowly defined single-instrument focus.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Two entry routes, both requiring an audition. Direct Entry (current high school students or under 24 post-secondary credit hours): must meet the General Entrance and Specific Admissions Requirements listed in the Direct Entry Applicant Information Bulletin; the faculty admissions page does not itself state specific high-school courses or a minimum average for this route. Advanced Entry (24+ recognized post-secondary credit hours): requires a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.0 or higher. Regardless of route, all applicants must pass the non-academic audition requirement described in Appendix 2: Audition Requirements for Bachelor of Jazz Studies (B.Jazz). Meeting the academic minimum does not guarantee acceptance. Scholarship consideration requires applying and auditioning by the advertised deadlines, with results 2-3 weeks after the deadline.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
