Harris Institute Achieves Post Secondary Milestone

Toronto’s Harris Institute and the University of the West of Scotland now deliver two college Diplomas and a Master’s Degree in 32 months with scholarships and bursaries.

“Our innovative partnership with UWS is a timely acceleration of the post secondary system that achieves comprehensive education and significant credentials at less cost in a shorter period of time", says John Harris, president of Harris Institute.

Students who complete both the Audio Production Program and the Arts ManagementProgram at Harris receive $2,500 'Music Business Professional’ bursaries and $3,500 ‘UWS Scholarships' for Master’s Degrees in ‘Songwriting and Performance’ or ‘Music: Innovation & Entrepreneurship’ with $1,500 accommodation bursaries. UWS students receive full scholarships for certificate courses at Harris and work placements in Toronto.

To celebrate his fifty years in music, John Harris is offering $500 ‘50th Bursaries’ to students starting Diploma programs at Harris Institute on July 15, 2013.

“This strengthening of our strategic partnership further develops our unique brand of practice-based, industry-focused education”, says Anne Gifford, UWS Dean. “Harris ‘double diploma’ graduates will achieve a Master's qualification that has been designed with industry. This sector leading collaboration delivers value to our students and contributes to internationalism and global citizenship”.

Over the past eight years, 52 Harris graduates have earned BA (Hons) Commercial Music or BSc Music Technology degrees at UWS in 8 months on full scholarships. Eighty-six UWS students have completed ‘field of study’ work placements in Toronto. The partnership includes senior faculty exchanges and students at both institutions coordinate the ‘International Artist Exchange’.

The University of the West of Scotland is the largest modern university in Scotland with campuses in Ayr, Dumfries, Hamilton, Paisley and Glasgow. UWS provides relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and aims to have a transformative influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond.

Harris Institute is an international leader in audio production and music industry education. Founded in 1989, the college was the first to introduce accelerated 12-month Diploma programs taught by active industry leaders. After completing a survey of graduates from Canada’s leading media arts schools, Jim Lamarche ranked Harris Institute ‘The Best in Canada’ with A+. The complete ‘Final Report Card on Media Arts Education in Canada’ is at: jimlamarche.wordpress.com.

For more information contact: John Harris, President, Harris Institute
416.367.0178 or john@harrisinstitute.com