Purpose: This study aimed to elicit the course-relatedexpectations of students studying in differentfaculties at Ankara University who took an electivemusic course. More specifically, the students’ reasonsfor enrolling in the music course, their expectationsabout the objectives, the teaching processes andevaluation process of this course, and whether theseexpectations were differed according to thepresence/absence of previous amateur musiceducation were investigatedResearch Methods: In this descriptive research, the data were collected using a questionnaireform developed by the researcher. This research was conducted with 552 students. For thedata analysis, frequency-percentage values were calculated using the Mann-Whitney U andchi-square tests.Findings: The greatest expectation of the students from the course aims was to recognize thedifferent genres of music. The genres of music that the participants would most preferred tosee in the course content was Turkish Folk Music. The most preferred evaluation process ofthe course was tests with multiple-choice questions. The students’ reasons for choosing musicas an elective course, their expectations concerning the teaching processes of the course, andtheir views on the opening of new courses differed according to whether or not they hadreceived any amateur music education before attending university.Implications for Research and Practice: In line with the results, it can be suggested thatcourses with different content related to various areas of music should be made available.Curriculum development studies can be undertaken for these courses, and their potentialeffects on students can be investigated.