Duration
3 years full time / 6 years part time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Southbank)
Intake
February
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Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) available
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Entry requirements
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Entry pathways
Special entry options and Access Melbourne are available
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Course overview
Overview
Honours is available for this course
The Bachelor of Music provides advanced training across a variety of musical disciplines. Students major in Composition, Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, Musicology & Ethnomusicology, Music Studies, or Performance.
The program develops technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives and complementary breadth subjects.
The Interactive Composition major is an intensive, commercially led, collaborative music program giving you the skills required to create music and sound for a range of contemporary media contexts and platforms.
You will:
- develop skills, knowledge and understanding of the practical, theoretical and conceptual aspects of music
- broaden their musical knowledge across a range of styles and repertoire
- develop advanced critical thinking and creative problem-solving through regular practical activities and theoretical studies
- participate in performance and academic activities
- opportunities for solo and ensemble performances
- have access to a wide range of invaluable career experiences at a local or international context.
Future pathways
Upon completion of the course, you may choose to apply for a fourth-year Honours degree. An honours year provides an intensive mode of study allowing you to master your knowledge and create a pathway into advanced graduate study options in music.