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Master of Music Studies


General information

Program code: 3070 + Program fees: Local students -- HECS; international students -- $A13,500 + Coordinator: Craig De Wilde
The Master of Music is designed for musicians to develop a greater knowledge, understanding and competence in music performance. Candidates will develop specific vocational outcomes in music performance as well as in one or more of the following fields; musicology, ethnomusicology and world music, composition, music education and pedagogy, contemporary m music and Australian music. In addition, candidates will acquire a range of research methods and techniques specific to music. They will develop the capacity for critical reflection and informed assessment in the area(s) of their musical specialisation.

Entry requirements

A Bachelors degree in any discipline with at least a credit average in the final year, or a Bachelors pass degree with demonstrable professional experience at senior level in music or a music-related discipline. Such applicants will need to supply a CV, a 1000-word statement and names of two professional referees. In addition, all students must meet the faculty's English proficiency requirements.

Course structure

At level four, students complete the core unit, MUM4420 (Research methods in music). In addition, students complete a total of 36 points from the following elective units:

At level five, students complete one of the following two core units: MUM5010 (Topics in Musicology) or MUM5650 (Topics in composition). In addition, students complete one elective unit at 12 points from the following:

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