Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2003: Units indexed by faculty
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Master of Arts in Music by coursework and research


General information

Course code: 2846 + Course fees: Local students - RTS HECS-exempt places available + Coordinator: Margaret Kartomi

Entry requirements

Applicants for the degree of MA in music by research should have completed an honours degree with a grade of H2A or higher in music or a Masters Qualifying in Music with a research component with an overall grade of H2A or above as well as a grade of distinction or above for the research component.

Course structure

Students complete two of the following 12-point units and undertake a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 30,000 words. The MA by coursework and research is normally completed in one and a half years of full-time study, or three years part-time.

The minimum pass grade for units in the Master of Arts in Music by research is 60 C, ie a grade of credit or above is required in every unit and for the thesis.

The Master of Arts in Music is also offered as a 100 per cent research degree where students complete a thesis of 30,000 to 40,000 words.
Full-time candidates are required to attend a minimum of 10 of the school's postgraduate seminars during each year of their candidature. Part- time candidates are required to attend a minimum of five seminars per year.

External candidature

Candidates undertaking a 66 per cent research load will normally be required to enrol for all of the units in the coursework component on Clayton campus and may then apply for transfer to external candidature.

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