Course code: 2846 + Course fees: local students - RTS HECS-exempt places available + Coordinator: Joel Crotty
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.
Students complete two of the following 12-point units and undertake a 66 per cent thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 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 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.
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.
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.
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