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Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Arts

Master of Arts in Music by coursework and research

Course code: 2846 + Course fees: domestic students - fee-waived RTS places available + 18 months full-time, 3 years part-time
Coordinator: Joel Crotty

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% thesis of 20,000 to 25,000 words.

The course is also offered as a 100% 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% 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.

Minimum pass grade

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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