
Bachelor of Music with Honours
Arts and humanities
If youre committed to attaining the level of musical professionalism todays music industry demands, consider extending your studies by undertaking an honours year. A capstone to your formal education, our fully online Bachelor of Music with Honours is an opportunity for music and music/teaching graduates to pursue specialist music research and creative portfolio projects that will unlock many employment and research opportunities. It will extend your artistic and intellectual range, sharpen your
Official- Duration
- 14 months
- Online
- Qualification
- Bachelor Honours Degree
- AQF 8
- Campus
- Armidale
- NSW · +2 more campuses
- Course code
- CRICOS 093388E
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Course overview
If youre committed to attaining the level of musical professionalism todays music industry demands, consider extending your studies by undertaking an honours year. A capstone to your formal education, our fully online Bachelor of Music with Honours is an opportunity for music and music/teaching graduates to pursue specialist music research and creative portfolio projects that will unlock many employment and research opportunities. It will extend your artistic and intellectual range, sharpen your research capabilities, augment your analytical abilities, and give you the opportunity to build high-level personal and professional skills. These invaluable attributes will equip you with transferable skills that are highly sought after in todays rapidly changing job market, as well as prepare you for postgraduate study.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6L 5.5 · R 5.5 · W 5.5 · S 5.5
- TOEFL iBTOverall 60L 15 · R 15 · W 15 · S 15
- PTE AcademicOverall 50L 42 · R 42 · W 42 · S 42
- Cambridge C1 AdvancedOverall 169L 162 · R 162 · W 162 · S 162
- Cambridge C2 ProficiencyOverall 169L 162 · R 162 · W 162 · S 162
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
You have completed one of the following UNE qualifications, or an equivalent relevant qualification (AQF Level 7 or overseas equivalent):; Bachelor of Music; Bachelor of Education (Secondary Music); You have achieved a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.5 in your relevant qualification.; You have achieved a minimum result of Distinction for at least 18 credit points of 300-level units in Music.; You have completed a minimum of 48 credit points of study in Music.; You intend to study a music topic for which UNE can provide adequate supervision.; Students must submit a research proposal of 1000 words, containing a written, cogent, proposal of the topic, which must include a thesis statement, and/or a problem to be solved, and/or a question to be answered, and/or a line of argument to be explored.; Students must have the support of a suitably qualified supervisor who is a member of the relevant discipline or approved by the discipline and Head of School (or delegate).
Intakes and tuition
Tuition is recorded per intake with the institution's own basis. Superseded rows are kept so fee changes stay visible.
| Intake | Campus | Starts | Applications close | Tuition | For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 · Trimester 3 | Online Campus | — | — | $26,416per year | International students |
| 2027 · Trimester 3 | UNE Armidale (main campus) | — | — | — | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.

