
Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)
Arts and humanities
Note: This course will cease to be offered to new students from 2027. Current students are not affected. You will develop the skills to compose electroacoustic music, including sound art, digital music, and computer music. You will also complete core studies in compositional techniques and analysis, instrumentation and orchestration, music theory and aural training and historical and cultural studies. If you want to become a professional composer and specialise in music for the concert hall, this degree is for you. You will focus on art music and study with internationally regarded composers.
Official- Duration
- 5 years
- Qualification
- Bachelor
- AQF 7
- Campus
- Sydney Cbd Sydney Conservatorium Of Music
- NSW
- Course code
- CRICOS 0101565
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Course overview
Note: This course will cease to be offered to new students from 2027. Current students are not affected. You will develop the skills to compose electroacoustic music, including sound art, digital music, and computer music. You will also complete core studies in compositional techniques and analysis, instrumentation and orchestration, music theory and aural training and historical and cultural studies. If you want to become a professional composer and specialise in music for the concert hall, this degree is for you. You will focus on art music and study with internationally regarded composers.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
To gain entry, applicants will need: - a secondary education qualification or approved higher education study , including approved preparation courses - English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English - pass the audition requirement. Alternatively, applicants may be granted admission on the basis of: - having successfully undertaken tertiary studies in music at or above Diploma level to the equivalent of at least one year of study. Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For details, visit admission pathways . Credit for previous study If you’ve already completed university-level or equivalent subjects, you may be able to apply for credit for previous study . Secondary or tertiary qualification A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses. Alternatively, applicants may be granted admission on the basis of: - having successfully undertaken tertiary studies in music at or above Diploma level to the equivalent of at least one year of study. See recognised qualifications Audition This course requires you to pass the audition requirement. Please read the audition application information further below.
Academic qualifications
Values are shown exactly as the institution publishes them.
Higher Secondary School Certificate
75
70%
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- TOEFL iBTOverall 85L 17 · R 17 · W 19 · S 17
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6.5L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
- PTE AcademicOverall 64L 60 · R 60 · W 60 · S 60
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
To gain entry, applicants will need: - a secondary education qualification or approved higher education study , including approved preparation courses - English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English - pass the audition requirement. Alternatively, applicants may be granted admission on the basis of: - having successfully undertaken tertiary studies in music at or above Diploma level to the equivalent of at least one year of study. Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For details, visit admission pathways . Credit for previous study If you’ve already completed university-level or equivalent subjects, you may be able to apply for credit for previous study . Secondary or tertiary qualification A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses. Alternatively, applicants may be granted admission on the basis of: - having successfully undertaken tertiary studies in music at or above Diploma level to the equivalent of at least one year of study. See recognised qualifications Audition This course requires you to pass the audition requirement. Please read the audition application information further below.
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 · Semester 1 | Sydney Cbd Sydney Conservatorium Of Music | — | — | $46,500per year | International students |
Where it is taught
Sydney Cbd Sydney Conservatorium Of Music
PrimaryNSW
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.
- Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)sydney.edu.au
- The University of Sydneysydney.edu.au
- CRICOS provider recordOfficial source
- Sydney Conservatorium Advanced Diploma of Opera handbookOfficial source
- University of Sydney Study Abroad inbound guideOfficial source
- University of Sydney per-course coredata and explorer JSONOfficial source
- International Admission Guide 2027Official source
- Coursework Policy 2021Official source
- University of Sydney Honours eligibilityOfficial source
- University of Sydney English language requirementsOfficial source
- University of Sydney preparation and direct-entry programsOfficial source
- University of Sydney international undergraduate academic requirementsOfficial source
- University of Sydney postgraduate research admissionOfficial source
- Taylors College Sydney entry requirementsOfficial source
- QS World University Rankings 2027Official source

