Bachelor of Music
Arts and humanities
Explore your passion for music through a contemporary music degree. The Bachelor of Music equips students with the artistic knowledge, musicianship, technical fluency, creativity, critical listening and analytical skills for the music, creative arts and music education industries. The focus of the course is on popular and contemporary music with an international perspective. Students study 24 Professional Core music units across the areas of practical performance, music theory, listening skills,
Official- Duration
- 3 years
- Qualification
- Bachelor Degree
- AQF 7
- Campus
- Footscray
- VIC
- Course code
- CRICOS 077998A
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Course overview
Explore your passion for music through a contemporary music degree. The Bachelor of Music equips students with the artistic knowledge, musicianship, technical fluency, creativity, critical listening and analytical skills for the music, creative arts and music education industries. The focus of the course is on popular and contemporary music with an international perspective. Students study 24 Professional Core music units across the areas of practical performance, music theory, listening skills, arranging, music technology and music history. Popular western music, jazz, electronic music, and non-western ‘world’ music are explored through practice, theory, cultural analysis and critical listening. Cutting-edge music technology underpins units that explore songwriting and arranging techniques. Music cognition is a rapidly emerging field of study that will be explored in the context of developing students’ listening skills and musicianship.
Entry requirements
Requirements are recorded per intake year and per audience. Meeting them does not guarantee an offer.
1. Victoria University bachelor entry generally requires a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate. Each course may set additional academic or selection requirements. 2. Australian-Year-12-equivalent qualification; course-specific requirements; English proficiency.
English language
Band minimums apply in addition to the overall score.
- IELTS AcademicOverall 6L 6 · R 6 · W 6 · S 6
- TOEFL iBTOverall 60L 18 · R 18 · W 18 · S 18
- PTE AcademicOverall 50L 50 · R 50 · W 50 · S 50
- Cambridge C2 ProficiencyOverall 169L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
- Cambridge C1 AdvancedOverall 169L 169 · R 169 · W 169 · S 169
Additional requirements
Academic entry requirement
Victoria University bachelor entry generally requires a secondary school qualification equivalent to an Australian Year 12 certificate. Each course may set additional academic or selection requirements.
Additional entry requirement
Australian-Year-12-equivalent qualification; course-specific requirements; English proficiency.
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 · Rolling intake | — | — | — | $32,689per year | International students |
Where it is taught
References
Official course page, institution website and the sources behind this profile.