Bachelor of Arts (Music Studies)
Develop your artistic and creative skills while gaining a broad grounding in music. You will have the opportunity to choose a specialist area of music study in addition to studying common core units. This major sees you develop expertise and skills in the areas of performance or composition, harmony and aural, Western art music history, popular and world music.
The Music Studies major attracts students from across the University who are keen to develop their passion and skills in music. Through Music Studies you have the opportunity to innovate, create, and expand your knowledge through performance, composition or musicology. Develop your artistic and creative skills while gaining a broad grounding in music. You will have the opportunity to choose a specialist area of music study in addition to studying common core units.
Many students combine this major with another area of study. As a result you will experience studying with students from diverse backgrounds, creating a dynamic and engaging learning environment. Students wishing to specialise in performance, composition or musicology should consider enrolling in the Bachelor of Music.
Campus Information
Perth (Crawley campus)
Situated on the Swan River in Crawley, UWA is one of Australia’s most picturesque campuses
Intakes
- Feb
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
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Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
Graduates pursue careers in the creative and performing arts, music education, entertainment industry and associated fields. Many graduates have careers as performing musicians, either with an orchestra or ensemble, as conductors or composers, or a combination of these. Others go on to become music administrators, music journalists, or music or arts managers.
PSW Opportunity
3 Years of PSW (on A Bachelors and Masters course)
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Below you’ll find a list of admission equivalencies for this course's Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR).
- Indonesian Secondary School Leaving Certificate (STTB SMA)
- 8
- All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE)
- 12
- Canadian Matriculation (except Quebec)
- 70
- Chinese Gao Kao
- 525
- Chinese Unified Examinations (UEC)
- 12
- French Baccalauréat
- 12
- GCE or Cambridge Advanced-level Examinations
- 8
- German Abitur
- 3.3
- Indian School Certificate (CISCE)
- 60
- International Baccalaureate
- 27
- Norwegian Vitnemål
- 4
- Singapore-Cambridge A-Levels
- 8
- South African National Senior Certificate
- 4.6
- Swedish Slutbetyg
- 15
- UWA Foundation Programme (UWAFP)
- 66
- Western Australian Universities Foundation Program (WAUFP)
- 60
- Monash University Foundation Year (MUFY)
- 270
- Trinity College Foundation Program
- 75
- Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) 2016 onwards
- 80
- Korean College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)
- 320
- U.S. College Board Advanced Placement Examinations
- 8
- Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education
- 15
- Course Code: MJD-MUSST
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 03 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
107700 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: 100 AUD
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