Master of Music in Performing Arts

For specialisation in Performing Arts:

A four-year Bachelor of Music degree.
At least 60 credits at NQF level 7 for First Instrument: Performers, with an average mark of at least 60%, or the equivalent from another institution.
At least 24 credits at NQF level 6 for Music Theory and Analysis or the equivalent from another institution.
Satisfactory results in an audition comprising a recital of three complete compositions in contrasting styles at the level of the Performer's Licentiate of the external examining bodies. 
Candidates who have obtained the Bachelor’s degree specified above, but who have not obtained the required number of credits, may nevertheless be allowed to register for this degree, provided that they satisfactorily complete entrance tests based on the syllabi of the UNISA Grade 7 and/or 8 theory exams and audition.

Candidates may also be required to enrol for specific undergraduate Music modules while completing the postgraduate programme.

The capacity of the Department of Music may, in any given year, lead to a limitation on the number of students that may be admitted.