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The University of Sydney (UniSyd)

Camperdown , New South Wales ,Australia

Bachelor of Music

Our Bachelor of Music offers courses in Contemporary Music, Composition for Creative Industries, Digital Music and Media, and Musicology. If you are interested in the music of today, this degree is for you.

Our four-year Bachelor of Music allows you to become a broadly educated musician, learning a range of skills in various music and arts-related contexts and professions to prepare you for a career in music.

The courses are structured to give you the flexibility to study music and a range of electives such as art, history or design. We prepare you for a variety of careers, some of which may not even exist yet.

Experience the best of both worlds, with classes at both the Conservatorium of Music, Campus in the central business district, and the University's Camperdown Campus.

Campus Information

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

1 Conservatorium Road, Sydney NSW 2000

Intakes

  • Feb Deadline: Jan

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

COE Process
5 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
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

Our Careers and Employability Office, dedicated to business students, offers a range of opportunities to explore your career options, plan your career, develop your skills, and network with recruiters and employers.

Our Careers and Employability Office offers a specialised career service to students across all of our degree programs. We are committed to helping you achieve your career aspirations and equipping you with the skills to thrive in your career.

Our career services will help you:

plan your career
develop your career decision making skills
tailor your resume and job applications
engage in experiential recruitment activities such as mock interviews and assessment centres
connect with top graduate recruiters and corporate partners through our programs.
We also offer the award-winning free Job Smart program, which enables international students to gain the skills and professional experience to gain employment when they graduate.

Business School students who engage early with career exploration, professional skill development and industry connections are best equipped to make their mark in today's complex and changing professional world.

Getting career ready with the Careers and Employability Office
Students explain how the Careers and Employability Office can help you get career ready throughout your studies.

Start planning your career now
We recommend that you begin your career-planning journey before you enrol and start your degree. Visit the below resources to discover your career options and help you choose the right subjects. 

Graduate Careers Australia provide detailed careers information and profiles across most areas including accounting, consultancy, government, human resources, IT, marketing, and international relations.
MyFuture assists school leavers with exploring career opportunities and different industries. Visit MyFuture to help you narrow down which majors you wish to study at the Business School.
Visit the Careers and Employabilty Office once you enrol. We’re located in the Careers and Student Experience Lounge, Basement Level, Abercrombie Building.

Course opportunities
Sydney Conservatorium of Music provides places you in a vibrant community of dedicated staff, researchers and talented students to support your education in Musicology.

  • take elective units offered in a variety of topics including early music, contemporary art music, popular music, and the music of Indigenous peoples
  • learn from researchers in a wide range of areas including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music analysis, psychology of music, popular music studies and more
  • join an active academic community with producing innovative research and publications in musicology
  • the Sydney Conservatorium regularly organises national and international conferences, sharing musicological expertise to the broader community
  • participate in a wide range of performance ensembles from choir to wind orchestra, guitar ensemble, Balinese gamelan or Chinese music ensemble
  • take a second major in subjects across the university.

Career Pathways
Arts administrator
Composer
Contemporary musician
Digital music composer and performer
Event producer
Festival or venue manager
Interactive music designer
Jazz musician
Music journalist
Music producer
Music researcher
Singer/songwriter
Sound installation designer

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 years Post Study Work Visa Opportunity

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

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.

You are expected to have studied the following subjects in high school to succeed in this course:

  • Music 1 

There are no prerequisites for this course.

TOEFL - IBT score - A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing

IELTS score - A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band

TOEFL - PBT score - A minimum result of 565 overall including a minimum result of 4.5 in Writing

Pearsons Test of English - A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band