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  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Master of Theatre (Dramaturgy)

    Masters (Coursework)

    This is the first course leading to a qualification in dramaturgy in Australia and Asia, and offers a unique curriculum emerging from its positioning within the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the artistic and cultural life of Melbourne.

  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Doctor of Musical Arts

    Doctorate (PhD)

    As an experienced musician, this degree will provide you with the opportunity to upgrade your skills and qualifications through research based on your practice. This program emphasises work-based learning and will utilise your experience and working environment.

    Entry Requirements

    For admission as a candidate, an applicant will:

    • hold a bachelor degree with first-class or second-class honours (Division A) or equivalent qualification from a recognised institution or
    • hold a masters degree from a recognised institution or equivalent qualification deemed by the Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School to be of a standard comparable at least to a bachelor degree with second class honours (Division A) or
    • possess a record of research or a qualification granted by a professional or other body, deemed by the Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School to be of a standard comparable at least to a bachelor degree with second-class honours (Division A)
    • have been enrolled in a research Masters degree at the University for not less than one year as a full-time candidate and two years as a part-time candidate and will have had their work as a research Masters candidate certified by the Dean to be of a standard required for candidature in a professional doctorate.

    Students admitted to the Doctor of Musical Arts program will normally have at least five years professional experience.

    A portfolio assessment and/or interview will be part of the admission process. If specialist equipment or computer programs are required, this must be stated within the application. In cases where the candidate does not meet all formal criteria, the Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School can establish equivalence on the basis of curriculum vitae, portfolio and publications.

    The following University policy will apply to Higher Degree Research (HDR) programs:

    • Higher Degree Research Policy
    Scholarships

    Applicants wishing to commence in Research Intake 1 should lodge their application prior to the closing date listed at the top of this page. Applicants applying to commence at any other time should submit their application at least four months before their preferred intake date. Refer to the Scholarship Key Dates for further information.

  • The University of Queensland (UQ)

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

    Master of Music

    Masters (Coursework)

    Take the next step in your music studies with a program that will enhance your existing knowledge and skills, while teaching you how to improve your creative and intellectual focus.

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    It's possible to complete this degree in 1.5 years or 1 year depending on your qualifications and experience.

    You can apply for any duration as long as you meet the entry requirements. You may also be eligible to apply for credit or exemptions to shorten your degree further. You'll graduate with the same qualification no matter how long you take to complete the degree.

    1.5-year degree (24 units of study)

    To be eligible to complete the degree in 1.5 years

    full-time (or part-time equivalent)
    full-time (only available as full-time study)
    , you'll need:
    • a bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline (see below), or
    • the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Music from this university*.

    You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

    * Please note if the Graduate Certificate is used as the basis of entry into the program you will not be eligible for credit towards the Master's program.

    1-year degree (16 units of study)

    If you have relevant prior learning or experience, you can reduce the number of courses you need to complete and graduate in less time.

    To be eligible to complete the degree in 1 year

    full-time (or part-time equivalent)
    full-time (only available as full-time study)
    , you'll need:
    • a bachelor honours degree (or equivalent)* in a relevant discipline (see below).

    You must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7-point scale in your previous qualification.

    *You must have completed a substantial research project in your Honours degree equivalent to at least one semester of full-time study (or part-time equivalent).

    Relevant disciplines for previous qualifications

    Relevant disciplines include studies in performance, composition, musicology, or music education*.

    *For the field of music education, a degree qualifying a person to become a classroom music teacher satisfies the requirement.

    You must have completed at least a major, field of study, or approximately 30% of program content in the discipline, including a mix of introductory and advanced courses.

    GPA equivalent

    Select where you studied and your qualification to see the GPA equivalent you need to be considered for this program.

    Use the GPA equivalent as a guide. When you apply, we'll calculate your GPA using the UQ grading scale. Any failing grades will be included. Entry requirements are subject to change.

    Equivalent subjects
    SubjectQualification equivalent
    Related programs

    Depending on your previous qualifications and current goals, you might want to consider
    one of these related programs:

    English language requirements

    IELTS overall 6.5; reading 6; writing 6; speaking 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ

    TOEFL iBT (including Paper Edition) - Overall 87, listening 19, reading 19, writing 21 and speaking 19.

    PTE Academic - Overall Score of 64 and 60 in all sub bands.

    BE - A minimum overall grade of 4 plus a minimum grade of C in all macro skills.

    CES - Overall 176 and 169 in all sub bands.

    OET is not accepted.

    There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.

    Learn how to meet the English language requirements

    Student visas

    International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Master of Music are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).

    There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.

    Learn more about student visas

  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Acting

    Bachelor

    Griffith's Bachelor of Acting is a highly practical and skill intensive program that will prepare you to forge a life-long career across stage and screen.

    Entry Requirements

    The University's Undergraduate Programs Admission Policy will apply.

    This program is quota managed for which there is a limited number of places available to ensure that sufficient resources are available to support the students. Meeting the admission requirements for this program may not result in an applicant receiving an admission offer.

    Applicants are required to attend an audition where their abilities in acting, voice and speech, movement and group singing will be assessed.

  • CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    Bachelor of Theatre

    Bachelor

    The Bachelor of Theatre at CQUniversity has a carefully designed and performance-integrated structure that will enrich your learning experience. Choose to major in Drama, Music Theatre or Technical Theatre to suit your area of interest and career goals.

    Entry Requirements

    Audition and interview. Please follow the audition requirements for this course as outlined on the CQUniversity website for this course.

    Security Requirements

    Nil.

    Health Requirements

    You will need to meet the inherent requirements for this course.


    Assumed Knowledge

    You are encouraged to study performing arts units during your senior school years. Private tuition in performing arts is also encouraged. These performing arts studies may include music, singing, drama, dance (ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary ballet) and technical theatre. However, it is not essential that you have formally studied all of these performing arts areas before auditioning for this course.

  • CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    Bachelor of Music

    Bachelor

    CQUniversity's Bachelor of Music is designed to prepare you for a professional career in the music industry. Offering specialist training in vocal or instrumental performance, composition or singer/songwriting, you will graduate with the skills necessary to be an industry-ready music professional.

    Entry Requirements

    For entry into this course, all applicants will be required to successfully complete an audition and interview.

    Further information regarding auditions, including the audition guidelines can be found via https://www.cqu.edu.au/cqcm

    Security RequirementsN/AHealth RequirementsN/AAssumed Knowledge

    Year 12 studies in music or the equivalent private music study in your chosen instrument, voice or composition portfolio.

  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Doctor of Philosophy - Fine Arts and Music

    Doctorate (PhD)

    Course Description The degree of Doctor of Philosophy signifies that the holder has undertaken a substantial piece of original research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision and in a research environment for a prescribed period.

  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Master of Music (Opera Performance)

    Masters (Coursework)

    The Master of Music (Opera Performance) is a professional training program offering elite-level training for opera singers and repetiteurs, at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Australia's oldest and most prestigious music institution.

  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Bachelor of Music (Jazz and Improvisation)

    Bachelor

    Please note: There is no mid-year intake for Jazz & Improvisation The Bachelor of Music provides advanced, pre-professional music training in five specialisations: Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, and Music Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology.

    Entry Requirements

    Units 3 & 4: A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/Literature or at least 30 in EAL.
  • CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    CQUniversity Australia (CQU)

    Diploma of Music

    Diploma

    This exciting course will expose you to a variety of learning experiences including performance tuition to develop your solo performance skills and academic study in the interpretation and understanding of music.

    Entry Requirements

    Visit our Auditions page to find out more about the audition process and requirements.

    For entry into this course, all applicants will be required to successfully complete an audition and interview.

    Further information regarding auditions, including the audition guidelines, can be found via http://www.cqu.edu.au/cqcm

    It is recommended that students have achieved at least an intermediate level of performance skill on their particular instrument or voice, or intermediate compositional skill before auditioning for entry to this course.


    Security RequirementsN/AHealth RequirementsN/AAssumed Knowledge

    Nil

  • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

    QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

    Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music)

    Bachelor

    Create new music from first year while experiencing live and recording studio environments. Choose from creative technologies, music performance and recording/composing for media.

    Entry Requirements

    Entry requirements

    From 2024 entry to this program will no longer have an audition entry requirement. Selection will instead be based on your ATAR/Selection Rank.

    Year 12 early offer scheme

    If you're a current Queensland Year 12 student you may be eligible to receive an offer for this course on the last day of Queensland Year 12 before receiving your ATAR or selection rank.

    Find out more about the QUT Year 12 Early Offer Scheme

    Entry requirements

    From 2024 entry to this program will no longer have an audition entry requirement. Selection will instead be based on your ATAR/Selection Rank.

  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Music

    Bachelor

    As a Bachelor of Music graduate, you will be highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to enter professional life as a creative and flexible twenty-first century musician.

    Entry Requirements

    The University's Undergraduate Programs Admission Policy will apply.

    This program is quota managed for which there is a limited number of places available to ensure that sufficient resources are available to support the students. Meeting the admission requirements for this program may not result in an applicant receiving an admission offer.

  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Music (Honours)

    Bachelor (Honours)

    The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is a one-year Bachelor Honours degree available to students after graduating with the three-year Bachelor of Music.

    Entry Requirements

    To be eligible for admission to this Honours program, a student will be expected to meet the following requirements:

    • have successfully completed the requirements of a Bachelor of Music or hold a three or four year degree in music from a recognised university which is equivalent to the Bachelor of Music at Griffith University;
    • have achieved a minimum cumulative GPA of 5.6 (on a scale of 7.0) or equivalent from a recognised University (consideration will be given to students who achieve a minimum GPA of 5.6 in the final year of their program);
    • have a minimum grade of 6.0 in two Music Literature courses or demonstrate a standard equivalent to a grade of 6.0 in two music literature courses from a recognised University AND have completed 2329QCM Introduction to Music Research (or equivalent) and achieved a minimum grade of 6.0;
    • for students wishing to undertake Performance Study (as part of their Honours Research Project) have a minimum grade of 6.0 in Performance Study 3 (Part 2) or equivalent from a recognised University;
    • for students wishing to undertake Composition Study (as part of their Honours Research Project) have a minimum grade of 6.0 in Composition Study 3 (Part 2) or equivalent from a recognised University;
    • provide a Dissertation Research proposal (maximum 1000 words) of satisfactory standard in the format prescribed by the Conservatorium [Honours Proposal Proforma].
  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Music in Composition

    Bachelor

    The Bachelor of Music in Composition builds on the knowledge and skills you gain in the Bachelor of Music. You will develop advanced skills in composition and learn through exposure to a range of musical styles, theory and literature.

    Entry Requirements

    Students who have successfully completed the requirements of the three-year Bachelor of Music (1419) and wish to extend their engagement with Composition rather than graduate with the three-year qualification are required to have a grade of 5 in Composition Study 3.

  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Master of Music (Research)

    Masters (Research)

    Course Description The Master of Music by research is a graduate research degree designed for students to develop their potential for research, contribute to understandings of contemporary practice and theory, and, where relevant, develop mastery in their field of practice.

  • University of Melbourne

    University of Melbourne

    Master of Dance

    Masters (Coursework)

    Launching in 2022, the Master of Dance is the first program in Australia dedicated to dance as an interdisciplinary practice enmeshed with local and global crosscurrents of movement cultures, dance health and education, and choreographic thinking.

  • The University of Queensland (UQ)

    The University of Queensland (UQ)

    Bachelors of Music (Honours) / Education (Secondary)

    Bachelor

    Music has the power to impact a students' life. Explore the rich and complex world of music education by becoming a music teacher.

    Entry Requirements

    Prerequisites
    Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):
    • General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); and
    • General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); and
    • an audition/interview; a pass in a test of practical ability and musicianship skills.*

    All applicants to education programs in Australia must complete non-academic entry criteria For further information please see QTAC's Initial Teacher Education (ITE) advice page.
    Applicants must arrange an audition with the School of Music, to take place between 1 September and 30 November of the year preceding admission. A program of no longer than 15 minutes must be prepared. Details must be provided to the School of Music when the applicant arranges the audition. For an audition to be at a competitive standard, the repertoire performed should be comparable to Grade 7 AMEB. For more information about the audition process (including closing dates and the application form) please visit the School of Music website .

    *Note: Selection is based on audition, interview and academic results.
    Prerequisites
    Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent):
    • General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); and
    • General Mathematics, Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C); and
    • an audition/interview; a pass in a test of practical ability and musicianship skills.*

    All applicants to education programs in Australia must complete non-academic entry criteria For further information please see QTAC's Initial Teacher Education (ITE) advice page.
    Applicants must arrange an audition with the School of Music, to take place between 1 September and 30 November of the year preceding admission. A program of no longer than 15 minutes must be prepared. Details must be provided to the School of Music when the applicant arranges the audition. For an audition to be at a competitive standard, the repertoire performed should be comparable to Grade 7 AMEB. For more information about the audition process (including closing dates and the application form) please visit the School of Music website .

    *Note: Selection is based on audition, interview and academic results.
    Minimum entry score

    Select where you studied and your qualification to see the minimum entry score you need to be considered for this program.

    Use the minimum entry score as a guide. Your score must be at least equivalent to the required Australian Year 12 ATAR score. Entry scores are reviewed each year.

    Equivalent subjects
    SubjectQualification equivalent
    Entry score threshold
    ATAR / RankIB
    7526.5

    These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2024. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in April each year. Meeting the entry score threshold doesn't guarantee admission.

    Guarantee your place at UQ: If you meet our guaranteed minimum ATAR you could secure an offer for your preferred program.

    English language requirements

    IELTS score of 7.5 overall; speaking 8; listening 8, reading 7, writing 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ.

    TOEFL iBT (Paper Edition), PTE Academic, BE, CES, and OET are not accepted.

    There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.

    Learn how to meet the English language requirements

    Inherent requirements

    To complete this degree, you have to meet its inherent requirements by demonstrating essential skills and attributes. Read the inherent requirements before you apply.

    Learn about inherent requirements

    Student visas

    International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelors of Music (Honours) / Education (Secondary) are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).

    There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the Genuine Student (GS) requirement.

    Learn more about student visas

    Entry score range

    This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the B Music(Hons)/BEduc(Secondary) for Semester 1, 2024

    Without adjustmentsWith adjustments
    Highest94.194.6
    Median87.389.8
    Lowest77.7577.75

    Learn more about adjustments

    Need help meeting the entry requirements?

    We can help you meet the minimum entry score, subject prerequisites or English language requirements for your preferred program.

    If you haven't studied the prerequisites or need to improve your entry score, we can help.

    Learn about pathway options

    Additional application information
    All applicants to education programs in Australia must complete non-academic entry criteria (online questionnaire and personal statements). For further information please see QTAC's Initial Teacher Education (ITE) advice page. Please refer to the School of Education for further information on entry requirements and becoming a teacher.All students are required to successfully meet the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) standards prior to graduation. Please contact the School of Education for further details (education@uq.edu.au) or visit the School of Education office. For more information on the test including sample tests, indicative fees, testing institutions and registration information, please visit the School of Education LANTITE website and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) website.
    Additional application information
    As part of the Australian Institute for Teaching and Leadership (AITSL) revised Standards and Procedures (2015), applicants to initial teacher education courses (pre-service teachers) must satisfy both academic and non-academic entry criteria for selection to the course.All applicants will need to complete an online questionnaire to meet the non-academic entry requirement for this program. Once you have submitted your application, you will be directed to the online questionnaire.All students are required to successfully meet the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) standards prior to graduation. Please contact the School of Education for further details (education@uq.edu.au) or visit the School of Education office. For more information on the test including sample tests, indicative fees, testing institutions and registration information, please visit the School of Education LANTITE website and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) website.
  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Music in Performance

    Bachelor

    The Bachelor of Music in Performance builds on the skills and knowledge you gain in the Bachelor of Music. You will develop advanced skills in classical or contemporary performance.

    Entry Requirements

    Students who have successfully completed the requirements of the three-year Bachelor of Music (1419) and wish to extend their engagement with Performance rather than graduate with the three-year qualification are required to have a minimum grade of 5 in Performance Study 3.

  • Griffith University

    Griffith University

    Bachelor of Musical Theatre

    Bachelor

    As a Bachelor of Musical Theatre graduate, you will have gone through many facets of training to become highly skilled, musically adaptable and equipped to enter professional life as creative and flexible 21st century musical theatre performer.

    Entry Requirements

    The University's Undergraduate Programs Admission Policy will apply.

    This program is quota managed for which there is a limited number of places available to ensure that sufficient resources are available to support the students. Meeting the admission requirements for this program may not result in an applicant receiving an admission offer.

    Applicants are required to attend an audition where their abilities in singing, acting and dance are assessed. While no prior formal music theory studies are mandated, familiarity with at least basic music theory will be beneficial.