奥克兰大学

Build upon the skills you learned in an undergraduate music degree with a year of focused study in your area of expertise.

Programme overview

Whether you are a performer, composer, musicologist or music studio teacher, your honours year sees you focus exclusively on your area of specialization. You will work closely with our staff of leading musicians and music-writers while you explore your chosen major in depth, and further develop the required intellectual and creative skills to thrive in the industry.

You will choose to major in classical or jazz performance, composition, musicology, popular music or studio pedagogy. Musicology students can also choose to further refine their major to focus on music education research or ethnomusicology.

All students complete 120 points. Your programme structure depends on which major you choose to specialise in. For specific information on the courses for your specialisation, refer to the BMus(Hons) degree planner.

Classical Performance

Core courses: 60 points

Elective courses: 60 points chosen from a curated list of music and anthropology courses

Composition

Core courses: 60 points

Elective courses: 60 points chosen from a curated list of music and anthropology courses

Jazz Performance

Core courses: 90 points

Elective courses: 30 points chosen from a curated list of music and anthropology courses

Musicology

You may choose to further refine your musicology major to focus on either music education research or ethnomusicology.

Core courses: 30 points

Elective courses: 90 points chosen from a curated list of music, anthropology and education courses specific to your chosen specialisation

Popular Music

Core courses: 60 points

Elective courses: 60 points chosen from a curated list of music and anthropology courses

Studio Pedagogy

This major is for students from a classical performance background.

Core courses: 90 points

Elective courses: 30 points chosen from a curated list of music and anthropology courses

Where could this programme take you?

On top of the career pathways available following your undergraduate degree, postgraduate study in music boosts your potential to build a successful performance or composition career. It also helps to secure a future in academia and research, contributing to influential projects in the music and wider arts community.

Jobs related to this programme

• Academic
• Arranger/composer
• Arts administrator/manager/director
• Instrumental teacher
• Music educator
• Music journalist
• Performer
• Radio/television/digital media/record producer

Further study options

• Master of Music
• Doctor of Music
• Doctor of Musical Arts
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Creative practice