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Pathway + Bachelor

Bachelor of Arts - Music and Society

Australia

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What will I learn?

Discover a broad range of styles and contexts, encompassing Music's histories, social and political meanings and performance and listening practices.

The Music and Society major develops your skills and expertise in thinking critically about music. Broaden your studies and discover Musics broad range of styles and contexts.

Course Structure

Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.

Why study this course?

Broaden your learning and study this major Â鶹ԭ´´ many different degrees at UWA. This unique offering is for anyone wanting to add critical thought in music and culture to their learning experience.

You'll learn to

Discover broad historical perspectives on the nature and contexts of music and the relevance of historical and stylistic conventions from various periods.

Develop transferable skills in research, critical thinking and communication which enable successful tertiary study, and facilitate further study and lifelong learning.

Critically engage with, and interpret key texts and works from, a range of music sub-disciplines.

Demonstrate a socio-cultural and historically sensitive perspective of various forms of music and music cultures.

Career Pathways

Graduates will gain skills applicable to a range of creative and theoretical professions. Some may pursue careers as an Arts and Cultural sector worker, a cultural historian or discover a role within a community organisation

Further Study

After completing the Music and Society major, you can pursue further studies at honours level or complete a PhD in Music Research.

Which department am I in?

Conservatorium of Music

CRICOS

003005D

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
A$45,800.00 (25,46,567) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

3 February 2025, 30 June 2025

More details

Start date

July 2025

Venue

Crawley Campus

35 Stirling Highway,

CRAWLEY,

Western Australia,

6009, PERTH, Australia

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees
A$45,800.00 (25,46,567) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

3 February 2025, 30 June 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Crawley Campus

35 Stirling Highway,

CRAWLEY,

Western Australia,

6009, PERTH, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).

English language requirements:

IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0

TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening

Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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