ObjectivesDesigned for students wishing to explore practical music studies at the highest level. Specialisations are offered in classical performance, jazz performance, screen composition, and music technology. The principal focus of the course is to allow students ample opportunity to develop and excel in their principal area of practice, while also offering a flexible array of supporting studies.
Entry requirementsUndergraduate music qualification plus audition and interview according to area of specialisation. Applications should be made direct to the Academy.
Academic titleGraduate Diploma of Music
Course descriptionRelated careers
Musician, Performer, Artist
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa.
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Graduate Diploma of Music is made up of 120 credit points (6 semester-long units).
Unit Description Points
Semester One
MUS4111 Principal Practice Preparation 20
MUS5112 Advanced Music Skills 20
Students choose 20 credit points from one of the following:
MUS5113 Practicum 1 20
or an approved Elective **
Semester Two
MUS4114 Principal Practice Project 20
MUS5115 Colloquium 20
Students choose 20 credit points from one of the following:
MUS5116 Practicum 2 20
or an approved Elective **
** Note that students who have taken electives in both semesters (in lieu of MUS5113 and MUS5116) may take less than 20 credits of electives in any particular semester as long as the total credit points for electives over the year is 40 or more.