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I30 Master of Music

The Master of Music is a 120-credit-point postgraduate degree program designed to prepare the student for entry into the highest level of the music profession. The course is extremely flexible and is able to accommodate Classical Performance, Jazz Performance, Composition, Music Technology and Music Studies/Musicology.  There are clear pathways for those students who wish to focus on performance, and there are alternative pathways for students wishing to integrate more academic work into their programme. 


The Music Programme has a large staff of pedagogues and scholar/performers whose expertise spans the whole gamut of the music world today.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Students must have an undergraduate music qualification with honours or a Graduate Diploma in music, and present an audition or interview according to specialisation.

 

Prospective students must apply through the Academy Admissions Officer.   For each applicant the Academy Admissions Officer will arrange an interview (normally held in November-December).  Further information on audition requirements and procedures is available from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (http://www.waapa.ecu.edu.au/).

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Master of Music is a 120 credit point course, with 60 credit points to be undertaken in each of the two semesters of the course.  The two units in the second semester are each worth 30 credit points.

 
Semester One
MUS6111 Masters Principal Practice: Minor Project 1 20 
MUS6114 Special Topic 1 20 
 
Students to choose 20 credit points from the following:
MUS6112 Practicum 20 
MUS6113 Research Methods * 20 
 
Semester Two
MUS6118 Masters Principal Practice: Major Project 30 
MUS6119 Final Research Project 30 
 
* Research Methods (MUS6113) must be selected by students who have not completed an Honours award.
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009