Master of Music (MMUS) - MMus

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should contact us.

Notes

The ; Bachelor of Music (Honours) is the first year of the Master of Music Degree.

Contact us

Current students

Telephone 1800 007 252 (within Australia freecall), +61 7 4631 2285 (from outside Australia), email usqassist@usq.edu.au or submit a question via USQAssist.

Program focus

This program enables students to further specialise in teaching (studio) or performing (solo, accompaniment or orchestral playing). Teaching students undertake advanced study in instrumental or vocal pedagogy and teaching experience, and further develop their solo and ensemble playing. Performance students undertake advanced study in recital work, concerto or opera roles and further develop their ensemble playing. Students also prepare a dissertation on a specific aspect of their studies.

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who will have a specialised and advanced training in the areas of either music performance or music teaching, who will have the ability to evaluate musical performance and will have developed standards of musical criticism. Graduates will also have developed their intellectual, expressive and executant abilities in relation to music performance or teaching to a very high standard.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the program students should demonstrate:

• highly developed understanding and skills related to either music performance or teaching

• the ability to conceptualise, research and communicate on a specific topic in written and oral forms through the presentation of a dissertation

• intellectual and artistic ability to formulate and express musical concepts in a coherent, lucid and rational fashion.

Admission requirements

Students completing with a grade point average of 5/7 a Bachelor of Music degree or a Bachelor of Arts degree at USQ or another recognised university (with at least 60 per cent of their program in Music) may be admitted to the Bachelor of Music (Honours). This program comprises the first year of the Master of Music degree. Students who are successful in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) with at least a credit level pass in either Teaching or Performing may be admitted to the Master degree. Students must also attend an audition and interview.

International applicants must have met the University's English language requirements or have completed the University's ELICOS/UNIPREP program.

Program fees

Student contribution amount

For domestic students who are offered Commonwealth supported places, the Government pays some money directly to the University, but students are also required to make a contribution. This contribution is called the ‘student contribution’. For more information about student contribution amounts, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ fees.

Tuition fee

Domestic fee-paying places are funded entirely through the tuition/direct fees paid by the student. Tuition/direct fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. For more information about Tuition Fees, including the calculation of fees for a particular program of study, refer to USQ Fees.

International fees

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the International Fee Schedule provided by USQ International.

Program structure

The Master of Music program consists of 16 units of study. It comprises two core courses and 10 major courses. Study is available in piano, pipe organ, singing, and most orchestral instruments.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 5 years to complete this program.

Core courses

A core course is central to the achievement of the objectives of the program. The courses provide a basic understanding of some principal issues relating to music study at postgraduate level. The core courses in the program are MUS4000 and MUS4001 Structural Analysis in Music.

Major studies

A Major Study is a compulsory group of courses having not less than four units in value within the program and is designed to provide students with a variety of essential skills and an appropriate range and depth of knowledge for the chosen discipline. The major courses in the Master of Music degree are either in Music Performance (Solo, Accompaniment or Orchestral Playing) or Music Teaching.

Recommended enrolment pattern

This program is no longer available for admission. Students currently enrolled in this program are requested to contact their Program Coordinator on telephone +61 7 46311091 or email studyarts@usq.edu.au to discuss an appropriate study plan.