Bachelor of Creative Industries (Contemporary Music Practice)

Let your career in the music industry take the stage

Turn your love of music into your career with a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Contemporary Music Practice). Delivered in partnership with TAFE Queensland, this innovative degree will give you a thorough grounding in the latest contemporary music practice. You'll develop high-level skills and knowledge in composition and song writing, performance, music production, technology, and theory. You'll collaborate with game designers, filmmakers, visual artists, actors, and other teams across the creative industries, working on real projects. With a focus on hands-on-learning and a holistic approach to what constitutes a modern portfolio career, you'll be prepared with the best chance of success in the new music industry.

Complete your degree at our TAFE Queensland Brisbane campus where you'll build the foundations of your career and upon graduation, you'll be ready to jump into a career, anywhere you choose.

Study a Bachelor of Contemporary Music Practice at UC and you will:

• Develop a broad range of coherent, specialised skills and knowledge that will make you stand out in this competitive, global industry.
• Gain a thorough grounding in 21st century contemporary music practice.
• Learn a broad range of skills and knowledge across a variety of areas including music composition, performance, technology and theory.
• Have the opportunity to collaborate with film makers, musicians, visual artists, actors, and other teams across the broad creative industries spectrum, working on real projects to combine university thinking with hands-on learning.

With a focus on nurturing and developing a holistic, creative and entrepreneurial approach to music making, you'll be prepared with the best chance of success in the music industry.

Work Integrated Learning

You'll be encouraged and supported to find relative work placements, enabling you to experience the reality of working within the industry or a particular company, and the opportunity to build useful networks for a future career.

Career opportunities

• Sound Engineer
• Composer
• Music Producer
• Musician
• Music Teacher
• Music Arranger
• Songwriter
• Vocalist
• Sound Engineer

Course Specific information

Standard entry to this program is by audition only.

Professional accreditation

None.