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Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition)

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Please note: There is no mid-year intake for Interactive Composition The Bachelor of Music provides advanced, pre-professional music training in five specialisations: Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, and Music Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor
Duration
3 years full-time, 6 years part-time
Course Code
058837J
Study Mode
In person

About this course

Please note: There is no mid-year intake for Interactive Composition

The Bachelor of Music provides advanced, pre-professional music training in five specialisations: Interactive Composition, Jazz & Improvisation, and Music Performance, Composition, Musicology/Ethnomusicology.

These five specialisations develop technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with music core studies, music electives and complementary University breadth subjects.

The Bachelor of Music (Interactive Composition) is an intensive, commercially led, collaborative music program giving you the skills required to create music and sound for a range of contemporary media contexts and platforms.

The Interactive Composition program focuses on commercially driven interdisciplinary modes of composition, production and sound design, and may include writing music for events, film, television, animation, theatre, music theatre, dance, pop songs, advertising, video games, online sites, installation art and sound design.

Entry requirements

Units 3 & 4: A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/Literature or at least 30 in EAL.

Study locations

Parkville

What you will learn

The Bachelor of Music program is a three-year, full-time degree that offers pre-professional music training in the following areas of study: Music Performance, Composition, Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Jazz & Improvisation, and Interactive Composition.

The specialisations develop technically advanced and experienced musicians through an immersive and practical curriculum with core studies, music electives and complementary Breadth subjects.

The Interactive Composition specialisation is an intensive, collaborative program giving you the skills to create music and sound for a range of contemporary media contexts.

This specialisation works closely with all other disciplines within the Faculty and across the University and focuses on commercially driven cross-art modes of composition - for events, film, television, animation, theatre, music theatre, dance, pop music, advertising, video gaming, online sites, installation art and sound design.

Career pathways

Whichever specialisation you choose to pursue in the Bachelor of Music, you will enjoy a wide range of employment options in a range of different industries. Explore some of the careers our graduates have moved into after graduating below.

How to apply

Please note: There is no mid-year intake for Interactive Composition

There are three components to the application process:

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Creative Arts courses at University of Melbourne.
74.6%
Overall satisfaction
77.4%
Skill scale
71.2%
Teaching scale
47.3%
Employed full-time
$52.2k
Average salary