Bachelor of Music (Music Practice)

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate proficiency in practical and theoretical musical processes within popular and contemporary genres through an emerging professional identity as a musician.
2. Leverage the skills and knowledge of a professional musician to gain employment in a wide range of occupations within the music profession, working both independently and collaboratively in a broad range of musical contexts with other professionals, in industry, and in education or community.
3. Communicate effectively with cultural intelligence to a variety of stakeholders across diverse contexts. Use technology to analyse, manipulate, create and disseminate musical artefacts.
4. Evaluate and apply methods, concepts, techniques and theories in the creation of musical and hybrid creative arts projects in a broad range of contexts.
5. Research and analyse historical, ideological, critical and ethical perspectives in the creative arts, in both traditional and contemporary cultural and social contexts to explore the role music plays in everyday life.

Throughout study at UniSQ, you will tailor your skills to meet the diverse and evolving requirements of the independent, contemporary musician. The Music Practice major will see you explore individual and collaborative music making, live and digital performance, as well as songwriting, composition and musical arrangement. By focusing on readily available technologies, we enable graduates to develop a sustainable DIY practice to navigate the increasing pace of change and disruption in creative industries, and to produce innovative music practices.

Recommended study pattern

Year 1

SCA1001 Persuasive Communication: Presenting Yourself and Your Ideas

MUI1010 Guitar Skills

MUI1001 Collaborative Music Practice 1

SCA1002 Introduction to Creative and Critical Thinking

MUI1011 Digital Composition

MUI1002 Collaborative Music Practice 2

2 x Second Major courses

Year 2

SCA2001 Cultural Responsibilities and Creative Communities

MUI2002 Popular Songwriting

MUI2003 Collaborative Music Practice 3

SCA2002 Arts Business: Making and Managing Your Arts Career

MUI2009 Recording and Music Production

MUI2004 Collaborative Music Practice 4

2 x Second Major courses

Year 3

MUI3016 Music Project 1

MUI3017 Music Project 2

MUI3014 Investigating Contemporary Music

MUI3015 Leadership Development for Musicians

4 x Second Major courses

Award requirements

Choose your subjects

Majors

• Musical Communication
• Music Practice

Electives

You may select courses from the available minors to make up your electives in this program.

Exit points

Diploma of Creative Arts Studies.

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Indicative total fee $26,844

The amounts shown here are indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.

Fees may vary depending on:

• the subjects you choose
• credit from previous work experience
• your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.

To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.

As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.

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24

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25

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. For entry to the Bachelor of Music (Music Practice) program, applicants are required to meet the Category 2 English Language Proficiency requirements.