Bachelor of Music with Honours (Creative Practice)

The Bachelor of Music with Honours degree is a 1-year (minimum) full-time course, offering specialisations in Performance, Creative Practice and Musicology The degree is for highly gifted musicians who seek to continue musical studies beyond the undergraduate level. The purpose of the year is to allow students to immerse themselves in one area of specialisation and determine, through the year of study, the musical future they wish to pursue. Upon completion of Honours successful students interested in pursuing a higher research degree may apply to Master or PhD study or, for practitioners keen to perfect skills and artistry, a two-year coursework Masters of Music program. Based in the centre of Hobart’s vibrant cultural scene, you will study in the new Hedberg building, using its technological capacities and diverse spaces for making and performing music. The Bachelor of Music with Honours emphasises a spirit of excellence and a strong sense of independent inquiry, enabling you to design and pursue your own research project supported by expert supervision and a strong cohort of peers. The Honours experience embraces the range of possibilities for music research, from practice-led projects in music performance, composition, song writing, and music technology, to scholarly projects that examine the past and future of music as a discipline and an industry.

Admission to Honours courses at the University of Tasmania require qualifications equivalent to an Australian bachelor degree. Applicants must achieve the required grade in their qualifying studies, meet any prerequisite subjects and the English language requirements to be eligible for an offer. Admission is conditional on research project and supervisor availability. Admission to the Bachelor of Music with Honours requires:Successful completion of a relevant bachelor’s degree with a major in music with a Distinction (70%) average at the University of Tasmania or another approved tertiary institution, or equivalent industry experience, andsubmission of a project proposal which can be supported by appropriate academic supervision, andan audition and interview.