UWA Handbooks 2012 - Courses
Master of Music (research) (10720)
The information contained in this course overview is intended only as a guide and is not part of the rules for this course. For further information (including links to unit details) consult the rules for this course and the Student Rules. |
| Course type | Master's degree by research (thesis and creative work) |
| Status | Current |
| Intake periods | Throughout the year |
| Description | This specialist degree is designed for professionals or graduates to pursue composition or performance at postgraduate level as well as investigate the theoretical/historical aspects of performance and composition. |
| Admission requirements | Applicants are expected to have a Bachelor of Music with at least upper second class honours or equivalent. An applicant who does not have a Bachelor of Music with at least upper second class honours or whose major field of study has not been music may be required to pass a qualifying examination or undertake preliminary study. Applicants for the Master of Music (in performance) who have not received their undergraduate degree from the UWA School of Music, or whose degree was awarded three or more years from the date of application, may be required to pass an admission audition for the School before lodging an application with the Graduate Research School. |
| Administered by | Graduate Research School |
COURSE DETAILS | |
| Structure | The Master of Music can be taken in either composition or performance and consists of a combination of thesis and creative work. Master of Music (in composition) students are required to present for examination a folio of compositions, which show technical accomplishment and imaginative resource, and a thesis (of 12,000 to 15,000 words) on a topic related to one or more aspects of the composition. Master of Music (in performance) students are required to present for examination one recital of normally 65 to 80 minutes' duration, which demonstrates advanced technical and interpretative accomplishment, and a thesis (of 12,000 to 15,000 words) on a topic related to one or more aspects of the performance. |
| Available to international students | Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Schedule 2: Fees'. (Enquiries: http://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa/) |
| Attendance type | Full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read http://www.international.uwa.edu.au/students/esos for more information.) |
| Delivery mode | Internal |
| Standard full-time completion | 1.5 years (minimum 1 year) |
| Standard part-time completion | Up to 3 years |
| Locations offered | UWA (Crawley) |
| Domestic fee type | RTS |
| Programs available | Composition, Performance |
FOR MORE INFORMATION | |
| Contact | Associate Director, Graduate Research and Scholarships |
| 6488 2807 | |
| pghelp@postgraduate.uwa.edu.au | |
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