The aim of the combined Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Arts is to allow students to acquire musical skills in performance, composition, music education or musicology, together with expertise in an arts discipline within a broader humanities context.

The structure of the course facilitates creative interdisciplinary links within music disciplines and between music and other subject areas in the University of Sydney. The course develops broadly educated musicians who are able to apply their knowledge, skills and attitudes creatively and flexibly in a variety of music and music-related professions.

Course completion requirements

Almost half the combined course is taken at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the other half within the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney. The degree is structured to allow students flexibility in their choice of units so they may pursue their own combinations of musical and non-musical disciplines. For the Bachelor of Music Studies component, all students take a Principal Study in an instrument, voice, composition or musicology, core units in music skills, music pedagogy and music history and other units of their own choice. Principal Study is available in brass (French horn, trombone, trumpet, tuba), composition (instrumental/vocal and electroacoustic), early music performance (baroque flute, harpsichord, lute, recorder, viola da gamba), piano, organ, musicology, percussion, strings (cello, double bass, guitar, harp, viola, violin), voice (classical or jazz) and woodwind (bassoon, clarinet, flute, oboe, saxophone).

Honours: Entry to Honours is based on superior achievement throughout the course and is awarded on the basis of specified research projects in senior years.

On campus attendance pattern

Full time, Part time

End qualification

Bachelor of Music Studies/ Bachelor of Arts

Articulation courses

B.Mus.Studies,B.A. (QH021)

Course level

Bachelor

Honours availability

Additional honours course

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/