Program Overview

Overview of the Bachelor of Music Programme

The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is a four-year full-time programme that integrates rigorous musical training with professional development. Students complete 160 units through a carefully balanced curriculum.

Programme Structure

Curriculum

The curriculum consists of:

• Major Requirements (68 units): offering deep specialisation in one of 20 fields spanning performance, composition, audio arts, and interdisciplinary musical practice, supported by mentorship from distinguished faculty.
• Music Studies (28 units): broadening perspectives through classes on musical concepts, materials, and contextual studies.
• Professional Integration: emphasising reflective practice, communication, and entrepreneurial skills essential to musicians in navigating today's evolving music ecosystem.
• General Education component (24 units): cultivating analytical thinking, global awareness, and community engagement beyond music.
• Unrestricted Electives (40 units): giving students freedom to explore diverse academic and artistic pathways, including minors, second majors, or double degrees.

Major Studies

• Strings & Harp
• Voice
• Audio Arts & Sciences
• Music & Society / Music, Collaboration & Production

Music Studies

• Musical Concepts and Materials
• Contextual Studies
• Professional Integration

General Education

• Data Literacy
• Digital Literacy
• Critique and Expression
• Cultures and Connections
• Singapore Studies
• Communities and Engagement

English Classes

• English for Academic Purposes
• Understanding and Describing Music

Programme Details

The programme is designed to provide students with a holistic education, developing critical competencies and intelligences that enable them to thrive in today's rapidly-changing professional landscapes while fostering awareness for societal and community-based issues. The NUS General Education curriculum prepares students to think critically and communicate ideas clearly, meet the challenges of a rapidly changing and increasingly interconnected world, and build meaningful and responsible relationships with communities.