Program Overview

Diploma in Music

Overview

The Diploma in Music at the University of Melbourne provides students with the opportunity to further their musical training or explore areas of academic and practical interest in music, while gaining a music qualification alongside their undergraduate studies in another field. This program is only available to applicants who are currently admitted to a University of Melbourne degree.

Course Details

• Course code: D-MUSIC
• Duration: 1 year full-time
• Location: On campus (Parkville)
• Intake: February, July
• Fees: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are available

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements can be viewed in full on the university's website. Access Melbourne is available for eligible students.

Course Structure

The program can be tailored to suit students' interests and provides access to the full range of the curriculum at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. Students will study alongside Bachelor of Music students, allowing them to build valuable friendships and networks in a challenging musical environment.

Specialisations

Specialisations on offer include:

• Practical music
• Ensemble music performance
• Aural studies
• Composition
• Improvisation
• Music history and theory

Fast Track Option

By taking academic and/or music studies subjects as breadth subjects in their undergraduate degree, students can cross-credit up to 50 points from their degree to their diploma, enabling them to complete their undergraduate degree and the diploma within three years of full-time study. Students can commence the diploma in the first or second year of their undergraduate degree.

Related Study Areas

• Composition
• Creative arts and music therapy
• Music performance
• Music, visual and performing arts
• Musicology and ethnomusicology

Acknowledgement

The University of Melbourne acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which they work, learn, and live. They pay respect to Elders past, present, and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.