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Master of Music - University of Western Australia |
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| Course type: | | | Master's degree by research (thesis and coursework) | | Intake periods: | | | Beginning of year and mid-year | | Description: | | | This specialist degree is designed for professionals or graduates who wish to pursue composition or performance at postgraduate level as well as research theoretical/historical aspects of music performance and composition. | | Admission requirements: | | | Applicants are expected to have a Bachelor of Music with at least upper second class honours or its 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 (by Thesis and Coursework) in composition are required to submit a portfolio of compositions to the Head of School before lodging an application for admission to the Faculty Student Office.
Applicants for the Master of Music (by Thesis and Coursework) in performance who have not received their undergraduate degree from this University, or whose degree was awarded three years or more before the time of application, may be required to pass an admission audition for the School of Music, before lodging a formal application for admission to the Faculty Student Office. | | Administered by: | | | Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
COURSE DETAILS
| | Minimum credit points required: | | | 72 | | Structure: | | | The Master of Music can be taken in either Composition or Performance and consists of a combination of thesis and creative work. For full-time students, the course comprises these units: MUSC8110 Master of Music Research Seminar 1 (12 points); MUSC8120 Master of Music Research Seminar 2 (12 points); and MUSC9311 Master of Music Thesis—Composition (48 points) or MUSC9411 Master of Music Thesis—Performance (48 points).
For Composition, the research/creative components comprise a composition folio, which shows technical accomplishment and imaginative resource, and a lecture/demonstration of 45 minutes' duration. Both components are assessed by external examination. Each research seminar requires the submission for assessment of a major research paper, prepared under supervision.
For Performance, the research/creative components comprise a public recital of 65 to 80 minutes' duration, which demonstrates advanced technical and interpretative accomplishment, and a lecture/recital of 45 minutes' duration. Both components are assessed by external examination. Each research seminar requires the submission for assessment of a major research paper, prepared under supervision. | | Attendance type: | | | Full-time | | Delivery mode: | | | Internal | | Standard full-time completion: | | | 1.5 years (1 year minimum) | | Locations offered: | | | UWA (Crawley) | | Annual fees 2009: | | | A$20,000 |
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