Music Studies
Qualifications
Overview
Music is an integral part of contemporary culture globally. This major investigates histories and contents of music-making, locally and internationally.
Topics include popular music, musical philosophy, musics of the world, musical heritage of the western world, and music in the community.
Music Studies major
For the major in the Bachelor of Music, complete the following courses:
100-level
200-level
- One course chosen from these options
- One 200-level MUSA course
300-level
- MUSA300 Musicianship, Harmony, and Analysis 3
- One course chosen from these options
Studying music will position you well for many vocations. The breadth of understanding you will gain through the degree will provide you with a wide array of skills necessary as a music teacher in schools, music researcher and journalist, festival organiser, arts administrator, and music leader in the community.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Music.
Contact us
Te Kura Puoro | School of Music
Phone +64 3 369 0608
Email artsdegreeadvice@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Music building – see campus maps – and Arts Centre, 3 Hereford Street Christchurch
Postal address
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140
New Zealand
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