Music
Mātai Puoro
Qualifications
Overview
The music industry has changed a lot in the last 30 years with the explosion of digital technology and changes in society and culture. This has opened up new areas for music professionals, alongside teaching, conducting, leadership, and performing.
At UC, we have a number of ways you can follow your interest in Music.
- With a Bachelor of Music you can major in Composition, Performance, Music Studies, or Creative Music Technologies.
- You can study Music as a major or minor in other degrees.
- Enjoy the unique learning spaces in our Te Matatiki Toi Ora | Arts Centre campus.
- Connect with the community through internships, performances, and collaborative projects.
Most Music courses are available without any prior experience.
Entry to all first-year Performance courses is by application and an audition in an instrument or in singing. Applications should be made no later than 20 September. Early auditions begin 12-13 August.
Bachelor of Music
See the Bachelor of Music for the compulsory Music courses in the degree.
As well as core courses in music, you also study towards one of the following majors:
Music major
For the major in the Bachelor of Arts, complete the following courses:
100-level
200-level
- One courses chosen from these options
- Two 200-level MUSA courses
300-level
- 60 points of courses chosen from 300-level MUSA courses
Music minor
For the minor in the Bachelor of Arts, Commerce, Digital Screen, Health Sciences, Science, Social and Environmental Sustainability, Sport, or Youth and Community Leadership, complete the following courses:
- 75 points in 100 to 300-level MUSA courses, with at least 45 points above 100-level
The wide range of courses you take during your degree will set you up with skills to perform, create, and critically engage with music and the music industry.
Career pathways could include:
- orchestras, choirs, and opera houses
- festival management
- journalism and radio
- digital production.
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Music.
Contact us
School of Creative and Digital Arts
Email creativeartsadmin@canterbury.ac.nz
Location
Reception - Fine Arts Block 2 – see campus maps
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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