This degree provides students with the skills to succeed in the music industry.
Students can pursue highly specialist training in areas both inside and outside of their chosen major. With a focus on practical skills in classical, contemporary, jazz, composition and music technology, the course is taught by world class practitioners whose expertise spans the breadth of the music world today.
Majors you can study in this course
Classical Performance
Composition and Music Technology
Contemporary Performance
Jazz Performance
Course learning outcomes
Adopt a global outlook and exercise respect for cultural diversity, including an enhanced understanding of the music and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples.
Apply effective teamwork and leadership skills in various settings according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
Communicate clearly and coherently in a range of modes relative to context and audience.
Exercise self-reflection, judgement and responsibility in developing artistic practice and individual learning in response to diverse professional contexts.
Think creatively to identity, analyse and resolve musical and conceptual problems.
Think critically to conceptualise and synthesise musical ideas to inform creative practice.
Undertake sustained, high-level independent practice in a chosen music specialisation with reference to its underlying principles and its relationship to history, society and culture.
Use digital technologies and music-related literacies skills to successfully assimilate and evaluate relevant information from multiple sources.
Career Opportunities
The course provides lifelong transferable skills, equipping graduates for employment in a wide range of professional industries.
Possible future job titles
Performer, Musician, Classical Artist, Jazz Artist, Contemporary Artist, Pop Artist, Music Artist, Composer, Researcher, Teacher
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
February 2025
Mount Lawley Campus
2 Bradford Street,
MOUNT LAWLEY,
Western Australia,
6050, PERTH, Australia
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution
July 2025
Mount Lawley Campus
2 Bradford Street,
MOUNT LAWLEY,
Western Australia,
6050, PERTH, Australia
There are various ways to meet our admission requirements, such as:
Secondary school results
Successful completion of one year of tertiary study from a recognised institution
Completed Diploma program from a recognised institution
English competency requirements:
IELTS Academic: An overall band minimum score of 6.0, with no individual band less than 6.0. (Results are typically valid for 2 years and online tests are not acceptable.)
TOEFL iBT: 70 (no individual score less than 17)
TOEFL Paper-Based Test (PBT): Minimum score of 550, including Test of Written English of 5 or better. (Results are typically valid for only 2 years.)
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 52, with no scores less than 50. (Results are typically valid for only two years.)
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
For the third year in a row, ECU students have rated it the top public university in Australia for overall undergraduate experience (QILT 2023).
