Bachelor of Arts – Music and Society
Bachelor of Arts – Music and Society
Discover a broad range of styles and contexts, encompassing Music’s histories, social and political meanings and performance and listening practices. The Music and Society major develops your skills and expertise in thinking critically about music. Broaden your studies and discover Music’s broad range of styles and contexts. Course Structure Our…
Categories
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Discover a broad range of styles and contexts, encompassing Music’s histories, social and political meanings and performance and listening practices.
The Music and Society major develops your skills and expertise in thinking critically about music. Broaden your studies and discover Music’s broad range of styles and contexts.
Course Structure
Our undergraduate degrees offer you a broad range of options allowing you to combine subjects in a way that matches your career goals and personal interests.
Why study this course?
Broaden your learning and study this major alongside many different degrees at UWA. This unique offering is for anyone wanting to add critical thought in music and culture to their learning experience.
You’ll learn to
Discover broad historical perspectives on the nature and contexts of music and the relevance of historical and stylistic conventions from various periods.
Develop transferable skills in research, critical thinking and communication which enable successful tertiary study, and facilitate further study and lifelong learning.
Critically engage with, and interpret key texts and works from, a range of music sub-disciplines.
Demonstrate a socio-cultural and historically sensitive perspective of various forms of music and music cultures.
Career Pathways
Graduates will gain skills applicable to a range of creative and theoretical professions. Some may pursue careers as an Arts and Cultural sector worker, a cultural historian or discover a role within a community organisation
Further Study
After completing the Music and Society major, you can pursue further studies at honours level or complete a PhD in Music Research.
REQUIREMENTS
Entry requirements may vary from country to country. Students are required to complete an international academic qualification equivalent to Australian High School (or equivalent).
English language requirements:
IELTS (academic): Overall minimum score of 6.5, no band lower than 6.0
TOEFL Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): an overall score of 82 or above with a minimum score of 22 in writing, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 20 in listening
Pearsons Test of English (PTE) (academic): An overall score of 64 with a minimum score of 59 in the speaking and writing sections, and no less than 54 in the other sections
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a proud member of the Group of Eight and is the only university in Western Australia to be ranked in the world top 100 universities (QS World University Rankings 2023).UWA’s main campus is located in Perth, Western Australia and is home to more than 23,000 students. Perth is Australia’s fourth-largest city with over two million people from a variety of cultures worldwide, a strong economy and vibrant lifestyle. Perth is one of the country’s most affordable cities, the closest major Australian city to Asia, and in the same time zone as most of Asia.
