Bachelor Of Music in Victoria University, Australia

Bachelor Of Music in Victoria University

Overview

Explore your love of music with a Bachelor of Music at VU, and prepare for a range of exciting careers.

This course focuses on popular and contemporary music, including international perspectives. You’ll develop your music knowledge, technical fluency, and creativity. Through practice, cultural analysis and critical listening, you’ll discover an inspiring variety of musical styles.

Areas of study include:

• music performance
• music theory
• song writing and arranging
• popular music culture and history
• music technology.

Considered one of the best live-music cities in the world(external link), Melbourne offers a range of performance opportunities. Alongside your collaborative projects with other VU students, you'll have the chance to work with some of the city's industry professionals and community organisations.

You’ll also have access to cutting-edge music technology and our commercial recording facilities at Kindred Studios(external link).

All students should be able to read music notation. If you’ve studied music performance, or worked as a musician, you may be eligible for advanced standing, and credits towards your degree.

Study overseas

You’ll have the exciting opportunity to travel as part of your study, on a university exchange or overseas study tour.

We have partnerships with the Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland, Belmont University in Nashville USA, and Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico, among others.

We also offer study tours to Asia each year – past tours have included China, Indonesia and India.

Studying overseas gives you the chance to experience a new culture and learn from a new perspective – while gaining credits towards your degree.

Study in a leading live-music city

Melbourne boasts more live-music venues per capita than any other major city in the world – so when you study at VU you'll have more places to perform or get inspired.

According to Visit Victoria(external link) – the state's major tourism and events company – Census data shows that, with more than 450 music venues, we top New York, London and Tokyo for gig-spots per person. Melbourne is also the music festival capital – with performers at around 350 festivals.

Come to Melbourne to study music, and make the most of living in a live-music metropolis.

Careers in music

The Bachelor of Music prepares you for a wide range of career options within the music industry. You could pursue a career as one of the following:

• music performance artist
• instrumental music or music theory teacher
• composer, songwriter or arranger
• musical director or band leader
• music administrator
• sound artist
• music producer
• accompanist.

Following this music course, you can prepare to become a secondary music teacher with our Masters of Teaching (Secondary), or other postgraduate study at VU. Some graduates of this course go on to study music therapy.

Salaries

Music professionals earn an average of A$51,000 (JobOutlook(external link)).

If you continue with your study with our Master of Teaching to become a secondary-school music teacher, you could earn around A$78,000 (JobOutlook(external link)).

Know more about Studying in Australia

Tuition Fees in Australia (1st Year Average)	BE/Btech: AUD 29109 | MBA: AUD 35139 | MS: AUD 36803 | BBA: AUD 28693 | MEng: AUD 39298 | BSc: AUD 34307 | MIM: AUD 39298 | MFin: AUD 35347 | MArch: AUD 37218 | BHM: AUD 28693 | MIS: AUD 35347 | MEM: AUD 43040
Average Accomodation & Food Costs in Australia	AUD 1680 Per Month Approx
Entrance Exams in Australia	TOEFL: 77 | IELTS: 6.5 | PTE: 57 | GRE: 300 | GMAT: 600
Work and Study in Australia	Permitted for 20 hours/week with a valid study permit.
Post Study Work Permit in Australia	2 Year after graduation depending on the course.
Cost of Student Visa in Australia	AUD 620
Student Visa in Australia	The subclasses for the visa were reduced to two from the eight for convenience. The two visa subclasses are Subclass 500 (for students) and Subclass 590 (For Student Guardian).
Intakes in Australia	There are Two Main Intakes in Australia: February and July.
Top Job Sectors in Australia	Health Care and Social Assiastance, Construction, Education, Manufacturing, Public Administration and Safety, Transport & Logistics, etc.
Economy in Australia	1.7% (2019e) 2.3% (2020e), 10th Largest in the World by Nominal