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Diploma of Music

A single one year undergraduate award offered by the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences

DMUS
  • Length 1 year full-time
  • Minimum 48 Units
Admission requirements
  • Length 1 year full-time
  • Minimum 48 Units
Admission requirements

Program Requirements

The Diploma of Music requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

48 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

ANUC1101 Professional Communication

ANUC1104 Introduction to Social Psychology

ANUC1107 Logic and Critical Reasoning

ANUC1111 Music Performance 1

ANUC1112 Music Performance 2

ANUC1113 Digital Culture: Being Human in the Information Age

ANUC1114 Turning Points in Music History 1: A Millennium of Metamorphoses (900-1900)

ANUC1119 Turning Points in Music History 2: A Century of Crisis and Change (1900 to the Present)

Elective Study

Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective majorminor or specialisation.

Study Options

Year 1 48 units ANUC1111 Music Performance 1 6 units ANUC1114 Turning Points in Music History 1: A Millennium of Metamorphoses (900-1900) 6 units ANUC1101 Professional Communication 6 units ANUC1113 Digital Culture: Being Human in the Information Age 6 units
ANUC1112 Music Performance 2 6 units ANUC1119 Turning Points in Music History 2: A Century of Crisis and Change (1900 to the Present) 6 units ANUC1104 Introduction to Social Psychology 6 units ANUC1107 Logic and Critical Thinking 6 units

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Diploma of Music is based on meeting the ATAR 70 requirement or an equivalent rank derived from the following qualifications:

  • An Australian year 12 qualification or international equivalent; OR
  • An approved tertiary preparation course unless subsequent study is undertaken; OR
  • Relevant work experience may be considered in determining eligibility.

International students may apply by clicking here: http://www.anucollege.edu.au/apply/application-form


 

ATAR:
70
QLD Band:
13
International Baccalaureate:
25

Prerequisites

Students who meet the ATAR entry requirement for Bachelor level study are not eligible to enrol in the Diploma of Music

Students must have a pass in performance at Grade 8 level of the Australian Music Examinations Board or equivalent, or pass an audition held by the ANU School of Music.

Adjustment Factors

Bonus points do not apply to this program.

Domestic students who have experienced significant difficulty accessing education leading to an ATAR (or an ATAR at 70 or above) may be eligible for alternative entry pathways and should contact ANU Admissions directly. For further details see www.uac.edu.au/eas

Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees

Annual indicative fee for international students
$35,398.00

For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees

Scholarships

ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.

Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are.  Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.

For further information see the Scholarships website.

The ANU Diploma of Music is an exciting new pathway into the Bachelor of Music. This program is delivered by ANU College (CRICOS Code 01682E) a business of Study Group Australia, on behalf of ANU. Your transcript and testamur will be issued by the Australian National University.

Students successfully completing the Diploma with no more than one fail or incomplete grade and a GPA of 5.0 will receive 48 units of credit status when they progress into the Bachelor of Music. The transition from the Diploma to the Bachelor will allow students to complete their Bachelor of Music with a major in Performance, Music Technology or Musicology after only two additional years of study.

Enrolment in other programs and majors is permitted, however students may be required to complete additional requisite courses to meet program rules. Note that enrolment in the flexible double degree is not available. Note also that further performance courses are available only to students who enroll in the Bachelor of Music.

Students aspiring to study at ANU, and those the University seeks to reach, sometimes do not meet the minimum entry requirements. This may be due to restricted educational opportunity, geographic location, cultural or socio-economic expectations or restrictions, lack of choice, or personal factors such as individual or family circumstances that affect success. Other students may be very close to ANU entry requirements, but miss out on entry by a small margin. These students will benefit from a high support entry pathway to ANU.

The aim of the Diploma of Music is to provide an opportunity for high quality and aspiring students to access ANU and to succeed in degree programs on completion. If you aspire to join the Bachelor of Music but do not meet the ANU admission requirements, this program may provide you with an alternative pathway to your future at the ANU.
 

Career Options

Graduates from ANU have been rated as Australia's most employable graduates and among the most sought after by employers worldwide.

The latest Global Employability University Ranking, published by the Times Higher Education, rated ANU as Australia's top university for getting a job for the fourth year in a row.

This program is available for applications to commence from First Semester, 2017

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:

  1. Identify problems relevant to music and to the arts, identify theories and find secondary sources relevant to those problems, propose solutions based on theory and the evaluation of those sources, and communicate those solutions through a variety of media including music performance;
  2. Debate key issues relating to music and society;
  3. Prepare academic texts that demonstrate appropriate academic practice in attribution and referencing; and
  4. Evaluate and report on their own musical and academic output.
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