Overview

Music (Honours) - Jazz and Improvisation program at University of Melbourne prepares you for entry into the music profession and creates a direct pathway to graduate coursework and research opportunities in music.

The Jazz and Improvisation specialisation allows you to immerse yourself in a practice-based, major creative project across diverse modes of Jazz and Improvisation performance. The program culminates in a project outcome such as a live performance, and/or completion of a full CD and/or folio of new creative work. This is accompanied by a dissertation.

The Jazz and Improvisation specialisation is for students who have completed an undergraduate music course at the University of Melbourne or equivalent studies at another institution.

Under the guidance of your supervisor, you will engage in independent research to produce a major creative work, or series or works, and a related research paper. You will be introduced to practice-led research skills and will develop your capacity for devising, defining and managing a major project.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Major Project (Jazz & Improvisation)
Research Methods
Research Paper (Jazz & Improvisation)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

100 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Music Music Composition View 92 other Bachelors in Music in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS code: 060219F

All applicants must meet the standard eligibility for the Bachelor of Music (Degree with Honours), in addition to the requirements below.

For University of Melbourne Bachelor of Music graduates, a grade of at least H2A (75%) in the Bachelor of Music subject Individual Performance Studies 6 (MUSI30228).

For graduates of other institutions, you will be required to undertake a 30-minute audition including the presentation and discussion of a research project proposal: see Supplementary Application section below.

All applicants will be required to submit a research proposal and video-recorded audition* via the supplementary application form

Applicants will be required to submit at least one research/project proposal to the panel (100-250 words) that frames the scope of the intended major project and dissertation and outline their ability to successfully realise the intended project within a practice-led research environment.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37312 AUD / year

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Additional Details

National: Commonwealth supported places (CSP)

Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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Scholarships Information

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