Overview

Key Features

The Music (Honours) programme offered at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg features compulsory courses in Music Research (Methods and Long Essay), Music Business and an area of creative work and practice in which the applicant already has some training/experience. The research, creative work and practice can be undertaken in one of three fields: music performance, composition, or community music.

Community Music is an international field of practice and study that concerns music teaching and learning in informal settings and which gives students opportunities to apply their own musicianship in diverse social and educational contexts.

The composition specialisation consists of two year-long courses: Theory and Analysis, and Portfolio of original compositions. Within the year, four areas of music composition are offered focused on different contemporary sets of compositional tools and the analyses of works and techniques from their respective oeuvres.

Music Performance Studies aims to develop music performance professionalism and expertise. By the end of the course the student-performer should have attained a level of performance ability equivalent to that required of the Performer’s Licentiate of the external examining bodies: UNISA, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, and Trinity College London.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Music Research Methods
Long Essay
Music Business Studies
One of the following three specialisations (year-long):
Performance Studies (MUSC4043A) or
Community Music (MUSC4046A) or
Composition Studies, which consists of two courses:
Portfolio and
Theory & Analysis

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-10 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

More details

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Johannesburg, South Africa

Disciplines

Music View 15 other Bachelors in Music in South Africa

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants for the BA Hons must typically have graduated with a three-year undergraduate diploma or degree in music, having focused on the area in which they tend to do the specialisation.
Applicants who tend to pursue performance will be required to perform an audition consisting of two or three different works of a combined duration of 15 minutes for a panel, in addition to demonstrating technical work or musicianship skills. The panel may also request a recorded performance.
Applicants who wish to pursue creative work under the rubric of composition may be required to present a portfolio consisting of samples of original work.
Applicants may be required to present a sample of writing typically done for their undergraduate degree or diploma.
An applicant may be called for an interview.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

41950 ZAR / year

≈ 41950 ZAR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

41950 ZAR / year

≈ 41950 ZAR / year

Additional Details

R41950 - 62000

Living costs

Johannesburg

South Africa

8434 - 12036 ZAR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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