Overview

Box Hill Institute students of the Music Industry (Major in Songwriting) Industry degree choose one of the six pillars of the music industry as their major. These are: business, composition, music production, performance, song writing, and audio production. Students then tailor the remaining 50% of their course by choosing from a pool of over sixty subjects. Students can add either two minors, a minor and electives, or just electives to their major study area.

Key facts

In addition to the majors and electives, all students undertake common core subjects in the first two years of the program. This common core focuses on understanding the music industry, looking at the music industry from different perspectives, innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and looking at how to prepare themselves for the future of the music industry.

The combination of the common-core, majors and minor/elective units prepares the student to undertake their industry-mentored capstone project providing them with the perfect transition to the music industry.

Areas of elective and minor study include:

film and media composition

performance

music business

business innovation

advanced performance

songwriting

collaborative songwriting

sound production

professional sound

game audio

beat cypher

music production

innovation in music creation

creating content for the music industry

work placement

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) and the qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 7 and Box Hill Institute Graduate Attributes.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Craft Of Songwriting 2

Songwriting To A Brief

Songwriting: Culture, Society And Aesthetic Principles

Songwriting Through Literature

Songwriting: Culture, Society And Aesthetic Principles

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

26 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Box Hill, Australia

Disciplines

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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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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 104940B

International students must have completed an Australian Year 12 or international equivalent with a pass.

Folio requirements: a folio of compositions to present. This is any combination of presented scores, live performed original songs and produced music files (MP3s, CDs, etc)

Musicianship test : completion of a supervised musicianship test (will be sent upon receipt of student’s application).

Interview : you will be asked a series of questions relating to your suitability for the course. You should demonstrate a clear understanding of career goals and an aptitude for the course of study, including any relevant industry experience.

PLEASE NOTE: Box Hill Institute only accept enrolments from international students who are 18 years of age or above at the time of course commencement.

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Tuition Fees

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21860 AUD / year

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