Overview

On the Bachelor of Arts and Music at Monash University polish your talent for music theory and practice while exploring the arts humanities and social sciences. You will receive a rigorous, high-quality tertiary music education, specialising in performance, composition or creative music technology.

Key facts

In Arts you can draw flexibly from a rich repertoire of 40 majors and minors. You may like to concentrate on the history, culture or language of the music you're playing, or add to your career flexibility with music through theatre, performance, film or journalism.

Arts is built around deeply enriching experiences, and via your elective units, offers you four Signature elements through which to develop your unique graduate profile: Global immersion, Intercultural expertise, Professional experience or Innovation capability.

This course leads to two separate degrees:

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Music

You will gain all the benefits of each degree course (see Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music) and be fully equipped to pursue a career in either field separately or to combine the two in your chosen work.

Careers and opportunities

As a graduate with a degree in Arts and another in Music you could pursue a career in the arts sector, performance, music instruction or composing, or in interdisciplinary roles, such as production, arts management, policy or coaching.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Anthropology

Archaeology and ancient history

Behavioural studies

Bioethics

Composition and music technology

Music performance

Popular music

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-28 00:00:00

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International: Non-year 12 applicants International students can apply for a place anytime throughout the year. Current year 12 or IB students By late Septem

Language

English

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Clayton, Australia

Disciplines

Visual Arts Music View 127 other Bachelors in Visual Arts 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: 041539C

All Monash undergraduate courses require you to have successfully completed a minimum of an Australian Year 12 qualification (or equivalent) and achieve the required academic entry score. Most Monash faculties generally use your most recent studies for admission however other guidelines may apply where your prior qualification may be considered.

GCE A Level - 9

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 28

Advanced Placement - 7

ACT - 24

SAT - Total score out of 1600 - 1190

Pearson International Advanced Levels - 9

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Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

42100 AUD / year

≈ 42100 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

35600 AUD / year

≈ 35600 AUD / year

Additional Details

Fees for domestic students: Commonwealth supported place (CSP): A$12,000

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Scholarships Information

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Key facts

This course leads to two separate degrees:

Careers and opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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