The Bachelor of Music (BMus) is a three-year undergraduate degree designed to prepare you for a career in the creative and challenging world of music or in a variety of other professions.

Develop your understanding of music while working on your skills in performance or composition under the supportive guidance of internationally recognised musicians and academics. You'll be encouraged to push the limits of your creative abilities, so you graduate as a confident and skilled musician. You'll also take an academic approach to studying music and gain skills in writing, critical thinking, teamwork and communication that are valuable in many different careers.

Choose to major in either Classical Performance, Jazz Performance, Instrumental/Vocal Composition, Digital Music and Audio Production, or Music Studies. You'll study music theory and, depending on your chosen focus, you might learn in one-to-one lessons or as part of an ensemble, or focus on music in cultural and historical contexts.

If you're passionate and creative with a drive to succeed in music then this degree is ideal for you. Get prepared for a professional career in music or in a related industry, or to continue on to postgraduate studies.

In your first year you're likely to take at least six courses. Most or all of these will be core courses you'll need for your major. If you're majoring in Classical Performance, Digital Music and Audio Production, or Music Studies, you'll also be able to choose one or two electives.

You might study the development of popular music, western art music, jazz history, or music in global context, and receive basic training in harmony and counterpoint, aural perception and keyboard skills. You could also play in the big band or orchestra as part of a large ensemble course. Performance students will give a 15–20-minute recital at the end of the year.

By the end of your first year you'll have a solid foundation in your major subject.

In the middle year of your degree you're likely to take a minimum of six courses. In this year there are fewer core courses and you'll have more choice to follow your particular interests or career aspirations. You might take a gamelan performance course, learn about recording, mixing, and audio production, be part of a fusion jazz ensemble, study 19th century European music, and more.

Performance students will give a recital at the end of the year of approximately 30 minutes.

At the end of your second year you'll be developing your creative and academic skills and be ready for more advanced music study in your final year.

In the third year you'll study primarily 300-level courses but are likely to take two or three other electives from courses at 200 or 300 level.

Depending on your major you might study film music, orchestrate music for large ensembles or do an in-depth study of the social and historical context of an aspect of jazz.

Performance students will give a recital of around 50 minutes at the end of the year.

By this stage you'll have developed an intimate understanding of your major and will be confident in your music skills as a creator, critical thinker, writer, and performer.