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Bachelor of Musical Arts

Bachelor of Musical Arts

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  • Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements:

  • University Entrance – NCEA Level 3. Three subjects at Level 3, made up of:
  • 14 credits each, in three NZQA University Entrance approved subjects, and
  • Literacy – 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
  • Numeracy – 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified achievement standards through a range of subjects, or package of all three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627 – all three required)
  • or aplicants over 20 years: Be at least 20 years of age when the programme begins and provide evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other experience; or
  • Completion of an external or overseas qualification, which is considered to be the equivalent of any of the above qualifications, as approved by the Head of Faculty.

English requirements:

  • Applicants from countries with an annual student visa approval rate of at least 80 percent, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having passed an NZQA approved English Proficiency Assessment, or one of the following tests of English language competence in accordance with the NZQA rules below:
  • IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
  • TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
  • TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
  • Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
  • OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
  • NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
  • Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42
  • Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill
  • Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band

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Course Information

The aim of the Bachelor of Musical Arts is to provide you with advanced competencies in performance, production, composition and arrangement. You will gain specialist skills in popular contemporary genres, gain transferable skills in critical analysis and research, and develop artistic integrity.

Music transcends boundaries, communicates and inspires. Our contemporary music degree pathway will take your music, performance and composition skills to an even higher level. In the final year of study, you will complete a supervised research project to add to a portfolio of work to take with you when you graduate.

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Year One

  • MUS501 Applied Music 1
  • MUS502 Applied Music 2
  • MUS503 Music Performance 1
  • MUS504 Music Performance 2
  • MUS505 Contemporary Music Writing 1
  • MUS506 Contemporary Music Writing 2
  • CTX501 Contextual Studies 1
  • CAS501 Creative Arts Industry Studies

Year Two

Compulsory Papers (all streams)

  • MUS601 Advanced Applied Music 1
  • MUS602 Advanced Applied Music 2
  • MUS605 Advanced Contemporary Music Writing 1
  • MUS606 Advanced Contemporary Music Writing 2
  • CTX601 Contextual Studies 2

Elective 1 

You may choose any 15 credit elective from any Level 5 to Level 7 course at MAINZ including DJEMP, Music Event Management, and Bachelor of Audio Engineering and Production. 

Performance Pathway

  • MUS603 Advanced Music Performance 1
  • MUS604 Advanced Music Performance 2

Production Pathway

  • AEP504 Applied Audio Engineering 1
  • AEP602 Production Styles

Year Three

Compulsory Papers (all Streams)

  • CAP702 Major Project Planning
  • CAP703 Major Project Implementation
  • RES702 Research
  • SON703 Sonic Art and Applied Production

Elective 2

You may choose any 15 credit elective from any Level 5 to Level 7 course at MAINZ including DJEMP, Music Event Management, and Bachelor of Audio Engineering and Production. Alternatively you may choose a 15 credit elective from a Level 5-7 course from any NZ provider.

Elective 3

You may choose any 15 credit elective from any Level 5 to Level 7 course at MAINZ including DJEMP, Music Event Management, and Bachelor of Audio Engineering and Production. Alternatively you may choose a 15 credit elective from a Level 5-7 course from any NZ provider.

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The aim of this programme is to enable graduates to be musically and academically competent practitioners who are able to apply the skills, knowledge and attributes necessary for successful participation in global music and creative industries.

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