Bachelor of Arts with Bachelor of Music

Music and the Arts enrich and inform the way we live.

Through this integrated double degree, you can pick and choose your favourite aspects of both.

You’ll build an impressive suite of skills and knowledge, maximising your career options in the creative arts.

This program involves 120 units of study, normally taken full time over five years. First year studies focus on music courses, with the remaining four years a combination of courses from the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music.

Academic Program Rules

The Calendar is a comprehensive handbook of the University's academic program rules.

Bachelor of Arts with Bachelor of Music

Areas of Specialisation

Students can specialise their studies by taking majors and minors in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Music AnthropologyArt History and Visual CultureChinese StudiesClassicsCreative WritingCriminologyEconomicsEnglishFrench StudiesGender StudiesGeography, Environment and PopulationGerman StudiesHistoryIndigenous Knowledges and SocietyIndonesian StudiesInternational DevelopmentItalian StudiesJapanese StudiesLinguisticsMathematical SciencesModern Greek StudiesMusicPhilosophyPolitics and International RelationsPsychologySociologySpanish Studies Classical VoiceMusic CompositionMusic Education and PedagogyClassical PerformanceJazz PerformanceMusicologyPopular MusicSonic Arts

Example Study Plan

Study plans are available on the Faculty of Arts website.

For those who are based in Adelaide, we will be offering a blended delivery mode that combines face-to-face with remote learning in as many courses as possible, taking into consideration social distancing and hygiene. All lectures will continue to be delivered online for the remainder of the year, with some exceptions.

For our students who are studying offshore for the remainder of the 2020 Academic Year, the University will continue to offer high-quality access to the learning resources remotely. This includes all lectures, tutorials and other support material. Students will be advised in advance if there are course components that cannot be provided in remote mode and, wherever possible, offered alternative courses.

Potential careers

Band Promoter, Music Festival Director, Music Journalist / Music Critic, Music Producer, DJ, Digital Content Creator, Rock Star, Songwriter, Sound Artist, Sound Engineer, Musician / Singer, Music Technologist, Accompanist, Band Musician, Chamber Musician, Classroom Music Teacher, Composer, Conductor, Entertainment Industry, Instrumentalist, Jazz Musician, Musical Theatre Performer, ...