Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Music

To be eligible for admission to this program, applicants will require the following:

• hold a Bachelor of Music or equivalent degree from a recognised University (or another tertiary education institution of equivalent standing); and
• successfully undertake an audition and interview; and/or
• submit a folio of creative works

OR

• have extensive experience in music with a minimum of five years equivalent work experience in one of the specialised fields offered (composition, performance, conducting, pedagogy, music studies) and
• successfully undertake an audition and interview; and/or
• submit a folio of creative works.

Degrees from overseas institutions must be assessed as equivalent to a recognised Australian bachelor-level degree.

Admission requires:

• a bachelor's degree of higher award from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or
• a graduate certificate from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or
• completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate certificate in an appropriate discipline, as determined by the School, from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification;or
• in exceptional circumstances the Head of School and Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the Conservatorium, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award; and
• successful completion of an audition.

Applicants who do not have a recognised tertiary award but who demonstrate an equivalent musical ability and maturity at the audition and interview, and who can show considerable performing experience may be admitted.

Admission requires:

• a bachelor's degree of higher award from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification, in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or
• a graduate certificate from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification, in an appropriate discipline as determined by the School; or
• completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate certificate in an appropriate discipline, as determined by the School, from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; or
• in exceptional circumstances the Head of School and Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications but whose evidence of experience and achievement is deemed by the Head of School and Dean to be equivalent, and
• successful completion of an audition and an interview.

Applicants who do not have a recognised tertiary award but who demonstrate an equivalent musical ability and maturity at the audition and interview, and who can show considerable performing experience may be admitted.