StudyQA — Bachelor: Sound and Music Design — University of Technology Sydney (Page 236)

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This course is the first of its kind in Australia to combine the domains of sound and music, and prepare students for new emerging domains that require the confluence of sound in design and interaction.

The course appeals to students with an interest in music, sound design, creative arts, design and technology, or interactive multimedia. It converges creative practice and innovative design solution through music and sound. It offers a unique, contemporary sound and music degree experience by merging art and technology across domains of composition, entertainment and audio technology, as well as combining features of music and audio engineering with interaction design. By the time of graduation, students should have a professional portfolio of creative music and sound design work.

Year 1

Citizenship and Communication
Audio Culture
Sub-major choice
Digital Literacies
Electronic Music Composition

Year 2

Communicating Difference
Live Sound
Speech, Music, Sound
Audio Production
Sonology
Sub-major choice

Year 3

Sound for Time-based Media
Media Arts Specialist Modules
Electives
Media Arts Project
Electives

Sub-major choice

Aboriginal Studies
Media Studies
Reading Australia

Electives

Aboriginal Political History: Ideas, Action and Agency
Academic English: Communication Fundamentals
Academic English: Individual Project
Arguments, Evidence and Intuition
Audiences, Users, Publics, Communities
Becoming Australia

Online application
A non-refundable A$100 application fee is payable with all applications for study as an international student at UTS.
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Documents that are not in English must be officially translated and submitted together with certified copies of supporting documents.

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

✔️ Flexible study schedule
✔️ Experienced teachers
✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Academic Excellence Awards

grants valued at A$10,000 will be awarded to commencing international students enrolling in undergraduate coursework programs. The awards will be credited as two separate A$5000 instalments for a total of two sessions.