Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music)

Queensland University of Technology

Highlights:Gain experience in both recording studio and live performance environments, using state of the art equipment and studios to develop skills in song writing, media composition, record production, and collaborative music-making.Gain real-world experience and contacts in your industry through professional industry placements and projects.Pursue your individual musical goals with the option to tailor your Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music) degree to suit you with the unique ability to expand your skillset with a second major, minors and/or extensions and electives.Unique course structure allows you to combine creative disciplines together to develop transferable skills across a range of industries.What to expect:You’ll be creating new music from your first year, followed by working with creative technologies, performing and recording new music, or composing for media. In addition to practical areas of music making, the course can lead you into music industry professions such as management or promotion, and social engagement. Our music degree prepares aspiring musicians for the rapidly changing music industry. Students are encouraged to create works across musical boundaries and strike out in new directions. In your final year you’ll work on transdisciplinary industry-connected projects with students from other study areas in the creative and performing arts. You can also participate in music projects which focus on artist development and music-related research.Throughout your degree you will also build skills in areas such as critical and creative thinking, self-awareness and digital fluency which will prepare you for a rapidly changing future with QUT You units.Double degreesCombine your music degree with a second study area for greater career flexibility and opportunities in other industries. Consider a double degree with: behavioural science (psychology), business, law, education (secondary).Careers and outcomesThis course can lead you into music industry professions such as performing, recording, management or promotion, and social engagement. Graduates work in an eclectic range of live, recording and multimedia environments as performers, producers, composers, developers of music software and games, DJs and private instrumental music teachers. If teaching is your ambition, this course can be also followed with a graduate-entry teacher education Master of Teaching courses (check the entry requirements for specific teaching courses) which enables you to become a qualified teacher. Pathways also exist to prepare you for further study including research. Possible careersBand leaderComposerConductorD.jDigital composerFilm composerMedia industry specialistMultimedia designerMusic agent/managerMusic publisherMusic samplerMusic teacherMusic technologistMusical directorMusicianPost-production specialistSong writerSound designerSound and music producerSound/audio engineer

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