UndergraduateMusic & Performing Arts
Bachelor of Music (Creative Technology)
Australian Institute of Music, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Music (Creative Technology) covers what other institutions call audio engineering or music production, but AIM frames it as using technology as a creative instrument, combining proven theory with hands-on experience across recording, sound design, mixing, mastering and music technology. Delivered face to face with some online components at AIM's Melbourne and Sydney campuses; domestic students complete 6 study periods (2 years full-time) and international students 9 study periods (3 years full-time). TEQSA course CRS1401309, CRICOS 111579M.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Study Period 1: Creative Technology Major 1 (Capturing and Creating Sound)
- Music Specialisation Elective
- Introduction to Higher Education Studies
- Music Materials 1. Study Period 2: Creative Technology Major 2 (The Production Process)
- Collaboration Project 1
- Art Meets Commerce
- Music Materials 2. Study Period 3: Creative Technology Major 3 (Delivering Audio)
- Collaboration Project 2
- a Musicology scholarship unit. Study Period 4: Creative Technology Major 4 (Sound in Other Media)
- Music Specialisation Elective
- Musicology scholarship unit. Study Period 5: Creative Technology Major 5 (System Design)
- Collaboration Project 3
- Musicology scholarship unit. Study Period 6 (Capstone): Bachelor of Music Capstone Project
- Collaboration Project 4. Electives are shared across AIM's Bachelor of Music family
- spanning Arts Management
- Composition
- Creative Technology
- Performance
- Acting (Sydney only) modules and the 11 Musicology scholarship units
Admissions
Domestic: completed Australian Year 12 (or overseas equivalent, including IB) within the last 2 years, or entry via tertiary study/mature-age pathway; applicants must attend an interview and provide a portfolio of two contrasting pieces. International: same academic requirement plus minimum standard English requirements; applicants must attend an interview and provide a portfolio of two contrasting pieces (AIM's own course page and Entry Requirements for International Students page).
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