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Postgraduate Diploma in Music Technology at Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Music Technology offers one year of full-time training in advanced theory and practical applications of music, introducing fundamental theoretical concepts through modular coursework. It supports practitioners in the film music industry without formal music backgrounds and prepares students for advanced research such as the MPhil in Film Music.

Faculty: Arts and Social Sciences  |  Department: Music  |  Duration: One year (full-time)  |  Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

What you will study

A single compulsory 120-credit module, Music Technology 776.

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Entry requirements

An academic qualification at NQF level 7 with music content. Formal music education is not an entry requirement. Admission to postgraduate programmes is competitive; meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

The application fee is R100 for South African citizens, permanent residents and refugee, asylum seeker and diplomatic status holders, and R400 for international applicants. Stellenbosch Business School applicants pay R1050 for the MBA and R850 for other SBS programmes. Some applicants are exempt; application fees are non-refundable.

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