BA Honours Music at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Music degree is a postgraduate degree in creative work, practice, and research that can be undertaken full-time, in one year, or part-time, over two years. Bachelors of Art Honours in Music Programme Code: AHA00 The Bachelor of Arts Honours (BA Hons) in Music degree path features compulsory courses in Music Research (Methods and Long Essay), Music Business and an area of creative work and practice in which the applicant already has some training/experience. The research, creative work and practice can be undertaken in one of three fields: music performance, composition, or community music (see additional information on each of these fields below): Co

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Wits School of Arts | Duration: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

The BA Hons consists of practical work and a written research essay that is related to the practice, and follows a set curriculum: 1. Music Research Methods (1st semester, compulsory) (code MUSC4041A) 2. Long Essay (whole year, compulsory) (MUSC4042A) 3.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants for the BA Hons must typically have graduated with a three-year undergraduate diploma or degree in music, having focused on the area in which they tend to do the specialisation. In addition: Applicants who tend to pursue performance will be required to perform an audition consisting of two or three different works of a combined duration of 15 minutes for a panel, in addition to demonstrating technical work or musicianship skills. The panel may also request a recorded performance. Applicants who wish to pursue creative work under the rubric of composition may be required to present a portfolio consisting of samples of original work. Applicants may be required to present a sample of writing typically done for their undergraduate degree or diploma. An applicant may be called for an interview. Application Applicants should, in the first instance, initiate discussion of their propo

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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