At-a-glance

Name: Master of Music

Abbreviation: MMus

Duration: 2 3 trimesters 

Duration details: 2- 3 trimesters of full-time study or normally 4- 6 if studied part time

Schedule: Daytime lectures Self-directed study

Intensity: Part time and full time

Type: Research or research and coursework

Location: On-campus (Kelburn, Wellington)

Complete: 120 points (1-3 courses)

Entry: Bachelor of Music with Honours with a B range average and an audition or portfolio (where applicable) 

Start: Trimester 1, 2 or 3

Apply by: Standard trimester dates

Costs: From database for international only at this stage

Impact of previous university study in same subject: Requires

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you'll need:

A Bachelor of Music with Honours with at least a high B range average 

To have met the prerequisites for the subject you wish to study (see subject section below)

Acceptance To be accepted by the Director of Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music as director of NZSM as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study

Important information

• If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the Faculty Student and Academic Services office to discuss your options.
• The academic Calendar is the authoritative source of programme and course information.

Programme requirements

Complete 120 points

Satisfy the subject requirements

Subject requirements

For this subject you'll need to:

Arranging

Composition

Have previously completed the Bachelor the Bachelor of Music with Honours major requirements for Composition or for Jazz

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• Two courses from NZSM 406-409
• One course from NZSM 430-479
• Further courses worth 30 points from NZSM401-499

Clasical Performance

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music major requirements for this subject

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• Courses worth 60 points from:
  • NZSM 411-414
  • PERF 411-419
• One course from NZSM 430-479
• Further courses worth 30 points from:
  • NZSM 401-499
  • PERF 420-499

Composition/Sonic Arts

/Sonic Arts, or equivalent

Complete either NZSM 592 or

• NZSM 598 and further approved 400- or 500-level courses worth 30 points

Musicology

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music with Honours major requirements for this subject

Complete courses worth 120 points:

, or equivalent

Complete either NZSM 591 or

• NZSM 597 and further approved 400- or 500-level courses worth 30 points from:
  
  • NZSM 402-499
  • PERF 420-499

Ethnomusicology

Performance

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music major requirements for Music Studies

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• NZSM 451
• NZSM 453
• Further courses worth 30 points from NZSM 401-499
• Further 400-level courses worth 30 points

Important information

• If you have already completed MUSC 350 you may, with approval from the Director, substitute another course for either NZSM 451 or NZSM 453.

Jazz Performance

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music major requirements for Jazz

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• Either NZSM 412
  
  • Or PERF 412 and PERF 417
• Either NZSM 449 or NZSM 471
• Further courses worth 30 points from:
  • NZSM 401-499
  • PERF 420-499

Musicology

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music major requirements for Music Studies

Complete courses worth 120 points:

• NZSM 431
• Further courses worth 60 points from:
  • NZSM 433
  • NZSM 438
  • NZSM 440
  • NZSM 441
  • NZSM 445
  • NZSM 446
  • NZSM 460
  • NZSM 461
• Further courses worth 30 points from NZSM 401-499

Important information

• If you have already completed MUSC 344 you may, with approval from the Director, substitute another course for NZSM 431.
• You may, with approval from the Director, substitute another 400- or 500-level course in place of the '30 points from NZSM 401-499'.

Music Studies

Have previously completed the Bachelor of Music major requirements for this subject

Complete courses worth 120 points:

with Honours major requirements for either Classical Performance or Jazz Performance, or equivalent

Complete either NZSM 596 or

• NZSM 599 and further approved 400- or 500-level courses worth 30 points