Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Music (BMus)

Bachelor 4 years Full-time 60% aggregate
60%
Minimum Aggregate Excl. Life Orientation
Programme Overview
Qualification
Bachelor
Duration
4 Years
NQF Level
4
Campus
Main Campus
Language
English
Study Mode
Full-time
About This Programme

Offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Postgraduate fields of study include music education, performance, chamber music/accompaniment, soloist singer/instrumentalist, musicology, composition, music technology, ethnomusicology and choral conducting.

Admission Requirements
Minimum aggregate of 60% for the NSC (excluding Life Orientation)

Required Subjects percentage

  • Home Language 60%
  • First Additional Language 40%
  • Mathematics 70%

Additional Requirements

  • In the main instrument (or in singing) at least a practical standard in classical music equivalent to the Grade VII examination and theoretical knowledge equivalent to any of the examining bodies' Grade V theory examination
  • Candidates must be available for an audition and theoretical test at the Department of Music in Stellenbosch — proof of required standards must be demonstrated. Further information at auditions@sun.ac.za
  • Mathematics 70% only required if Mathematics is taken as a university subject
NSC aggregate of at least 60% excluding Life Orientation. Practical audition and theoretical test required at the Department of Music in Stellenbosch. Mathematics 70% only required if Mathematics is taken as a university subject.
Career Opportunities
Music educator (lecturer or teacher) Performing artist Accompanist Music director Musicologist Composer or conductor Music journalist, music therapist or high school teacher Further postgraduate studies in chosen major
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