Bachelor of Music – Composition

At the conclusion of your course, you will gain an industry-recognised qualification with multiple career opportunities such as: 

• Arranger 
• Composer 
• Conductor 
• Music Teacher 
• DJ 
• Electronic Musician 
• Film Composer/Orchestrator 
• Media Composer 
• Orchestrator 
• Music Producer 
• Recording Engineer 
• Songwriter 
• Studio Musician 
• Sound Designer 

 Learn more about how AIM helps you to succeed View Career Opportunities. 

Try a Diploma of Music (Pathway into Bachelor of Music) 

Not quite ready for a full three-year degree? See if tertiary music studies are for you with a one-year Diploma of Music. You will take electives across all our programs, gain musical literacy, and build foundational academic skills. You will achieve an industry-recognised qualification and be accredited for all your completed courses if you decide to continue into your Bachelor of Music as a second-year student. 

To gain entry into our Bachelor of Music programs, applicants are required to audition and must prepare two contrasting items.

To maximise your chance of entering the Composition course, we recommend the provide examples of original creative work that demonstrates your compositional and/or production skills.

• Complete pieces, not small samples
• A credit list for each original work, containing your name as the composer and acknowledging other additional contributors.

Find out more about auditioning at AIM.

AND 

Must have achieved ONE of the following:  

• Satisfactory completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Year 12 Certificate in the last 2 years (such as HSC or VCE*) and satisfy the minimum English language entry of a Band 3 in HSC English Standard (or equivalent)  
• Satisfactory completion of IB (International Baccalaureate) Diploma qualification in the past 2 years  
• Satisfactory completion of an AQF VET qualification (Certificate IV and above, or equivalent as assessed by DET)  
• Satisfactory completion of at least 6 months full-time tertiary study (AQF level 5 or higher)  
• Be a mature age student (21 years or older)  

*NOTE: Completion of Senior VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) does not meet these requirements.  

Need Further Information?  View Entry Requirements Domestic or Entry Requirements International.

Would you like to talk about your options for entry? Email us admissions@aim.edu.au