Bachelor’s degree · BM / BMus
Bachelor of Music
University of Canterbury · Music (University of Canterbury) · Christchurch, New Zealand
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicMusB
- Subject
- Music PerformanceCompositionGeneral Music Studies
- Format
- On campus3 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year Bachelor of Music with majors in performance, composition, music studies and music production.
- Department
- Music (University of Canterbury)
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Bachelor of MusicMusB
- Award family
- BM / BMusA Bachelor of Music or BMus, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
- Qualification level
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Orientation not published
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Performance | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | How students choose it is not published“Major in Performance, Composition, Music Studies, or Music Production.”Source |
| Composition | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | How students choose it is not published“Major in Performance, Composition, Music Studies, or Music Production.”Source |
| General Music Studies | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | How students choose it is not published“Major in Performance, Composition, Music Studies, or Music Production.”Source |
| Music Production | Named majorThe official major or program title inside a broader award. | How students choose it is not published“Major in Performance, Composition, Music Studies, or Music Production.”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 3 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time
- Credits
- 360 pointsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Semester 1 or 2 (February or July)
- Campus
- Ilam and Arts Centre campuses
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition depends on route or instrument
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)