University
University of Canterbury
Department: Music (University of Canterbury)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Overview
Public university in Christchurch offering Bachelor of Music, honours, master's and Doctor of Musical Arts study.
Programs researched: 4. None yet has a verified program-level accreditation record in our data.
Subjects with a verified program link: Composition, General Music Studies, Music Performance, Music Production.
Programs
Each program is listed with its official award, subject and instrument links, delivery and published tuition. Accreditation, fees, language and entry requirements belong to the program, not to the whole institution.
BM / BMus programs
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of MusicBachelor’sBM / BMusMusic PerformanceCompositionGeneral Music Studies
On campus3 years full-time, up to 10 years part-timeIlam and Arts Centre campuses
Tuition not published
Bachelor of Music with Honours
Bachelor of Music with HonoursBachelor’sBM / BMusGeneral Music Studies
On campus1 year full-timeIlam and Arts Centre campuses
Tuition not published
MM / MMus programs
Master of Music
Master of MusicMaster’sMM / MMusGeneral Music Studies
On campus1 year full-time, up to 2 years part-timeIlam and Arts Centre campuses
Tuition not published
DMA and practice doctorates
Doctor of Musical Arts
Doctor of Musical ArtsPractice doctorateDMAMusic Performance
On campus3 years full-time, 6 years part-timeIlam and Arts Centre campuses
Tuition not published
Campuses and facilities
Places where teaching actually happens. Practice rooms, recording studios, rehearsal spaces, performance venues and instrument collections are stated per campus, only as published. Nothing is assumed.
Ilam and Arts Centre campuses
Christchurch, New Zealand
Facilities not described on the pages we checked.
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded per program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, program accreditation, professional validation, degree-awarding authority and national qualification registers are different things, and a qualification accepted in one jurisdiction is not automatically accepted elsewhere.
No recognition records have been verified for this institution yet.
Official faculty, performance and showcase links
Links to the institution’s own pages. Linking does not authorise copying scores, recordings, performances or student work; rights stay with their owners.
Gallery
Photo: Turnagra · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo: Turnagra · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources and verification
How this profile was verified
Facts come from the institution’s own pages and from official registers, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 25 October 2026. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)