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Diploma of Music

Enhancing career aspirations

Program code

8047

Available at

Nathan

Gold Coast

Mount Gravatt

Logan

South Bank

Online

Offshore

Other

Duration

1 year full-time

Credit points

80

Indicative fee

$9,500.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual CSP fee

Commencing in

Trimester 1

Prerequisites

  • Audition and interview

Assumed knowledge

  • English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C)

About this program

The Diploma of Music is a pathway program designed to help you transition into the Bachelor of Music. You'll develop foundational knowledge and skills in a supportive learning environment, setting you up for success in your future studies.

Situated in Queensland's vibrant cultural precinct, the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University at South Bank is acoustically and architecturally unparalleled in Australia. Study with a community of like-minded peers as you learn from award-winning music educators and benefit from the Queensland Conservatorium's strong partnerships with local cultural institutions.

You'll study academic courses to develop a strong foundation in topics such as musical livelihoods and ways of listening and communicating musically, as well as courses focused on making music - whether that's creating, performing, or a mix of both. You will receive additional support and access to a dedicated First Year Coordinator and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) run by high-achieving students. 

My attendance during the program

Attendance information

The Diploma of Music is offered full-time on-campus at the South Bank campus.

In the Diploma of Music program, you must maintain a full-time study load. If you have reasons why you cannot maintain enrolment in at least 30 credit points per trimester, you must seek approval from the Program Director to take a reduced study load.

Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of Absence

Taking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure and receiving approval from the Program Director or their nominee.

Student Income Support

To be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.

Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.

Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.

My career opportunities

My career opportunities

Graduate outcomes

Gain the skills to transition from student to professional life. While in the supportive Conservatorium environment, you will have opportunities to refine your skills, focus and target your professional options and gain first-hand experience. You'll have a greater understanding of what's required to succeed in the entertainment industry, community arts and relevant ensembles.

Pathways to further study

Pathways to further study

Combined diploma/degree

Upon successful completion of this diploma, you'll be offered guaranteed entry into the second year of the Bachelor of Music (1419).

What are the fees?

Commonwealth supported students

  • The indicative fee represents the expected average fee for an annual full-time study load (80 credit points). This is based on average study patterns across courses and the Australian Government's broad discipline areas (student contribution bands). A student's actual annual fee may vary in accordance with his or her choice of majors and electives. The Australian Government sets student contribution amounts on an annual basis.
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Fee-paying undergraduate (domestic) students

These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:

  • Full-fee paying domestic students who commenced their program prior to 2009.
  • International students who have been approved to pay domestic tuition fees after obtaining Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency or a permanent humanitarian visa and who have not obtained a Commonwealth supported place.
Tuition fees
  • A fee-paying undergraduate student pays tuition fees.
  • Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
  • The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
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Program fees for the Diploma of Music (8047)

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FEE-HELP

Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.

Further information

Additional fee information

Quotas are applied for admission to the Commonwealth Supported Places. Where demand exceeds the number of available places and all places have been filled for the current admission period, applicants who meet minimum program entry requirements may be eligible for a Fee-Paying Postgraduate place if such places are available.