• Key application dates
• How to apply
• After you apply
• Additional information

Key application dates

There are two components to your application:

1. The university application
2. The supplementary application, submitted digitally via Fine Arts and Music’s SlideRoom

You must submit both components 1 and 2 by the application closing date.

How to apply

1. Review entry requirements and eligibility

• Check the entry requirements tab of this course page and ensure you meet the admission criteria.
• Review the English language requirements.
• Consider whether you are eligible for Graduate Access Melbourne.
• If you are applying for multiple courses, ensure you have confirmed your preference order.

2. Gather your supporting documentation

As part of your application, you’ll be required to submit:

• Transcripts and detailed information related to all previous studies you have undertaken and/or completed, including an explanation of the grading system used and official certified English translation of any document that is not written in English. View further information about supporting documentation.
• Evidence of meeting the University's English language requirements.

• Prepare your supplementary application, submitted digitally via Fine Arts and Music’s SlideRoom

  1. An academic writing sample, AND
  2. A curriculum vitae (CV), AND
  3. Two referees
     1. Once detailed in your supplementary application form, your referees will be sent a referee report to complete. It is your responsibility to ensure references are completed no later than one week after applications close.

3. Submit your application

• To get started, begin your application here.
• In addition to your direct application via the University’s application portal, above, you must also submit your academic writing sample and CV  via the supplementary application (digital, submitted via Fine Arts and Music’s SlideRoom) by the closing date.

After you apply

• All communications related to your application, including requests for additional information and application outcomes, will be sent to the email address you registered for your application. To avoid delays, please upload requested information as soon as possible.
• Track the progress of your application via the Application Portal.
• Please note that the Admissions team will only contact you via email if anything else is needed; there's no need to enquire about the timeline in the meantime.
• If your application is shortlisted, and if you are applying from outside the field of musicology or ethnomusicology (for example, art history, cultural studies or anthropology), you will also be required to attend an interview.

Additional information

If you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, you may like to contact our Faculty’s Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development before proceeding. They can assist you with your application and provide you with additional information about your study options.

Need more information on the application process? Learn more.