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2 Years
On-Campus (2 hours of weekly on-campus classes plus 1 hour of national content online or asynchronous) or Blended (2 hours of live on-campus or online classes with 1 hour of national content each week).
Full time / Part time (Part-time not available for international students)
September 2026 | February 2027 | May 2027
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Adelaide, SA
15-19 Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA 5000
Eligibility
International Students:
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Thinking About Audio & Music
Introduces you to creative and scholarly thinking in your discipline by examining leading thinkers and movements in audio and music, developing practical and professional skills and fostering skills as an independent learner and reflective practitioner.
Foundations of Songwriting
Develops foundational skills for composing music and lyrics effectively, covering music theory concepts including rhythm, harmony, melody, notation, structure, form, texture and genre.
Introduction to Electronic Music Production
Introduces core skills and concepts of electronic music production including recording, sampling, sequencing and synthesis, producing original music in a DAW using MIDI and audio manipulation.
Studio Production Methods
Introduces core skills and concepts of studio and analogue music production including microphone techniques, analogue signal flow, engineering techniques, recording and mixing.
Project Design and the Entrepreneur
Explores entrepreneurship, innovation and project design, developing approaches to identify promising opportunities and actionable strategies to transform them into tangible successes.
Stagecraft and Live Music
Introduces concepts of stagecraft, live music performance and musicianship, production design and technology used in live-sound production.
Foundations of Songwriting 2: Genre Composition
Builds on foundational music knowledge with a focus on musical genres and styles, genre structure, texture, melody, harmony, rhythm, history and social connections.
Music Studio 1: Collaborative Musicianship
Covers professional application of songwriting and music production techniques including working with other producers, writers, performers and external musicians.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Communication
Collaborative interdisciplinary projects blending creativity and technology across fields such as film, audio, music, gaming, design, and computer science.
Music Industry Studies
Covers the legal and business side of the music industry including legal frameworks, business dealings, and financial management of small businesses.
Music Studio 2: Music for Clients
Develops songwriting and music production skills through creative projects including writing for visual and multimedia, music for advertising, writing to a brief, mixing and delivery.
Impact Studio
Uses interdisciplinary collaboration skills to address a real-world problem, producing a prototype within a 'hackathon' style studio environment.
Social Media Marketing and Content Creation
Develops understanding of social media, digital marketing, and formulating strategies for social campaigns with a range of content across platforms.
Music Studio 3: Music for Community
Builds awareness and understanding of the practicing musician's place in and effect on the larger community through various collaborative and community-focused projects.
Major Project Development
Develop a concept into a significant and impactful project, producing a well-defined project concept, viable prototype, and solid project plan as foundation for the Capstone Project.
Emerging Creative Technologies
Investigates relevant emerging technology such as NoCode, Augmented and Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning as they relate to creative practice.
Immersive Audio Visual Experiences
Uses various media skills to create multi-sensory approaches to real experiences for audiences, covering projection mapping, audio integration, and immersive experience design.
Major Project Production
Completion of production and delivery of the final creative work, including execution of the marketing and distribution plan, as the capstone experience of undergraduate studies.
Work Integrated Learning
Professional experience opportunity requiring a minimum of 80 hours at one or more host organisations, complementing and deepening skills and knowledge gained from study.
Creative Business Development and Marketing
Introduces core business structures, management frameworks and marketing strategies used by contemporary creative professionals.
Creative Skill Development
Undertake a skills self-reflection process, planning and implementing a personal creative media project to develop skills under the tutelage of a mentor.
Music Mixing Techniques
Enhances critical listening and technical abilities by comparing environments, DAWs, and workflows, chronologically exploring the art of mixing through a variety of styles.
Artist Vision and Career Development
Explores how musical artists shape their unique visions and identities in the music industry, developing a package of artist identity and systems to create and evolve as musical artists.
Composing Music for Screen Media
Explores the history and development of screen media composition, covering writing and producing music for feature films, short films, advertisements, social media content and web video.
Music and Storytelling
Further builds on foundations of songwriting through a deeper study of lyrics and their connection to harmony, rhythm and melody, exploring historical works and the craft of lyric writing.
Electronic Music: Genre Production
Provides practical and theoretical understanding of how music is produced in terms of technology and techniques, with focus on electronic music production methods and genre analysis.
International Study Tour
Provides a wider, global perspective through immersion in a different cultural environment, developing global awareness, cultural sensitivity, and practical skills.
Technology and Performance
Analyses live music performances to understand the diverse roles of technology onstage, designing and implementing a technology-focused live set using Ableton Live and hardware devices.
Common Questions
The Fast Track option allows you to complete your Bachelor of Music in 6 trimesters (2 years) by studying units at an accelerated pace. Standard full-time options are also available over 8 trimesters (2.5 years) or 9 trimesters (3 years), and a part-time option is available for domestic students.
You can choose from four specialisation areas: Songwriting and Music Production (covering scoring, notation, arrangement, mixing and mastering for screen and games), Electronic Music (digital mixing, mastering, sound design, sampling, synthesis and live electronic creation), Music Industry (artist and event management, digital music strategies, marketing and entrepreneurship), and Creative Musicianship (branding, creative identity, performance skills and future-focused music making).
For domestic students, the course costs 22 units at $2,999 each and 1 unit at $5,998, with an indicative annual course fee of $23,992 AUD (based on 1.0 EFTSL), plus a Student Services and Amenities Fee. FEE-HELP is available for eligible domestic students. For international students, the cost is 22 units at $3,495 each and 1 unit at $6,990, with an indicative annual course fee of $27,960 AUD plus SSAF.
Yes. The course includes a Work Integrated Learning unit (CIM310) which requires a minimum of 80 hours of professional placement at one or more host organisations. Additionally, students work on real-world project briefs with students from other SAE disciplines (film, audio, games, animation) and build a professional portfolio throughout their studies.
The Bachelor of Music (Fast Track) is available at SAE's Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney campuses. Upcoming intake dates are September 2026, February 2027, and May 2027 at all five campuses.
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