Master of Fine Arts

According to the page, the Bachelor of Music at the University of Tasmania is described as a 'stepping stone to a dream career' for those passionate about music, and it has prepared graduates like Naarah Barnes to go on to prestigious postgraduate programs such as the Master of Arts at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

Yes, First Nations students can access scholarships such as the Roberta Sykes Chevening Indigenous Education Scholarship, offered through the Aurora Education Foundation, which supported UTas alumna Naarah Barnes in pursuing her Master of Arts (Musical Theatre) at the Royal Academy of Music in London.

UTas creative arts graduates have gone on to achieve significant careers in performance and screen. For example, Naarah Barnes, a Bachelor of Music graduate, toured Australia in The Sapphires, performed a leading role in Queensland Theatre's The Sunshine Club at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre, and landed a supporting role in the Amazon Prime series Deadloch.

The Aurora Education Foundation is an organisation that provides scholarships to First Nations students to study at top universities. Its CEO Leila Smith noted that the scholarships are 'affirming achievement, excellence and leadership for First Nations students,' and that nearly 100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander scholars have now studied and taught at leading universities as a result of such support.