Admission to Music-Medicine
Summary information
| Music-Medicine Transition Program | |
|---|---|
| Length: | 7FT |
| UAI: | 2008 cut-off was 99.5 |
| Major studies: | As listed for the BMus Studies and Medicine. |
| Assumed knowledge: | Music 2 |
| Additional selection criteria: |
Applicants must submit an 'application for audition/interview' form directly to the Conservatorium by 30 September 2008 (or 5th September for the two early audition days). |
The course is only available to 2008 Year 12 applicants.
You can only add this course to your preferences until 30 September 2008.
Admission requirements
The three basic admissions criteria involve performance in:
- UAI (or equivalent): To be considered you must have a very high UAI or equivalent. 2008 cut-off was 99.5.
- An audition.
- A semi-structured interview.
Eligibility
Local applicants will be considered for the combined Music-Medicine program if they have completed:
- an Australian Year 12 qualification in 2008
- an International Baccalaureate (IB) in Australia in 2008
- a New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 in 2008
International applicants will be considered if they have completed:
- an Australian Year 12 qualification in 2008
- an International Baccalaureate (IB) in Australia in 2008
- a New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 in 2008
- the University of Sydney Foundation Program in 2008
To be considered for entry to the Combined Music Studies and Medicine course you must have a very high UAI or equivalent. 2008 cut-off was 99.5. In addition, there is a requirement to undertake an audition according to your proposed course of study. For further information, please visit the Sydney Conservatorium of Music’s website.
Short-listed applicants will be required to attend an interview.
Areas of study
This course leads to the degree of Bachelor of Music Studies and the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. In the first three years of study students will undertake studies in Music Studies.
A unique feature of the program is the completion of THREE compulsory zero-credit point subjects that include written communication tasks. These are designed to assess competence in the areas covered in the "Reasoning in the Social Sciences and Humanities" and writing sections of GAMSAT and in the USydMP interview. Progress in the SMTP units will require students to satisfactorily complete several critical writing tasks. These tasks will assess the student's comprehension and reasoning in social sciences and humanities and written expression.
Students will also be required to complete three subjects in the Science Faculty (Biology, Physics and Chemistry).
Students must complete the Bachelor of Music Studies in minimum time and maintain, as a minimum, a credit average in the Bachelor of Music Studies, this being the minimum level of academic performance required for admission to candidature for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
To remain in the Music Studies-Medicine program students must:
- Complete units of study having a total value of at least 336 credit points.
- Maintain a credit average or above in each of the first three years of the program.
- Satisfactorily complete three zero credit point units of study in the first three years of the program.
- Satisfactorily complete three subjects in the Science Faculty (Biology Physics and Chemistry).