Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Music

Entry requirements

• IELTS6 overall
• PTE Academic50

Prerequisites

Entry is open to degree graduates, however those who are able to demonstrate equivalent practical, professional or educational experience of an appropriate kind, may be granted admission. In addition, all applicants must gain approval from the Programme Manager regarding paper selection, and any applicable pre requisite requirements. Where the requisite knowledge or skill does not exist to allow direct entry into a Level 6 or 7 paper, some Level 5 study may be required in addition to the credit requirements. Additional Criteria The following requirements apply to applicants in all admissions categories. All applicants are required to attend a live audition, or to provide a high quality CD or provide links to an audition performance on a shared platform such as Youtube or Dropbox. Once an application is received, applicants will be sent details regarding audition material. Applicants are required to provide two confidential references from people who are able to affirm that the applicant is of good character and reputation. English Language Requirements Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or Cambridge Certificate in Teaching Eng