Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Arts in Music in South Africa

Institutions Offering Bachelor of Arts in Music

•  University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch  
  Specific Admission Requirements:
  • A National Senior Certificate (NSC) or school-leaving certificate from the Independent Examination Board (IEB) as certified by Umalusi with a mark of at least 4 (50%) in each of the four school subjects from the list of school subjects under “Undergraduate Programmes” in this Calendar Part.
  • An average final mark in the NSC or the IEB school-leaving certificate (excluding Life Orientation) – 60%.
  • Home Language – code 4 (50%).
  • First Additional Language – code 3 (40%).
  • Mathematics – code 6 (70%) (if you are taking Mathematics 114, 144).
  • You must have a minimum standard equivalent to a Grade VII practical examination on your main instrument (or voice) and your knowledge must be equivalent to the Grade V theoretical examination of any of the music examination bodies.
  
  -BA (Music) is a selection programme where you are selected according to an audition and theoretical test. The selection takes place in the year preceding your registration for the programme.
  a) If you do not have the required skills, but show the necessary potential, you may possibly be accepted, provided that you register for supplementary work as specified by the department.
  b) If you are required to register for Musicology (Music Skills) 271 as an additional subject in the degree programme, you must pass the module before you will be allowed to proceed with Music Theory 222 and 252.
  c) Alternatively, you might be encouraged to first complete the entire year of the Higher Certificate programme before you reapply for admission to the BA (Music) programme.
  d) If your practical work is of sufficient standard, but you do not have the required academic/theoretical background, you could do the three-year Diploma in Practical Music instead of this degree programme.
•  University of Cape Town, Cape Town  
  Minimum requirements:
  NSC endorsed for degree study/ matric exemption. FPS 380 with Academic Literacy NBT score at Intermediate
  Level. 50% for English Home Language or 60% for English First Additional Language.
  Satisfactory performance in an audition.
•  South African College of Music, Rondebosch  
  Duration: 4 years
•  University of the Free State, Bloemfontein  
  
•  University of Venda, Limpopo  
  
•  Rhodes University, Grahamstown  
  
•  University of Pretoria, Pretoria  
  
•  North West University, Mafikeng  
  
•  University of Fort Hare, Alice  
  

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