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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science

ProviderThe University of Western Australia
Course code: TISCUB039UniversityStudy area: Creative ArtsData JSON
AttendanceOn campus
Intakes & start datesAugust 2026 · Crawley · WA

Course overview

Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science

Pursue your passions and maximise your career options with our combined bachelor's degree in Music and Science. You'll graduate with two degrees in just four years, a Bachelor of Music where you'll take a defined study plan and a Bachelor of Science where you'll choose a major from a wide range of options.

In a competitive employment market, our combined degree in Music and Science offers you a cutting-edge and practical degree with diverse specialisations catering to performance, composition, studio teaching or musicology and an additional focus within a science discipline. You'll graduate with two qualifications, having cut two years off the time it takes you to study two degrees. If you decide either degree isn't right for you, you can exit one and complete the other. 

Why study this degree combination at UWA

In the Bachelor of Music, you'll learn advanced practical skills in music, specialising in performance, composition, studio teaching or musicology. You'll expand your understanding of music and collaborate with experts and visiting artists and develop communication and critical thinking skills. 

This, combined with your choice of Science discipline, will help you acquire the communication and research skills embedded throughout each major. You'll be well prepared for many diverse and exciting careers.

Course record

Career Opportunities

Performer, composer or creative artist, Musicologist, Music psychologist, Science researcher, Artistic Director, Science communications specialist, Academic, Music teacher, Arts and cultural policy advisor

Majors
Course structure

You can combine the Bachelor of Music with one of the following Bachelor of Science majors1:

  • Agribusiness
  • Agricultural Science
  • Agricultural Technology
  • Anatomy and Human Biology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Science
  • Conservation Biology
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Science
  • Environmental Management
  • Environmental Science
  • Exercise and Health
  • Genetics
  • Geographical Sciences
  • Geology
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine and Coastal Processes
  • Mathematics
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Sport Science
  • Statistics
  • Zoology

Recommended subjects:

None

1The degree-specific major Psychological and Behavioural Sciences under the Bachelor of Science is not offered as part of this combined bachelor's degree

Entry requirements

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IB Diploma

24-26

Use the ATAR 70 band together with the relevant qualification and prerequisite requirements.

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English requirement
IELTS 6.5, no band below 6TOEFL iBT 79, no band below 20PTE Academic 58-64, no band below 50Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 176-184, no band below 169

If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.

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Past offer reference

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesChina
Common pathwayBachelor background
Target levelBachelor degree
Offer fieldsBachelor of Arts (English and Literary Studies)
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ChinaBachelor background
Bachelor of Arts (English and Literary Studies)Bachelor degree · Bachelor of Arts (English and Literary Studies) · Offshore
gpa 4GPA 2.76/4.02.76/4.00 · lower band · approx. top 30-35%

Campuses & intake dates

Upcoming intakes

  • CrawleyWAAugust 2026
  • CrawleyWAFebruary 2026
  • CrawleyWA