Course overview
This course will train you to become a composer with originality, heightened musical ability, and technical mastery. As digital media expands, so does the demand for talented composers in film, television, video games, and music. This specialisation helps you build a portfolio of work to land paid work and start your career as a composer.
You will gain a theoretical and practical understanding of composition for today’s major media and will start building your own portfolio of work from day one. You will collaborate with students from different disciplines including performance and creative technology to create original songs, arrangements, orchestrations, soundtracks, and multimedia installations.
The course can be completed in either two or three years of study.
Course record
Other Information
Practical experience
Collaboration projects with AIM students from other disciplines give you practical experience in writing, arranging, recording and performing.
Fees and charges
Refer to Australian Institute of Music current fee information.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
Arranger/orchestrator, composer, conductor, live performer/instrumentalist, music director, music supervisor, music tutor, recording artist, songwriter, sound designer, ensemble director, ensemble musician, music librarian, music therapist, orchestral musician, private music tutor, professional instrumentalist, music teacher.
Majors
Areas of study
Arranging, composition fundamentals, games, installations, music for film, music for new media, music for dance and theatre, music for other media.
Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Applicants with recent secondary education Completion of an Australian Year 12 (or equivalent), including the International Baccalaureate (IB). AIM courses do not have an ATAR requirement. All applicants Refer to AIM’s entry requirements .
Student profile
No de-identified past offer cases are available for this course yet.
Campuses & intake dates
Upcoming intakes
- Sydney CampusNSW14 Sept 2026
- Sydney CampusNSW