Bachelor of Contemporary Music (Invercargill)

The Bachelor of Contemporary Music offers an industry-focused programme designed to prepare students for a professional career in contemporary music. Students learn a variety of practical skills including performance, composition, arranging, songwriting, as well as learning industry standard recording and production software.

University Entrance - NCEA Level 3, three subjects at Level 3, made up of:

14 credits each, in three NZQA University Entrance approved subjects, and
Literacy, 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of,five credits in reading and five credits in writing, and
Numeracy, 10 credits at Level 1 or above, made up of specified achievement standards through a range of subjects, or a package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627, all three required), or
Completion of an external or overseas qualification, which is considered to be the equivalent of any of the above qualifications, as approved by the Head of Faculty

IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5
TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE)
TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18)
Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill.
OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic)
Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42