The first year of study provides students with the foundation musical knowledge and skills for more advanced work later in the course. In their second and final years, students follow pathways in either performance, composition or musicology and ethnomusicology. The programme also includes a placement that should help students experience work in the cultural sector, particularly in the music business. During this programme, students will develop a wide range of transferrable skills, including communication, interpersonal skills, creative thinking, teamwork, leadership, planning, time-management and problem-solving.

Applicants must satisfy the General Entry Requirements for admission, namely, the Matriculation Certificate and Secondary Education Certificate passes at Grade 5 or better in Maltese, English Language and Mathematics. Applicants shall also be required to undertake an interview and an audition, provided that applicants with a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation Level in Music shall be exempted from both interview and audition. Applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature applicants) in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the School Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the course with profit. The eligibility of applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature applicants) shall be decided by the University Admissions Board, on the recommendation of the School Admissions Committee, following an interview and an audition conducted by a board appointed for the purpose. Such applicants shall be exempted from the audition if they present a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation Level in Music. The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be composed of at least three members.