This major combines practical and theoretical components and offers you the opportunity to specialise in your musical interests. You will gain a comprehensive understanding and appreciation of diverse 20th and 21st century music and industries. This major is suited to those wanting to undertake particular musical fields of study such as music production, singing, performance, screen music, popular music studies, avant-garde music, and Indigenous and world music. You will be taught by musicians, practitioners and researchers who will prepare you with a range of skills for music and creative practices.

For students from overseas, Macquarie uses an international selection rank to determine the minimum eligibility requirement for each undergraduate course. This rank has been converted into equivalent scores for various recognised international high school qualifications and university entrance examinations, including global qualifications like the International Baccalaureate (IB) and GCE A-Levels. All applicants for undergraduate coursework studies at Macquarie University are required to provide evidence of proficiency in English.