BA and Bachelor of Music - Indigenous Cultures and Histories in Clayton Australia | Monash University

Hone your musical abilities while delving into arts, humanities, and social sciences. This program offers an exceptional higher education in music, with specializations in performance, composition, or creative music technology. The Arts component provides flexible options across 40 diverse majors and minors. You might focus on the historical, cultural, or linguistic aspects of your musical repertoire, or enhance your career prospects by combining music with theater, film, or journalism. The Arts curriculum emphasizes transformative learning experiences and includes four distinctive pathways to shape your graduate identity: Global engagement, Cross-cultural proficiency, Career readiness, or Creative problem-solving. This dual-degree program awards both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music, giving you complete qualifications to excel in either field or blend them in your professional life. Career opportunities span the arts industry, performance, music education, composition, or interdisciplinary roles like production, arts administration, policy development, or artistic mentoring.

This field of study provides insight into both historical and modern Indigenous experiences in Australia and worldwide. You'll gain broad understanding of Indigenous cultural evolution while honing critical analysis skills for examining issues through historical and contemporary lenses. The curriculum explores central themes in Indigenous societies, including ongoing Indigenous-settler dynamics and Indigenous connections to community and environment. You'll investigate areas of conflict and their impact on modern Australian society. The Indigenous cultures and histories major integrates perspectives from anthropology, archaeology, and history, while complementing disciplines like geography, political science, linguistics, environmental studies, sociology, gender research, and art theory. Students from faculties including Law, Education, Science, or Engineering will find this study area enriches their primary field of study.