BA and Bachelor of Music - Philosophy in Clayton Australia | Monash University

Hone your musical abilities while delving into the arts, humanities, and social sciences. This program provides an exceptional tertiary music education with specializations in performance, composition, or creative music technology. The Arts component offers flexible study options across 40 diverse majors and minors. You might focus on the historical, cultural, or linguistic aspects of your musical practice, or enhance your career prospects by combining music with theater, film, journalism, or performance. The Arts curriculum features enriching experiences and four distinctive Signature elements in your electives: Global Immersion, Intercultural Expertise, Professional Experience, or Innovation Capability - allowing you to craft a unique graduate profile. This dual-degree program awards both a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music, equipping you for careers in either field or their intersection. Graduates can pursue paths in arts administration, performance, music education, composition, or interdisciplinary roles like production, arts policy, management, or coaching.

Philosophy examines core concepts about our existence, exploring the world's nature, ideals for meaningful living, and methods for improvement. The curriculum covers key philosophical domains: Metaphysics (examining existence and relationships between entities like mind and body), Epistemology (investigating knowledge acquisition and validation methods), Ethics/Aesthetics (analyzing principles of goodness and beauty), Political Philosophy (foundations of just societies), Philosophy of Language (concepts of meaning and truth), Philosophy of Mind (consciousness-physical reality connections), and Logic (principles of sound reasoning and argument structure). The major offers diverse electives across these areas, developing critical reasoning skills valuable for numerous professions while facilitating profound reflection on humanity's place in the universe.