Diploma in Music Performance

About this course

UCT 2027 admission scoring: Selection is led by audition performance; no FPS threshold is published for diploma entry. Streams include African Music, Jazz Studies, Opera, Classical and World Music. Source pages: programme 49, 52, 56; admission requirements 56. UCT uses faculty-specific FPS/WPS rather than the standard APS field.

What you may study

Creative theory; studio practice; visual or performance communication; history and context; digital or production methods; critique; and portfolio-based projects. Module names and sequencing must be confirmed in the institution's current curriculum.

Required school subjects

Other admission conditions

Selection is led by audition performance; no FPS threshold is published for diploma entry.
NSC endorsed for diploma study.
Academic Literacy: Intermediate or above.
Satisfactory audition; Music also requires an interview and music theory test.

Possible study paths

Graduates may progress to doctoral study in a related field, subject to research alignment and the receiving institution's admission requirements. Advanced or postgraduate study in the relevant design, creative, performance or built-environment discipline, usually subject to portfolio or audition requirements.

Where this qualification may lead

Designer; creative practitioner; production assistant; artist; performer; visual communicator; or arts administrator, depending on the specialisation and portfolio.