Higher Diploma in Music Studies

Programme Aims
The Programme aims at equipping the students with the ability to:

Provide students with a solid foundation in musical knowledge and musicianship with practical opportunities;
Develop students’ analytical and practical skills, creative and musical thinking required in the next generation as composers, musicians, educators or administrators;
Prepare students for further studies in relevant disciplines, e.g. instrumental/vocal teaching, music production, music composition and critical writing.

Programme Features

• Offers an intensive training in music studies
• Equips students to work in music industry, e.g. studio teaching, music coaching, and musical arrangement, etc., on the one hand, it also prepares students to continue their music studies in the academia on the other hand
• Incorporates the elements of value education of Catholic Church into the formal curriculum and extra-curriculum of our programme
• Connects with other Caritas groups and professional organizations in the field for potential synergetic collaboration

Duration
2-year full-time

Internship
Industry Attachment is an important learning part for studying the programme and also is the graduation requirement. Students are required to take 160 hours for Industry Attachment in the relevant organizations/associations of their academic studies during the year break between Year 1 and Year 2, and continue to their Year 2 of study if needed. The industry attachment provides opportunities to students in gaining working experiences in local commercial/NGO sectors during the two years’ study. Through the out-of-classrooms’ learning, students can transfer their learning (both knowledge and skills) in the first year and practice in the real-life working situation during the attachment. This working experience turns to be an asset for helping them to get jobs easily upon graduation.