Our academic staff members serve many postgraduate students with diverse research interests. The Academic Head of the OSM, Dr Frelét De Villiers, is responsible for coordinating postgraduate supervision.
The Odeion School of Music delivers quality postgraduate supervision in the fields of:
Entry requirements
A student wishing to enrol in the AdvDip (Opera Studies) programme must have an appropriate An appropriate Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Music or equivalent qualification with an NQF7 Exit Level. A minimum of 70% in the previous qualification’s performance module on exit level is proposed.
Practical skills need to be demonstrated during an audition and an academic record and writing examples from the previous qualification need to be submitted.
Curriculum
Compulsory modules for all students:
- Main Recital
- Short Recital
- Viva Voce
- Structured Research Essay
Cost of tuition
This is just an estimate, R42 000 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Anchen Froneman
E: FronemanA@ufs.ac.za
Entry requirements
At least 65% in the previous qualification.
Must submit a study record.
Depending on proposed specialisation area, must pass an audition and/or submit examples of assignments from the final year of the previous qualification in the specialisation of choice, as well as examples of academic writing.
Curriculum
A first and second semester module in the specialisation area of choice from:
• Instrumental or Vocal Performance
• Conducting
• Composition
• Music Education
• Music Theory and Analysis
• Music Technology
• Musicology
Non-music module from the Faculty of the Humanities or a music module on NQF8 level from the BMus programme
Research Methodology in the first semester
Research Report
Cost of tuition
This is only an estimate, R42 150 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Anchen Froneman
E: Fronemana@ufs.ac.za
Entry requirements
At least 65% in the previous qualification.
Must pass an audition.
Must submit a proposal.
Must submit a study record.
Curriculum
Three practical performances
AND
Mini-dissertation (20 000-30 000 words)
Cost of tuition
This is only an estimate, R18 400 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Jan Beukes
E: Beukesjn@ufs.ac.za
Entry requirements
At least 65% in the previous qualification.
Must submit a proposal.
Must submit a study record.
Curriculum
Dissertation (30 000-50 000 words)
OR
Two interrelated publishable articles (8 500 words each)
Cost of tuition
This is only an estimate, R18 400 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Frelet de Villiers
E: Devilliersamf@ufs.ac.za
Entry requirements
At least 65% in the previous qualification.
Must pass an audition.
Must submit a proposal.
Must submit a study record.
Curriculum
Five practical performances culminating in a thesis (50 000-70 000 words).
Cost of tuition
This is only an estimate, R12 700 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Jan Beukes
E: Beukesjn@ufs.ac.za
Entry requirements
At least 65% in the previous qualification.
Must submit a proposal.
Must submit a study record.
Curriculum
Thesis (70 000-100 000 words)
OR
Three interrelated publishable articles (8 500 words each)
Cost of tuition
This is only an estimate, R12 700 per year. A quotation is available on request.
Programme coordinator
Dr Frelet de Villiers
E: Devilliersamf@ufs.ac.za