Education Focus: Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

Answered by: Dr Donna Weston - Deputy Director

What kind of courses do you offer? As one of Australia's leading music schools, the Queensland Conservatorium offers a wide variety of specialist music and performing arts degrees, from popular music to classical music, jazz and opera, to musical theatre, acting, music technology and music education. We offer both undergraduate and postgraduate studies, along with research degrees.

Do you offer practical on-site learning or more of a theoretical base? Students enjoy a balance of theory and practice. They learn within a thriving, nurturing and creative environment and have the opportunity to apply their talents at a professional level, thanks to our strong alliances and collaborations with institutions around the globe, including London's prestigious Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

What makes you different to other educational institutions? Griffith University is the only Queensland university ranked in the top 50 performing arts universities in the world (2017 Academic Ranking of World Universities). Students learn in state-of-the-art spaces from award-winning teachers dedicated to producing polished music professionals of the highest calibre.

What kind of social activities do you offer? Griffith has a vibrant social scene with an active student guild, market days, and more than 120 clubs offering a variety of events and activities throughout the year. Across Griffith's campuses there are also cafes, bars, fitness centres, an aquatic centre, tennis courts and a multi-sports complex.

Do you offer job opportunities, internships, or other ways to help students get ahead? Griffith students can take part in overseas study tours, paid performances and industry internships. As Griffith is the Creative Arts Partner and Official Partner of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018), our students have access to unique learning experiences, internships and new scholarships.

When and where is your next Info Day/Open Day? Sunday 23 Jul, 9am - 2pm at our South Bank, Nathan and Gold Coast campuses. Visit griffith.edu.au/open-day for more information. 

We always welcome interested students to contact us on: 

South Bank: (07) 3735 6287

Gold Coast: (07) 5552 9036

Website link for more info: griffith.edu.au/music