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Minor

Popular Music

Bachelors of Criminology and Criminal Justice/Arts
Overview Study details

Popular music has the power to uplift, stimulate, comfort, motivate and communicate.

The Popular Music minor lets you learn to express yourself through writing and music production and become technically equipped for changing music-making environments.

From a variety of perspectives across musical and visual media, you'll analyse how music produced by a wide range of cultures, subcultures and social identities reflects, affects and responds to our world.

Highlights

1 in Queensland for arts and humanities

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026

1 in Queensland for arts and humanities

QS World University Rankings 2026

Career possibilities

Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:

  • Music journalist
  • Broadcaster
  • Classroom music teacher
  • Music producer
  • Radio producer
  • Events and marketing coordinator

How you'll learn

Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials

What you'll study

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