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Bachelor of Music Programme Information
Princess Galyani Vadhana Institute of Music offers a 4-year, full-time program of study that leads to a Bachelor of Music. The program lays a foundation for students to pursue lifelong musical development, aiming to produce graduates who have a profound understanding of the art of music and who are able to creatively apply their musical knowledge to affect society in positive ways. The Bachelor of Music Program at the Institute, approved by the Office of Higher Education, Thailand, requires a minimum of 127 credits over its course of 4 years and is divided into 3 categories of study: Artistic Practices, Electives, and General Education.
1. Artistic Practices is divided into two equally important parts: Core Courses, and Contextual & Applied Courses. Core courses aim to improve students in the area of core knowledge such as musicianship, music history, and creative activity design suited to the needs of society. Contextual courses place emphasis on research, involving project-based activities that help students produce, integrate, and share musical knowledge, while applied courses develop students’ skills in performance so that they can put their knowledge into practice and communicate through music.
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2. Electives: A variety of subjects that relate to and enhance students’ musical interests and practices can be chosen throughout the curriculum, such as Performance Practices, Composition, Interpretation through Improvisation, Performing with Technology, Music and Digital Media, Theory and Concepts in Musicology, World Music, and Pedagogy.
3. General Education: These courses are specially designed for conservatory students, with a core focus on music. The General Education course at PGVIM relates music to important areas of contemporary context, and involves subjects in Humanities, Social Sciences, Languages, and the Sciences. Subjects include Classical Music in a Global Context, Music and Social Harmony, ASEAN Musical Identities, Music and Innovation, and Integrated Sciences for Well-Being.
