University of Melbourne Faculty of VCA and MCM

University Of Melbourne Faculty Of VCA And MCM

The Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (Faculty of VCA and MCM) is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria (Australia). VCAMCM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) - on St Kilda Road, at Southbank.

Courses and training offered at the VCA cover six academic disciplines: fine art, dance, drama, film and television, music and production, alongside the Centre for Ideas and The Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development. Degree programs specialising in music performance, composition, musicology, ethnomusicology, conducting, pedagogy and music therapy are taught at the Conservatorium, which also runs an Early Music Studio, and oversees the publishing house Lyrebird Press. Both campuses offer graduate programs including certificates and diplomas, and research and coursework awards at the masters and doctoral levels.

The library on the Southbank campus is known as the Lenton Parr Music, Visual and Performing Arts Library, whilst that at Parkville is the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library.

Read more about University Of Melbourne Faculty Of VCA And MCM:  History of VCAMCM, History of The Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, History of The Victorian College of The Arts

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