Admission to the degree programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Humanities).
Every candidate must be a university graduate and produce evidence of ability to undertake study in the proposed area. Such evidence shall include:

a Bachelor's degree with first or upper second class Honours or equivalent, or
a Master's degree (including an appropriate research component), or
appropriate experience in the proposed area of study.

A candidate for a Master of Music degree may apply to transfer to candidature for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts, and may have the date of admission backdated as is considered appropriate.
Initial admission to the degree programme shall normally be provisional, and shall be confirmed on receipt of a satisfactory progress report after no less than six months and no more than 12 months of full- or part-time study.
If admission to the degree programme is not confirmed, then either provisional admission may be extended for one period of up to six months or the candidate shall be required to withdraw or to enrol for another degree. If admission is not confirmed after a period of extension, the candidate shall be required to withdraw or to enrol for another degree.

IELTS (Academic) - Overall score of 6.5, no individual band below 6.0.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score of 90 and a writing score of 21.