音乐学士（MusB）学位需要三年全日制或同等学历的兼职学习。该课程共计360分，主要由音乐论文组成，但在其他学科中最多可包含90分（通常为五篇论文）。对各个学习阶段的学生进行作曲（包括音乐技术和歌曲写作）方面的综合培训。奥塔哥大学的创作内容广泛，为学生提供了多种形式的音乐创造力和音乐风格的培训。在学习的第一年，学生可以专注于一个领域或混合不同的兴趣，例如古典音乐或流行音乐。在接下来的几年中，为电影，舞蹈，电视或戏剧等其他媒体提供了专门从事写作的机会。
A comprehensive training in Composition (including Music Technology and Song-Writing) for students at all levels of study.Broad-ranging in content, composition offers students training in many forms of musical creativity and music style.In the first year of study, students may specialise in one area or mix different interests, such as Classical Music or Popular Music. In the following years, opportunities are made available for specialisation in writing for other media such as film, dance, television or theatre.