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Bachelor of Music - Minors

Digital Music

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 7 January 2026.
View details of the changes below.
Minor
A minor in Digital Music Composition requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study
(ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level core units of study(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study
(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000-level core units of study

CMPN1231
Digital Music Composition 1
6  
CMPN1232
Digital Music Composition 2
6 P CMPN1231 or CMPN1220

2000-level core units of study

CMPN2233
Digital Music Composition 3
6 P CMPN1232 or CMPN1221
CMPN2234
Digital Music Composition 4
6 P CMPN2233 or CMPN2222
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6 P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653

3000-level selective units of study

CMPN3635
Writing Music for the Moving Image
6 P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653 or MUED4002
CMPN3634
Interactive Media and Sound Installations
6 P CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6 P MUSC2653 or (CMPN1013 and CMPN1014)

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
11/12/2025

Prerequisites for MUSC3603 published as:

P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013 or MUED1002

Prerequisites for MUSC3603 amended to:

P MUSC2653 or (CMPN1013 and CMPN1014)

7/1/2026

Requirements section published as:

Level Credit points   Required units of study

1000        12            CMPN1220 Foundations of Digital Music, CMPN1221 Digital Music Composition 1

2000       18             CMPN2222 Digital Composition 2, CMPN2223 Digital Composition 3, CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals

3000       6              CMPN3635 Writing Music for the Moving Image, MUSC3603 Advanced Digital Music Techniques, CMPN3634 Interactive Media and Sound Installations

 Requirements section amended to:

A minor in Digital Music Composition requires 36 credit points from this table including:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study
(ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level core units of study(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study
(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study

7/1/2026

CMPN1220, CMPN1221, CMPN2222 and CMPN2223, were published and available for selection.

 

CMPN1220, CMPN1221, CMPN2222 and CMPN2223 removed.
14/01/2026 CMPN1231 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition"
CMPN1231 title amended to:
"Digital Music Composition 1"
14/01/2026 CMPN1232 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition"
CMPN1232 title amended to:
"Digital Music Composition 2"
14/01/2026 CMPN2233 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition"
CMPN2233 title amended to:
"Digital Music Composition 3"
14/01/2026 Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2233 published as:
P CMPN1231 or CMPN1220P CMPN1232 or CMPN1221
Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2233 amended to:
P CMPN1232 or CMPN1221
14/01/2026 CMPN2234 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition"
CMPN2234 title amended to:
"Digital Music Composition 4"
14/01/2026The only  Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2234 published as:
P CMPN2222
Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2234 amended to:
P CMPN2233 or CMPN2222