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Bachelor of Music

Composition for Creative Industries

Unit of study table

To qualify for the Bachelor of Music pass degree in the Composition for Creative Industries program, a candidate must successfully complete a total 192 credit points comprising:
(i) 48 credit points of core units including:
(a) 24 credit points of Music Skills units;
(b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units;
(ii) 12 credit points of Performance or Ensemble units;
(iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units;
(iv) a program (72 credit points) including:
(a) 36 credit points in Composition for Creative Industries units 1 - 6;
(b) 12 credit points Composition 7 - 8
(c) 18 credit points of discipline specific units as set out in the enrolment pattern;
(d) 6 credit points of Composition Studies units;
(v) a major (48 credit points) from Table S and/or
(vi) a minor (36 credit points) from Table S and/or
(vii) where appropriate elective units from Table A or Table S; and/or
(viii) up to a maximum of 6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Program

Composition for Creative Industries

CMPN1331
Composition for Creative Industries 1

6

 
CMPN1332
Composition for Creative Industries 2
6 P CMPN1331
CMPN2333
Composition for Creative Industries 3
6 P CMPN1332
CMPN2334
Composition for Creative Industries 4
6 P CMPN2333
CMPN3335
Composition for Creative Industries 5
6 P CMPN2334
CMPN3336
Composition for Creative Industries 6
6 P CMPN3335
CMPN4607
Composition 7
6 P CMPN3606 or CMPN3336 or CMPN2223 or CMPN2334 or CMPN3236
Students should own a professional music notation program (e.g. Sibelius, Finale, Dorico) and if relevant, a DAW (e.g. Audacity, GarageBand, Logic, ProTools, Ableton).
CMPN4608
Composition 8
6 P CMPN4607
Students should own a professional music notation program (e.g. Sibelius, Finale, Dorico) and a DAW (e.g. Audacity, GarageBand, Logic, ProTools, Ableton).
Composition Studies
CMPN2320
Music Notation
6 A Concurrent study with CMPN1331 is recommended where possible. Students should own a professional music notation program (e.g. Sibelius, Dorico).
N CMPN2604
CMPN1611
Instrumentation and Orchestration
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study are expected to be able to read and understand instrumental music notation of moderate complexity
CMPN2510
Scoring and Arranging for the Screen
6  
6 credit points of chosen Composition Studies units from the Composition Studies pool

Core

Music Skills
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6  
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6  
MUSC2693
Fundamentals of Music 3
6 P MUSC1504
N MUSC1501
6 credit points of a chosen Music Skills unit from the Music Skills pool
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)
MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
18 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool
Performance and Ensemble
12 credit points of chosen Performance or Ensemble units from the Performance and Ensemble pool

Final Year Project

Professional and Industry Skills
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
PERF2622
Professional Practice Internship
6  
PERF3610
Professional Practice Internship 2
6 P PERF2622
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6 A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
(48 credit points of a chosen major from Table A (music) or Table S) or (36 credit points of a chosen minor in music or Table S and 12 credit points of electives) or (48 credit points of electives)