Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
Composition
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 12 January 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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| To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Music Education), candidates must successfully complete 192 credit points comprising: |
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(1) 60 credit points of core units of study, comprising: (a) 21 credit points of Music Skills units of study (b) 36 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies units of study; and (c) 3 credit points of Performance and Ensemble units of study; and |
| (2) a 0 credit point unit of study, EDLN2000 LANTITE undergraduate; and |
| (3) 96 credit points of Music Education units of study; and |
| (4) 24 credit points of Principal Study units of study; and |
| (5) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and 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 |
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Core units of study |
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Composition Studies units of study |
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| 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 |
| CMPN1000 Composition Through Improvisation 1 |
3 | |
| CMPN1014 Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals |
3 | |
Music Skills units of study |
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| MCGY1000 Aural Perception 1 |
3 | |
| MCGY1001 Aural Perception 1A |
3 | |
| MCGY1002 Aural Perception 1B |
3 | P MCGY1001 |
| MCGY1003 Aural Perception 2 |
3 | P MCGY1000 or MCGY1002 |
| MCGY2004 Aural Perception 3 |
3 | P MCGY1003 |
| MCGY2005 Aural Perception 4 |
3 | P MCGY2004 |
| MCGY1008 Harmony and Analysis 1 |
3 | A Ability to read musical notation including treble and bass clefs, and knowledge of scales, intervals and triads in tonal music |
| MCGY1009 Harmony and Analysis 2 |
3 | P MCGY1008 |
| MCGY2010 Harmony and Analysis 3 |
3 | P MCGY1009 |
| MCGY2011 Harmony and Analysis 4 |
3 | P MCGY2010 |
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) units of study |
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| MCGY1030 This Is Music |
6 | |
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) elective units of study |
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| CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking |
6 | |
| MCGY1031 Australian Musical Worlds |
6 | |
| JAZZ1021 Jazz History 1 |
3 | A Students enrolling in this unit are expected to have strong overall music skills including notation, reading, aural skills, music research and analysis and jazz performance (excluding non-jazz students) |
| MUSC2638 Jazz Riots and Revolutions |
6 | |
| JAZZ1022 Jazz History 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1021 |
| JAZZ2018 Jazz History 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1022 |
| MCGY2611 Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque |
6 | A Ability to read musical notation |
| MCGY2612 Music in the Classical and Romantic Eras |
6 | A The ability to read musical notation and basic knowledge of music theory |
| MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times |
6 | A Ability to read musical notation |
| MUSC1506 Classical Music: A Cultural History |
6 | A The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and knowledge of elementary music theory |
| Performance and Ensemble units of study | ||
| Refer to the Performance and Ensemble Units of Study table | ||
| LANTITE | ||
| EDLN2000 LANTITE Undergraduate |
0 | |
Principal Study units of study |
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| CMPN1601 Composition 1 |
6 | |
| CMPN1602 Composition 2 |
6 | P CMPN1601 |
| CMPN2603 Composition 3 |
6 | P CMPN1602 |
| CMPN2604 Composition 4 |
6 | P CMPN2603 |
| Music Education units of study | ||
| MUED1010 Key Ideas in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1008 Fundamentals of Teaching |
3 | |
| MUED1005 Key Approaches in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1009 Psychology of Learning and Instruction |
3 | |
| MUED4002 Technology in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1007 Australian Indigenous Music and Education |
3 | |
| MUED2605 Children, Music and Educational Settings |
6 | A Previous completion of MUED1010 and MUED1005 is recommended P MUED1008 |
| MUED2302 Classroom Management |
3 | P MUED1010 or MUED1005 or MUED1009 or MUED1008 |
| MUED2606 Adolescent Development and Behaviour |
6 | P MUED2605 and MUED1009 and MUED1008 |
| MUED4006 Popular Music Studies |
3 | |
| MUED3605 Teaching Junior Secondary Music |
6 | P EDLN2000 and MUED2605 |
| MUED3606 Professional Experience 2 |
6 | P MUED3605 and MUED2605 and MUED2606 |
| MUED4603 Cultural Diversity in Music Education |
6 | A It is recommended that students have successfully completed MUED2605 and MUED3605 prior to undertaking this unit |
| MUED3604 Ensemble Pedagogy |
6 | |
| MUED4602 Senior Secondary Music Education |
6 | P MUED3606 |
| MUED3603 Composition in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED3031 Teaching Jazz in Secondary School |
3 | |
| MUED4622 Special Education in Music |
6 | P EDLN2000 C MUED4633 |
| MUED4623 Professional/Social Issues in Music Education |
6 | P EDLN2000 C MUED4633 |
| MUED4633 Professional Experience 3 |
12 | P MUED3606 C MUED4602 |
