Diploma of Music
Composition
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 21 January 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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| To qualify for the award of the Diploma of Music, a candidate must successfully complete 96 credit points comprising: |
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(1) 30 credit points of core units of study, comprising: (a) 18 credit points of Music Skills units of study; and (b) 12 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) units of study, including MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music (0 credit point); |
| (2) 24 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study |
(3) 24 credit points of additional Core units of study, including: (a) 18 credit points of Composition Studies units of study; and (b) 6 credit points of Composition Studies elective units of study |
| (4) 18 credit points of elective units of study from Table A, Table S, and 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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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 |
| JAZZ1015 Jazz Ear Training 1 |
3 | |
| JAZZ1016 Jazz Ear Training 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1015 |
| JAZZ1019 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1 |
3 | |
| JAZZ1020 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 2 |
3 | P JAZZ1019 |
| JAZZ2016 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1020 |
| JAZZ2017 Jazz Harmony and Arranging 4 |
3 | P JAZZ2016 |
| JAZZ2038 Jazz Ear Training 3 |
3 | P JAZZ1016 |
| JAZZ2039 Jazz Ear Training 4 |
3 | P JAZZ2038 |
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) units of study |
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| MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music |
0 | |
| MCGY1030 This Is Music |
6 | |
| 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 |
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 |
Additional 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 |
| 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 |
| CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology |
3 | |
| CMPN1014 Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals |
3 | |
Composition Studies elective units of study |
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| 6 credit points of Composition Studies units from the Composition Studies pool. | ||
