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Diploma of Music

Contemporary Music Practice

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Diploma of Music, a candidate must successfully complete 96 credit points comprising:
(a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music
(c) 24 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as listed and defined in Section 5 below; and
(d) 24 credit points of additional Core and Ensemble/Performance units of study as required by the Principal Study Area; and
(e) 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

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

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
6 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool

Principal Study

MUSC1401
Contemporary Music Practice 1
6  
MUSC1401
Contemporary Music Practice 1
6  
MUSC2403
Contemporary Music Practice 3
6 P MUSC1402
MUSC2404
Contemporary Music Practice 4
6 P MUSC2403

Additional core

MUSC1611
The Studio for Songwriters 1
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study must have some experience with writing their own original songs in a contemporary music style
P MUSC1401
18 credit points of Contemporary Music Studies units
18 credit points of chosen elective units from Table A (Music), Table S (Shared pool), and/or Table O (Open Learning Environment)