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Digital Music and Media Core units

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Digital Music and Media

Students undertaking the Digital Music and Media Program must complete 72 credit points of core units comprising of:
(a) 36 credit points of Program Focus units* set out in the below table;
(b) 18 credit points of discipline specific core units set out in the below table;
(c) 18 credit points of Composition Studies electives set out in the Composition Studies unit of study table.
*Please note Advanced Digital Composition 1-2 taught in 4th year will be introduced in 2021.

Program Focus units

CMPN1220
Foundations of Digital Music and Media
6   
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
CMPN1221
Digital Composition 1
6      Semester 2
CMPN2222
Digital Composition 2
6    P CMPN1221
Semester 1
CMPN2223
Digital Composition 3
6    P CMPN2222
Semester 2

Discipline Specific units

CMPN2631
Electroacoustic Music
6    A Proficiency in the usage of any industry standard DAW and attendant sound transformation and diffusion software.
P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
N CMPN1631
Semester 1
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6    P MUED1002 OR CMPN1013 OR MUSC2653
Semester 2
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6    P MUSC2653


Students who do not meet the pre-requisite may seek special permission from the subject co-ordinator
Semester 2