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Bachelor of Music

Musicology major

Core requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Music pass degree with a major in musicology, a candidate must successfully complete a total 192 credit points comprising:
(i) 48 credit points of core units of study including:
(a) 24 credit points of Music Skills units;
(b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units;
(ii) 12 credit points in Performance or Ensemble units;
(iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units;
(iv) a major in Musicology (48 credit points) as specified in Table A, and an additional 12 credit points of core units as specified in Table A: and
(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 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Musicology	48	MCGY1019 Musicology Workshop 1, MCGY1020 Musicology Workshop 2; MUSC3609 Musicology; 36 cps of Musicology units including 6cps in Historical Studies, 6cps in Ethnographic Studies and 6cps in Analytical Studies. (Electives must include a minimum of 6 cps at 1000 or 2000 level and a minimum of 12 cps at or above 3000 level)
Performance and Ensemble	12	Performance or Ensemble units
Music Skills	24	Music Theory and Aural Skills
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	24	MCGY1030 This is Music; 18 cps in AHCS Foundation Units
Additional core units	12	12 cps in additional AHCS or Music Skills units
4th Year Project	12	12 cps in Music Project units
Electives	60	Free choice (includes an optional Minor or second Major)

Honours

Prospective Honours students should note that the Honours program occupies the full 48 credit points of 4th year. It is therefore not possible for Honours students to take a second major within the scope of the BMus. Prospective Honours students intending to take a Minor in addition to the Major in Musicology should consult with the Program Leader of Musicology early in their candidature to plan their degree pathway.

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
MCGY1019 Musicology Workshop 1	3	MCGY1020 Musicology Workshop 2	3	Musicology elective	6	Musicology elective	6
Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6	Music Theory and Aural Skills	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	MCGY1031 Australian Musical Worlds	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6	AHCS Foundation unit	6
Performance/ Ensemble	3	Performance/ Ensemble	3	Performance/ Ensemble	3	Performance/ Ensemble	3
Free choice	6	Free choice	6	Free choice	3	Free choice	3
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
Foundation AHCS unit	6	Analytical Studies unit	6	Musicology elective	6	Musicology elective	6
Historical Studies unit	6	Ethnographic Studies unit	6	SCMP4601 Music Specialist Project 1 or ICPU	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Project 2 or ICPU	6
Musicology elective	6	Free choice	12	Free choice	12	Free choice	12
Free choice	6
24		24		24		24