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Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)

Core requirements

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition), a candidate must successully complete 240 credit points comprising:
(i) 102 credit points of Specialisation units of study including:
(a) 48 credit points of Principal Study units;
(b) 48 credit points in Composition Studies units;
(c) 6 credit points in Performance/ensemble units;
(ii) 30 credit points of core units including:
(a) 18 credit points of Harmony and Analysis and Aural Perception units;
(b) 12 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units;
(iii) 12 credit points in the Open Learning Environment (OLE) units as specified in Table O;
(iv) A major (48 credit points) from Table S;
(v) A minimum of 24 credit points at 4000 level from a Specialisation or Table S, including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 credit points and up to 36 credit points;
(vi) where appropriate, elective units of study from a Specialisation or Table S.

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	48	Composition 1-8
Composition Studies	48	CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1; 45 cps in Composition Studies as referred to in the Standard enrolment pattern table below
Performance and Ensemble	6	6 cps in Performance or Ensemble units
Music Skills	18	Harmony and Analysis: Aural Perception units
Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS)	12	MCGY1030 This is Music; 6 cps in AHCS Foundation unit
Table O (OLE)	12	Open Learning Environment units
Table S major	48	Table S major
Advanced coursework or Honours	48	4000-level Advanced coursework from Music or Table S major including Music Specialist Project 1-2, or Honours

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1	CP	Semester 2	CP	Semester 3	CP	Semester 4	CP
CMPN1601 Composition 1	6	CMPN1602 Composition 2	6	CMPN2603 Composition 3	6	CMPN2604 Composition 4	6
Music Theory and Aural	6	Music Theory and Aural	6	Music Theory and Aural	6	OLE units	6
CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration	6	CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology or CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals	3	CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music	6	CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking	6	1000-level Table S major	6	1000-level Table S major	6
		Performance/Ensemble	3
24		24		24		24

Semester 5	CP	Semester 6	CP	Semester 7	CP	Semester 8	CP
CMPN3605 Composition 5	6	CMPN3606 Composition 6	6	CMPN4607 Composition 7	6	CMPN4608 Composition 8	6
CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number and Process	6	CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process	6	CMPN3000 Composer Performer Workshop 1	3	OLE units	6
AHCS Foundation unit	6	Composition Studies elective	6	3000-level Table S major	6	3000-level Table S major	6
2000-level Table S major	6	2000-level Table S major	6	3000-level Table S major	6	3000-level Table S major	6
				Performance/ Ensemble	3
24		24		24		24

Semester 9	CP	Semester 10	CP
SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or Honours	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or Honours	6
4000-level Advanced Coursework or Honours	6	4000-level Advanced Coursework or Honours	6
Elective or Honours	6	Elective or Honours	6
Elective or Honours	6	Elective or Honours	6
24		24