Bachelor of Music (Digital Music and Media)

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 5 December 2023.

Core requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Music pass degree in the Digital Music and Media program, a candidate must successfully complete a total 192 credit points comprising:
(i) 48 credit points of core units 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 program (72 credit points) including:
(a) 6 credit points of Foundations of Digital Music and Media;
(b) 18 credit points Digital Composition 1 - 3;
(c) 12 credit points of Composition Studies units;
(d) 12 credit points Composition 7 - 8;
(e) 24 credit points of discipline specific units as set out in the enrolment pattern;
(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 studyCredit pointsMinimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Digital Music and Media726 cps CMPN1220 Foundations of Digital Music and Media;
18 cps Digital Composition 1-3; 12 cps Composition studies; 12 cps Composition 7-8;
18 cps prescribed CMPN units in enrolment pattern below;
6 cps MUSC3603 Advanced Digital Music Techniques
Music Skills2418 cps Fundamentals of Music units, which can include Popular Music Theory;
6 cps Music Skills elective, which can include Music Business Skills
Analysis, History and Culture Studies
(AHCS)
240 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music;
18 cps in AHCS Foundation or Elective units
Performance and Ensemble1212 cps in Performance or Ensemble units
4th Year Project1212 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project units (or Industry Community Project units)
Electives48(48 cps of a chosen major from music or Table S) or (36 cps of a chosen minor in music or Table S and 6 cps of free choice) or (48 cps of free choice)

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1CPSemester 2CPSemester 3CPSemester 4CP
CMPN1220
Foundations of Digital Music and Media
6CMPN1221
Digital Composition 1
6CMPN2222
Digital Composition 2
6CMPN2223
Digital Composition 3
6
MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1 or MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 26MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2 or MUSC2693 Fundamentals of Music 36MUSC2693 Fundamentals of Music 3 or MUSC2695 Popular Music Theory6MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6
CMPN1014
Sound Recording Fundamentals
3AHCS unit6CMPN2631
Electroacoustic Music
6CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6
CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3Free choice6Free choice6AHCS unit6
MCGY1030
This is Music
6      
MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0      
24
24
24
24

 

Semester 5CPSemester 6CPSemester 7CPSemester 8CP
Composition Studies unit6Composition Studies unit6CMPN4607
Composition 7
6CMPN4608
Composition 8
6
Performance/Ensemble6Performance/Ensemble6SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU
6SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU
6
Free choice6Free choice6Free choice
12Free choice12
AHCS unit6Music Skills elective or JAZZ3631 Music Business Skills     
24
24
24
24