Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Core requirements
| To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the Composition stream, a candidate must successully complete 192 credit points comprising: | ||
|---|---|---|
| (i) 54 credit points of core units including: | ||
| (a) 27 credit points of Music Skills units; | ||
| (b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units; | ||
| (c) 3 credit points of Performance or Ensemble units; | ||
| (ii) 84 credit points of Composition Studies units including: | ||
| (a) 48 credit points of Principal Study units; | ||
| (b) 36 credit points of Composition discipline units; | ||
| (iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units; and | ||
| (iv) A minor (36 credit points) from Table S; or | ||
| (v) 36 credit points of elective units from Table A or Table S; and | ||
| (vi) where appropriate, a maximum of 12 credit points of units in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O. | ||
| For further information and the detailed requirements, see the course resolutions. | ||
Minimum levels of achievement
| Area of study | Credit points | Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Study | 48 | 48 cps Composition 1-8 |
| Composition Studies | 36 | 6 cps CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration; 6 cps CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking; 6 cps CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number and Process; 6 cps CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process; 6 cps Electroacoustic Music or Computer Music Fundamentals; 6 cps in Composition Studies or Music Technology units |
| Performance and Ensemble | 3 | 3 cps in a Performance or Ensemble units |
| Music Skills | 27 | 24 cps Harmony and Analysis 1-4; Aural Perception 1-4; 3 cps in Creative Music Technology or Sound Recording Fundamentals |
| Analysis, History and Culture Studies (AHCS) | 24 | 0 cps MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music; 6 cps MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units |
| 4th Year Project | 12 | 12 cps in Music Specialist Creative Project units (or Industry Community Project units) |
| Electives | 42 | (36 cps of a chosen minor in music or Table S and 6 cps of free choice) or (42 cps of free choice) |
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 Skills | 6 | Music Theory and Aural Skills | 6 | Music Theory and Aural Skills | 6 | Music Theory and Aural Skills | 6 |
| CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration | 6 | CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking | 6 | CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process | 6 | CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number and Process | 6 |
| MCGY1030 This is Music | 6 | CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology or CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals | 3 | *CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music or AHCS Foundation unit | 6 | *CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals OR AHCS Foundation unit | 6 |
| MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music | 0 | 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 |
| AHCS Foundation unit | 6 | AHCS Elective unit | 6 | SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU | 6 | SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU | 6 |
| Free choice | 6 | Free choice | 12 | Free choice | 12 | Free choice | 12 |
| Composition studies or Music Technology unit | 6 | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||