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Diploma of Music

Digital Music and Media

This page was first published on 14 November 2024 and was last amended on 5 December 2024.
View details of the changes below.

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Diploma of Music, a candidate must complete 96 credit points comprising:

(a) 30 credit points of core units of study; and
(b) 0-credit point unit of study, MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music
(c) 24 credit points of Principal Study Area units of study as listed and defined in Section 5 below; and
(d) 24 credit points of additional Core and Ensemble/Performance units of study as required by the Principal Study Area; and
(e) 18 credit points of elective units of study from Table A, Table S, and Table O
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

Music Skills
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6  
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6  
CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3  
CMPN1014
Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals
3  

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
6 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool

Principal Study

CMPN1220
Foundations of Digital Music and Media
6  
CMPN1221
Digital Composition 1
6 P CMPN1220
CMPN1222
Digital Music Composition 2
6

P CMPN1221

This unit of study is being developed, subject to change.
Unit rules are prospective only.

CMPN2223
Digital Composition 3
6 P CMPN2222

Additional core

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
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6 P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6 P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013 or MUED1002
6 credit points of chosen Composition Studies units from the Composition Studies pool
18 credit points of chosen elective units from Table A (Music), Table S (Shared pool), and/or Table O (Open Learning Environment)

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
22/11/2024 No Assumed Knowledge (A) for CMPN1231 Assumed Knowledge (A) for CMPN1231 added:
"Successful audition into Digital Music Composition program."
22/11/2024 Prerequisites (P) for CMPN1232 published as:
"CMPN1231"
Prerequisites (P) for CMPN1232 amended to:
"CMPN1231 or CMPN1220"
22/11/2024 Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2233 published as:
"CMPN1232"
Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2233 amended to:
"CMPN1232 or CMPN1221"
5/12/2024 CMPN1221 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition 1"
CMPN1221  title amended to:
"Digital Composition 1"
5/12/2024 No Prerequisites (P) for CMPN1221 Prerequisites (P) for CMPN1221 added:
"CMPN1220"
5/12/2024 CMPN2223 title published as:
"Digital Music Composition 3"
CMPN2223 title amended to:
"Digital Composition 3"
5/12/2024 Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2223 published as:
"CMPN1222"
Prerequisites (P) for CMPN2223 amended to:
"CMPN2222"