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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Composition)

Enrolment pattern

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Resolutions	Area of study	Credit points	Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree
Principal Study	Principal Study	48	Composition 1-8
Core	Music Skills	18	Either: Harmony and Analysis 1-3; Aural Perception 1-3; or Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1-3; Jazz Ear Training 1-3; or A combination of options 1 and 2.
Core	Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)	18	Australian Indigenous Music This is Music Classical Music: A Cultural History Music in Modern Times
Additional Core	Composition Studies	54	24 cps Prescribed CMPN units in enrolment pattern, below; 24 cps chosen Composition Studies units (recommend CMPN2631, CMPN2632 + 12cp) 6 cps chosen Performance or Ensemble units.
Additional Core	Performance and Ensemble	54
Open Learning Environment	Table O (OLE)	6	Open Learning Environment units
Major	Table S (Major)	48	A major from Table S
4000-Level	Professional & Industry Skills	48	12 cps of 4000-level units from Table A (Music) and/or Table S 12 cps Music Specialist Creative Project 1-2 24 cps of electives from Music and/or Table S.

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 Skills	6	Music Skills	6	Music Skills	6	Performance/Ensemble	6
CMPN2320 Music Notation and Publishing	6	CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology and CMPN1014 Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals	6	CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration	6	Composition Studies (recommend CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals)	6
MCGY1030 This is Music	6	MUSC1506 Classical Music: A Cultural History	6	1000-level Table S major	6	1000-level Table S major	6
MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music	0	MUSC1506 Classical Music: A Cultural History	6	1000-level Table S major	6	1000-level Table S major	6
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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
Composition Studies	6	Composition Studies (recommend CMPN3620 Advanced Instrumentation/Orchestration	6	Composition Studies (recommend CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music)	6	OLE unit	6
MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times	6	CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques	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
	24		24		24		24

Semester 9	CP	Semester 10	CP
SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1	6	SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2	6
4000-level units	6	4000-level units	6
Elective	12	Elective	12

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Date	Original publication	Post-publication amendment
3/12/2025	CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques published in: Enrolment pattern Semester 5	CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques published in: Enrolment pattern Semester 6
3/12/2025	Composition Studies published in: Enrolment pattern Semester 6	Composition Studies published in: Enrolment pattern Semester 5

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Original publication

Post-publication amendment

3/12/2025

CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques published in:

Enrolment pattern Semester 5

CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques published in:

Enrolment pattern Semester 6

3/12/2025

Composition Studies published in:

Enrolment pattern Semester 6

Composition Studies published in:

Enrolment pattern Semester 5