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Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance)

Music Theatre

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 11 December 2025.
View details of the changes below.
To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Performance), a candidate must successfully complete 240 credit points comprising
(a) 102 credit points of Specialisation units; and
(b) 36 credit points of Core units;
(c) 6 credit points of units in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O;
(d) a 48 credit point major from Table S; and
(e) a minimum of 24 credit points at 4000 level from Table A (Music) or Table S (Major), including a research, community, industry or entrepreneurship project of at least 12 credit points and up to 36 credit points;
(f) where appropriate, elective units from a Specialisation or Table S.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Specialisation

Principal Study
PERF1641
Principal Study Performance 1
6  
PERF1642
Principal Study Performance 2
6 P PERF1641 or WIND1611 or WIND1621 or STRG1601 or DRUM1601 or WIND1631 or STRG1611 or STRG1621 or EMUS1611 or BRSS1601 or WIND1641 or ORGN1601 or PRCN1601 or KEYB1621 or PERF1601 or WIND1661 or BRSS1611 or BRSS1621 or BRSS1631 or STRG1641 or STRG1661 or STRG1671 or VSAO1611
PERF2643
Principal Study Performance 3
6 P PERF1642 or WIND1612 or WIND1622 or STRG1602 or DRUM1602 or WIND1632 or STRG1612 or STRG1622 or EMUS1612 or BRSS1602 or WIND1642 or ORGN1602 or PRCN1602 or KEYB1622 or PERF1602 or WIND1662 or BRSS1612 or BRSS1622 or BRSS1632 or STRG1642 or STRG1662 or STRG1672 or VSAO1612
PERF2644
Principal Study Performance 4
6 P PERF2643 or WIND2213 or WIND2223 or STRG2203 or DRUM2603 or WIND2233 or STRG2213 or STRG2223 or EMUS2213 or BRSS2203 or WIND2243 or ORGN2203 or PRCN2203 or KEYB2223 or PERF2223 or WIND2263 or BRSS2213 or BRSS2223 or BRSS2233 or STRG2243 or STRG2263 or STRG2273 or VSAO2213
MSTH3215
Music Theatre Performance 5 (Extended)
12 P CPNO2604
MSTH3216
Music Theatre Performance 6 (Extended)
12 P MSTH3215
MSTH4217
Music Theatre Performance 7 (Extended)
12 P MSTH3216
MSTH4218
Music Theatre Performance 8 (Extended)
12 P MSTH4217

Performance and Ensemble

You must only select the Performance and Ensemble units that are specific to your discipline. These are outlined in the Minimum Level of Achievement table.
Performance and Ensemble Units of Study

Core

Music Skills
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6  
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6  
MUSC2693
Fundamentals of Music 3
6 P MUSC1504
N MUSC1501
MUSC2695
Popular Music Theory
6 P MUSC1503 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501 or MUSC2693 or MCGY1008 or JAZZ1621 or JAZZ1019

Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
MUSC2675
History of the Musical
6  
6 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool

Open Learning Environment (OLE)

6 credit points of Open Learning Environment (OLE)

Table S (Major)

A 48 credit point major from Table S

4000-level

Professional and Industry Skills
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
36 credit points of 4000-level units from Table A (Music) and/or Table S (Major)

Post-publication amendments

Date Original publication Post-publication amendment
11/12/2025

Prerequisites for MSTH3215 published as:

P VSAO2214

Prerequisites for MSTH3215 amended to:

P CPNO2604