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Bachelor of Music - Majors

Musicology

Unit of study table

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music, a candidate must successfully complete 192 credit points comprising:
a) 48 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A comprising:

i. a minimum of 24 credit points of Music Skills units of study;

ii. a minimum of 24 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies units of study (including MCGY0000 worth 0 credit points and MCGY1030 worth 6 credit points).

b) 12 credit points of additional core units of study comprising Performance or Ensemble units from Table A; and
c) 12 credit points of Final Year Project units of study as specified in Table A.
d) a 48 credit point major in Musicology as defined in Section 7 and 12 credit points of core units of study as specified in Table A; and
e)

i. a 48 credit point major from Table S; or

ii. a 36 credit point minor from Table A or S; and

iii. Elective units from Table A, Table S or a maximum of 12 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

Music Skills
MCGY1000
Aural Perception 1
3  
MCGY1001
Aural Perception 1A
3  
MCGY1002
Aural Perception 1B
3 P MCGY1001
MCGY1003
Aural Perception 2
3 P MCGY1000 or MCGY1002
MCGY2004
Aural Perception 3
3 P MCGY1003
MCGY2005
Aural Perception 4
3 P MCGY2004
MCGY1008
Harmony and Analysis 1
3 A Ability to read musical notation including treble and bass clefs, and knowledge of scales, intervals and triads in tonal music
MCGY1009
Harmony and Analysis 2
3 P MCGY1008
MCGY2010
Harmony and Analysis 3
3 P MCGY1009
MCGY2011
Harmony and Analysis 4
3 P MCGY2010

Analytical, Hisotrical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)

MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
MCGY1031
Australian Musical Worlds
6  
MUSC1506
Classical Music: A Cultural History
6 A The ability to follow a musical score while listening to the music and knowledge of elementary music theory
12 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the ACHS pool

Additional Core

Performance and Ensemble
12 credit points of chosen Performance and Ensemble units from the Performance and Ensemble pool
Additional Core
12 credit points from the AHCS or Music Skills elective pools
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
Industry Community Practice
PERF2622
Professional Practice Internship
6  
PERF3610
Professional Practice Internship 2
6 P PERF2622
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6 A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
Musicology major
MCGY1019
Musicology Workshop 1
3  
MCGY1020
Musicology Workshop 2
3 P MCGY1019
6 credit points of Musicology electives from the AHCS pool
36 credit points of 3x2000-level and 3x3000-level Musicology units from the AHCS pool