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Bachelor of Music

Contemporary Music Practice

Unit of study table

To qualify for the Bachelor of Music pass degree in the contemporary music practice program, a candidate must successfully complete a total 192 credit points comprising:
(i) 48 credit points of core units including:
(a) 24 credit points of Music Skills units;
(b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units;
(ii) 12 credit points in Performance or Ensemble units;
(iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units of study;
(iv) a program (72 credit points) including:
(a) 48 credit points in Contemporary Music Practice 1-8;
(b) 24 credit points in Contemporary Music Studies;
(v) a major (48 credit points) from Table S: and/or
(vi) a minor (36 credit points) from Table S and/or
(vii) where appropriate elective units from Table A or Table S; and/or
(viii) up to a maximum of 6 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

Program

Contemporary Music Practice
MUSC1401
Contemporary Music Practice 1
6  
MUSC1402
Contemporary Music Practice 2
6 P MUSC1401
MUSC2403
Contemporary Music Practice 3
6 P MUSC1402
MUSC2404
Contemporary Music Practice 4
6 P MUSC2403
MUSC3405
Contemporary Music Practice 5
6 P MUSC2404
MUSC3406
Contemporary Music Practice 6
6 P MUSC3405
MUSC4407
Contemporary Music Practice 7
6 P MUSC3406
MUSC4408
Contemporary Music Practice 8
6 P MUSC4407
24 credit points of chosen Contemporary Music Studies units from the Contemporary Music Studies pool

Additional Core

12 credit points of chosen Performance or Ensemble units from the Performance and Ensemble pool

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
MUSC1611
The Studio for Songwriters 1
6 A Students enrolling in this unit of study must have some experience with writing their own original songs in a contemporary music style
P MUSC1401
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS)
MCGY0000
Australian Indigenous Music
0  
MCGY1030
This Is Music
6  
MUSC1507
Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media
6  
12 credit points of chosen AHCS units from the AHCS pool

Final Year Project

Professional and Industry Skills
SCMP4601
Music Specialist Creative Project 1
6  
SCMP4602
Music Specialist Creative Project 2
6 P SCMP4601
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
(48 credit points of a chosen major from Table A (music) or Table S) or (36 credit points of a chosen minor in music or Table S and 6 credit points of electives) or (48 credit points of electives)