Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Enrolment pattern
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Minimum levels of achievement
Course resolutions |
Area of study | Credit points | Unit of study requirements for award |
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| Principal Study | Principal Study | 48 | Composition 1-8 |
| Music Skills | Music Skills | 24 | Either:
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| Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) | AHCS | 24 |
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| Additional core | Composition Studies | 48 |
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| Performance/Ensemble | |||
| Final Year Project |
Professional & Industry Skills |
12 |
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| Minor/Electives | Minor/Electives |
36 | Either:
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Enrolment pattern
| 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 | Music Skills | 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 | Performance or Ensemble Unit | 6 | Performance or Ensemble Unit | 6 |
| MCGY0000 Australian Indigenous Music |
0 | ||||||
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 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 |
| Minor/elective | 6 | AHCS unit (recommend MCGY4110 Themes in Australian Music History) |
6 | SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 |
6 | SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 |
6 |
| MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times |
6 | Minor/elective (recommend CMPN3620 Advanced Instrumentation/Orchestration |
6 | Minor/electives | 6 | Minor/electives | 6 |
| Composition Studies unit (recommend CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music) | 6 | CMPN3621 Advanced Composition Techniques |
6 | Minor/electives | 6 | Minor/electives | 6 |
| 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
