Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
Contemporary Music Practice
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 8 January 2026. View details of the changes below. |
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| To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Music (Music Education), candidates must successfully complete 192 credit points comprising: |
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(1) 60 credit points of core units of study comprising: (a) 21 credit points of Music Skills units of study (b) 36 credit points of Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies units of study; and (c) 3 credit points of Performance and Ensemble units of study; and |
| (2) a 0 credit point unit of study, EDLN2000 LANTITE undergraduate; and |
| (3) 96 credit points of Music Education units of study; and |
| (4) 24 credit points of Principal Study units of study; and |
| (5) where appropriate, elective units from Table A, Table S and 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 |
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Core units of study |
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Music Skills units of study |
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| MUSC1503 Fundamentals of Music 1 |
6 | |
| MUSC1504 Fundamentals of Music 2 |
6 | |
| MUSC2695 Popular Music Theory |
6 | P MUSC1503 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501 or MUSC2693 or MCGY1008 or JAZZ1621 or JAZZ1019 |
| CMPN1014 Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals |
3 | |
Analytical, Historical and Cultural Studies (AHCS) units of study |
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| MCGY1030 This Is Music |
6 | |
| MUSC1507 Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media |
6 | |
| MCGY1031 Australian Musical Worlds |
6 | |
| MCGY2613 Music in Modern Times |
6 | A Ability to read musical notation |
| 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 |
| MUSC2672 Australian Popular Music |
6 | |
Performance and Ensemble units of study |
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Refer to the Performance and Ensemble unit of study table |
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LANTITE |
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| EDLN2000 LANTITE Undergraduate |
0 | |
Principal Study units of study |
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| 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 |
Music Education units of study |
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| MUED1010 Key Ideas in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1008 Fundamentals of Teaching |
3 | |
| MUED1005 Key Approaches in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1009 Psychology of Learning and Instruction |
3 | |
| MUED4002 Technology in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED1007 Australian Indigenous Music and Education |
3 | |
| MUED2605 Children, Music and Educational Settings |
6 | A Previous completion of MUED1010 and MUED1005 is recommended P MUED1008 |
| MUED2302 Classroom Management |
3 | P MUED1010 or MUED1005 or MUED1009 or MUED1008 |
| MUED2606 Adolescent Development and Behaviour |
6 | P MUED2605 and MUED1009 and MUED1008 |
| MUED4006 Popular Music Studies |
3 | |
| MUED3605 Teaching Junior Secondary Music |
6 | P EDLN2000 and MUED2605 |
| MUED3606 Professional Experience 2 |
6 | P MUED3605 and MUED2605 and MUED2606 |
| MUED4603 Cultural Diversity in Music Education |
6 | A It is recommended that students have successfully completed MUED2605 and MUED3605 prior to undertaking this unit |
| MUED3604 Ensemble Pedagogy |
6 | |
| MUED4602 Senior Secondary Music Education |
6 | P MUED3606 |
| MUED3603 Composition in Music Education |
3 | |
| MUED3031 Teaching Jazz in Secondary School |
3 | |
| MUED4622 Special Education in Music |
6 | P EDLN2000 C MUED4633 |
| MUED4623 Professional/Social Issues in Music Education |
6 | P EDLN2000 C MUED4633 |
| MUED4633 Professional Experience 3 |
12 | P MUED3606 C MUED4602 |