Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Music Studies/Bachelor of Arts
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Course resolutions
1 Course codes
Code |
Course title |
---|---|
BPMSTART-01 |
Bachelor of Music Studies / Bachelor of Arts |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Cross faculty management
4 Admission to candidature
5 Requirements for award
Area of Study |
Credit Points |
Minimum level of achievement |
---|---|---|
Principal Study |
36 |
Principal Study 1-6 |
Performance |
12 |
|
Music Skills |
24 |
Harmony and Analysis 1-4 and Aural Perception 1-4; or Jazz Music Skills 1-4 |
Analysis, History and Culture Studies |
24 |
At least 12 credit points from Foundation units |
Teaching Music |
3 |
Can be taken in studio pedagogy or music education units of study |
Electives (Conservatorium) |
15 |
|
Arts Units |
126 |
At least 72 senior credit points from Table A, including a major as defined by the resolution of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
Area of Study |
Credit Points |
Minimum level of achievement |
---|---|---|
Principal Study |
36 |
Principal Study 1-6 |
Composition |
36 |
Instrumentation & Orchestration; New Music, New Thinking; Electroacoustic Music 1 & 2; Composer Performer Workshop 1; plus a further 9 cps in Composition units |
Performance |
6 |
6 cps Ensemble or 6 cps Composition Through Improvisation |
Music Skills |
24 |
18 cps of music theory and aural skills;* Creative Music Technology; Sound Recording Fundamentals |
Analysis, history and culture studies |
12 |
Comp Techniques: Number & Process; Comp Techniques: Tonality & Process |
Arts Units |
126 |
At least 72 senior credit points from Table A, including a major as defined by the resolution of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
*A list of music theory and aural skills units can be found under the "Music Skills" section of the handbook
Area of Study |
Credit Points |
Minimum level of achievement |
---|---|---|
Principal Study |
36 |
Contemporary Music Practice 1-6 |
Contemporary Music Studies |
24 |
12cps in Popular Music units |
Performance |
6 |
|
Music Skills & Technology |
24 |
Fundamentals of Music 1-3, or 18 cps in Harmony and Analysis, Aural Perception, or Jazz Music Skills units; 6 cps in Music Technology |
Analysis, History and Culture Studies |
24 |
Sounds, Screens, Speakers; New Music, New Thinking |
Arts Units |
126 |
At least 72 senior credit points from Table A, including a major as defined by the resolution of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
Area of Study |
Credit Points |
Minimum level of achievement |
---|---|---|
Principal Study |
36 |
6 credit points of Historical Studies; 6 credit points of Ethnographical Studies; 6 credit points in Analytical Studies; 18 credit points in senior Musicology Studies |
Music Skills |
24 |
Harmony and Analysis 1-4 and Aural Perception 1-4 |
Analysis, History and Culture Studies |
24 |
24 credit points from Foundation units |
Performance |
9 |
|
Electives (Conservatorium) |
21 |
|
Arts Units |
126 |
At least 72 senior credit points from Table A, including a major as defined by the resolution of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |