Summary unit of study tables
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Analysis, History and Culture Studies
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
*Not offered in 2016
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation/Core | ||
| MCGY2611 | Music from the Middle Ages to Barogue | 6 |
| MCGY2612 | Music in the Classical and Romantic Eras | 6 |
| MCGY2613 | Music in Modern Times | 6 |
| MCGY2614 | Musical Worlds of Today | 6 |
| MCGY4601 | Research Methods | 6 |
| JAZZ1021; 1022; 2018; 2019 | Jazz History 1-4 | 3 |
| JAZZ3618 | Jazz Musicology and Analysis | 6 |
| Elective | ||
| CMPN4666 | Advanced Analysis | 6 |
| JAZZ3631 | Music Business Skills | 6 |
| MCGY2600 | Advanced Harmony * | 6 |
| MCGY3631 | African-American Music Inquiry | 6 |
| MCGY3601 | Analysis of Nineteenth-Century Music | 6 |
| MCGY3603 | Baroque Music History and Performance* | 6 |
| MCGY3013 | Late Beethoven Seminar * | 6 |
| MCGY3639 | Modernism: Austria and Germany 1889-1914 | 6 |
| MCGY3627 | Paleography of Music | 6 |
| MCGY2601 | Perception of Music Performance | 6 |
| MCGY3629 | Romanticism and the Fantastic * | 6 |
| MCGY3630 | The New Germans: Wagner and Liszt 1848-1876 | 6 |
| MCGY2615 | The Ultimate Art: 400 Years of Opera | 6 |
| MCGY3602 | Understanding East Asian Music | 6 |
| MCGY3636 | Classicism and Transformation | 6 |
| MUED3031 | Survey of Jazz History | 3 |
| MUSC3640 | Rhythms and Sounds of Latin America | 6 |
| MUSC3606 | Musical Australia and Asia | 6 |
| MUSC2631 | Music and Everyday Life | 6 |
| MUSC2670 | Music Festivals and Arts Events Management | 6 |
| MUSC1506 | Music in Western Culture | 6 |
| MUSC3609 | Musicology | 6 |
| MUSC2616 | Noise/Sound/Music: Engaging Sonic Worlds | 6 |
| MUSC2654 | Popular Music | 6 |
| MUSC2667 | Shakespeare as Opera | 6 |
| MUSC1507 | Sounds, Screens, Speakers: Music and Media | 6 |
| MUSC2679 | Spirituality as Music | 6 |
| MUSC2663 | Survey of Film Music | 6 |
| MUSC3699 | Understanding Music: Modes of Hearing | 6 |
| PERF2622 | Professional Practice Internship | 6 |
Composition
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC3603 | Advanced Digital Music Techniques | 6 |
| MUSC2653 | Introduction to Digital Music Techniques | 6 |
| CMPN2613 | Comp Techniques: Number and Process | 6 |
| CMPN2614 | Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process | 6 |
| CMPN1000; 1003 | Composition Through Improvisation 1-2 | 3 |
| MUSC3601; 3602 | Contemporary Music Making 1-2 | 6 |
| CMPN3634 | Interactive Media & Sound Installations | 6 |
| CMPN2633 | Computer Music Advanced | 6 |
| CMPN1632 | Computer Music Fundamentals | 6 |
| CMPN1010 | Creative Vocal Ensemble | 3 |
| CMPN1631 | Electroacoustic Music | 6 |
| CMPN1611 | Instrumentation and Orchestration | 6 |
| CMPN1612 | New Music, New Thinking | 6 |
| MUSC2614 | Composition Workshop | 6 |
| CMPN3635 | Writing Music for the Moving Image | 6 |
Contemporary Music Practice
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
*Not offered in 2016
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Popular Music | ||
| MUSC2654 | Popular Music | 6 |
| MUSC2672 | A Certain Beat: Australian Popular Music | 6 |
| MUSC2666 | Global Sound: Drum & Bass, Rhythm & Soul * | 6 |
| MUSC2691 | Revolutionary Voices: Music Politics | 6 |
| MUSC2612 | Music Performance | 6 |
| MUSC2670 | Music Festivals & Arts Events Management | 6 |
| Music and Media | ||
| MUSC2664 | Popular Music and the Moving Image | 6 |
| MUSC2663 | Survey of Film Music | 6 |
| Jazz | ||
| MCGY3631 | African-American Music Enquiry * | 6 |
| MUSC2622 | Music in the Sixties | 6 |
| JAZZ1021 | Jazz History 1 | 3 |
| JAZZ1022 | Jazz History 2 | 3 |
| MUSC3640 | Rhythms and Sounds of Latin America | 6 |
Musicology
Enrolment in postgraduate units of study requires permision as stated in the Faculty Rules.
NB: units of study in the categories Historical, Ethnographical and Analytical Studies may also be chosen as senior Musicology units.
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis, History and Culture Studies: foundation units | ||
| MCGY2611 | Music from the Middle Ages to Baroque | 6 |
| MCGY2612 | Music in the Classical and Romantic Eras | 6 |
| MCGY2613 | Music in Modern Times | 6 |
| MCGY2614 | Musical Worlds of Today | 6 |
| Historical Studies | ||
| MUSC3609 | Musicology | 6 |
| MCGY5600 | Critical Discourses in Music | 6 |
| Ethnographical Studies | ||
| MUSC2631 | Music in Everyday Life | 6 |
| MCGY3602 | Understanding East Asian Music | 6 |
| MCGY5601 | Music Though Ethnography | 6 |
| Analytical Studies | ||
| MCGY2600 | Advanced Harmony | 6 |
| MCGY3601 | Analysis of Nineteenth-Century Music | 6 |
| CMPN4666 | Advanced Analysis | 6 |
| Senior Musicology Studies | ||
| MCGY2601 | Perception of Music Performance | 6 |
| MCGY2615 | The Ultimate Art: 400 Years of Opera | 6 |
| MCGY3603 | Baroque Music History and Performance | 6 |
| MCGY3617 | Music Through Literature | 6 |
| MCGY3627 | Paleography of Music | 6 |
| MCGY3629 | Romanticism and the Fantastic | 6 |
| MCGY3630 | The New Germans: Wagner & Liszt 1848-1876 | 6 |
| MCGY3631 | African-American Music Inquiry | 6 |
| MCGY3636 | Classicism and Transformation | 6 |
| MCGY3639 | Modernism: Austria and Germany 1889-1914 | 6 |
| MUSC2637 | Aboriginal Song, Design and Creativity | 6 |
| MUSC2667 | Shakespeare as Opera | 6 |
| MUSC363 | Music Journalism | 6 |
Music Skills
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
*Not offered in 2016
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC3603 | Advanced Digital Music Techniques | 6 |
| MCGY3600 | Advanced Aural | 6 |
| MCGY2600 | Advanced Harmony * | 6 |
| MCGY1000; 1003; 2004; 2005 | Aural Perception 1-4 | 3 |
| MCGY1001; 1002 | Aural Perception 1A-1B | 3 |
| MUSC2614 | Composition Workshop | 6 |
| MUSC1501 | Extended Fundamentals of Music | 6 |
| MUSC1503; 1504; 2693 | Fundamentals of Music 1-3 | 6 |
| MCGY1008; 1009; 2010; 2011 | Harmony and Analysis 1-4 | 3 |
| MUSC2653 | Introduction to Digital Music Techniqies | 6 |
| JAZZ2008; 2009 | Jazz Advanced Arranging 1-2 | 3 |
| JAZZ1015; 1016; 2038; 2039 | Jazz Ear Training 1-4 | 3 |
| JAZZ1019; 1020; 2016; 2017 | Jazz Harmony and Arranging 1-4 | 3 |
| JAZZ1621; 1622; 2623; 2624 | Jazz Music Skills 1-4 | 6 |
| MUED1002 | Creative Music Technology | 3 |
| CMPN2007 | Sound Recording Advanced | 3 |
| CMPN2006 | Sound Recording Fundamentals | 3 |
| CMPN3635 | Writing Music for the Moving Image | 6 |
Performance and Ensemble
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
In the following table please note:
^ Ensemble units
# Language studies. Language units may also be taken from the School of Languages and Cultures, with permission from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| ACCP1601; 1602; 2603; 2604 | Accompaniment 1-4 | 6 |
| BRSS1000; 1001; 2000; 2001; 3000; 3001; 4000; 4001 | Brass Ensemble 1-8^ | 3 |
| CHMB1301; 1302; 2303; 2304; 3305; 3306; 4307; 4308 | Chamber Music 1-8^ | 3 |
| CMPN1010 | Creative Vocal Ensemble^ | 3 |
| ENSE1601; 1602; 2603; 2604; 3605; 3606; 4607; 4608 | Chamber Choir 1-8^ | 6 |
| ENSE1015; 1002; 1019; 2003; 2008; 3016; 2012; 4020 | Choir 1-8^ | 3 |
| ENSE1017; 1021; 2010; 2014; 3009; 3013;4010; 4014 | Wind Orchestra 1-8^ | 3 |
| CMPN3000; 3001; 4000; 4001 | Composer Performer Workshop 1-4 | 3 |
| PERF3000; 3001 | Conducting 1-2 | 3 |
| PERF3603 | Advanced Conducting | 6 |
| MUSC3601; 3602 | Contemporary Music Making 1-2 | 6 |
| EMUS1671; 1672; 2673; 2674 | Continuo 1-4^ | 3 |
| VSAO3645; 3646; 4647; 4648 | Diction for Performance 1-4 # | 3 |
| EMUS1661; 1662; 2663; 2664 | Early Keyboard Class 1-4 | 3 |
| VSAO2028 | French and Italian Diction for Singers 2 # | 3 |
| ENSE2300; 2301 | Gamelan 1-2 ^ | 3 |
| VSAO1009; 2029 | German Diction for Singers 1-2 # | 3 |
| STRG1039; 1040; 2035; 2036; 3037; 3038; 4041; 4042 | Guitar Ensemble 1-8 ^ | 3 |
| VASO1008 | Italian Diction for Singers 1 # | 3 |
| JAZZ1611; 1612; 2613; 2614; 3615; 3616; 4617; 4618 | Jazz Ensemble 1-8^ | 6 |
| JAZZ1006; 1007; 2006; 2007 | Jazz Improvisation 1-4 | 3 |
| JAZZ1000; 1001; 2002; 2003; 3002; 3003; 4002; 4003 | Jazz Large Ensemble 1-8 ^ | 3 |
| JAZZ1025; 1026; 2022; 2023 | Jazz Piano 1-4 | 3 |
| JAZZ1029; 1030; 2026; 2027; 3012; 3013; 4014; 4015 | Jazz Small Ensemble 1-8 ^ | 3 |
| JAZZ2030; 2031 | Jazz Vocal Workshop 1-2 | 3 |
| MUSC2612 | Music Performance ^ | 6 |
| ENSE1018; 1022 | Orchestral Experience 1-2 ^ | 3 |
| ENSE1618; 1619; 2005; 2016; 3017; 3018; 4021; 4022 | Orchestral Studies 1-8 ^ | 6 |
| ORGN1008; 1009; 2008; 2009; 3008; 3003; 4009; 4010 | Organ Resources 1-8 | 3 |
| CMPN200; 2001 | Performance for Composers: Percussion 1-2 ^ | 3 |
| EMUS1670 | Pre-Baroque Practice | 6 |
| ACCP3611; 3612; 3613 | Recital Preparation 1-3 | 3 |
| JAZZ3301 | Rhythm Awareness/Analysis | 3 |
| WIND1016; 1017; 2016; 2017; 3018; 3019; 4030; 4031 | Saxophone Orchestra 1-8 ^ | 3 |
| STRG1015; 1016; 2016; 2017; 3018; 3019; 4016; 4017 | Strings Performance Class 1-8 | 3 |
| VSAO1017; 1018; 2037; 2038; 3037; 3038; 4037; 4038 | Vocal Performance Class 1-8 | 3 |
| WIND:2018; 2019; 3020; 3021; 3036; 3037 | Woodwind Class 1-6 | 3 |
Principal Study
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC1401; 1402; 2403; 2404; XXXX; XXXX | Contemporary Music Practice 1-6 | 6 |
| CMPN1601; 1602; 2603; 2604; 3605; 3606; 4607; 4608 | Composition 1-8 | 6 |
| For UOS codes refer to Principal Study units | Instrumental or Vocal Principal Study 5-8 (Extended) | 12 |
| For UOS codes refer to Principal Study units | Instrumental or Vocal Principal Study 1-6 | 6 |
| For UOS codes refer to Principal Study units | Instrumental or Vocal Principal Study Adv 3-4 | 6 |
| JAZZ1601; 1602; 2603; 2604; 3605; 3606 | Jazz Performance 1-6 | 6 |
| JAZZ3205; 3206; 4207; 4208 | Jazz Performance 5-8 (Extended) | 12 |
| JAZZ1631; 1632; 2633; 2634; 3635; 3636 | Jazz Vocal 1-6 | 6 |
| MCGY1601; 1602; 2603; 2604; 3605; 3606; 4607; 4608 | Musicology 1-8 | 6 |
| MCGY1019; 1020;2018; 2019; 3023; 3024 | Musicology 1-6 | 3 |
Teaching Music (Music Education and Pedagogy)
Units commencing with 'MUSC' are delivered by the Arts Music Unit of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, which is located at the Seymour Centre. All classes are held on the main campus.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|
| MUED1007 | Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islands Music | 3 |
| MUED2000 | Adolescent Development | 3 |
| MUED2606 | Adolescent Development Behaviour | 6 |
| MUED2605 | Children, Music and Educational Settings | 6 |
| MUED3603 | Composition in Music Education | 3 |
| MUED4603 | Cultural Diversity in Music Education | 6 |
| MUED3604 | Ensemble Pedagogy | 6 |
| MUED1008 | Fundamentals of Teaching | 3 |
| JAZZ1661 | Jazz Pedagogy | 3 |
| MUED1005 | Key Approaches in Music Education | 3 |
| MUED1010 | Key Ideas in Music Education | 3 |
| MUED1004 | Non Western Music | 3 |
| KEYB3002 | Pedagogy Pianoforte 1 | 3 |
| STRG3012 | Pedagogy Strings 1 | 3 |
| VSAO3014 | Pedagogy Voice 1 | 3 |
| WIND3010 | Pedagogy Woodwind 1 | 3 |
| MUED4006 | Popular Music Sudies | 3 |
| MUED3606 | Professional Experience 2 | 6 |
| MUED4633 | Professional Experience 3 | 12 |
| MUED4632 | Professional Issues in Music Education | 12 |
| MUED1009 | Psychology of Learning and Instruction | 3 |
| PRCN2006 | Resource Class - Percussion | 3 |
| MUED4602 | Senior Secondary Music Education | 6 |
| MUED1006 | Significant Methods | 3 |
| MUED3031 | Survey of Jazz History | 3 |
| MUED3605 | Teaching Junior Secondary Music | 6 |
| MUED3602 | Teaching Music: Junior Secondary School | 12 |
Cross-listed units
For more information on these units please consult the relevant faculty handbook.
| Unit of study code | UOS name | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning | ||
| DAAE2002 | Architecture, Place and Society | 6 |
| DAAE2009 | Designing Effective Visual Communication | 6 |
| DECO1014 | Digital Media Production | 6 |
| DECO3006 | Principles of Animantion | 6 |
| DECO2012 | Sound Design and Sonification (DECO1013) | 6 |
| DECO2102 | Interactive Multimedia Design | 6 |
| DESC9115 | Digital Audio Systems | 6 |
| DESC9137 | Spatial Audio | 6 |
| DESC9138 | Architectural and Audio Acoustics | 6 |
| DESC9011 | Audio Production | 6 |
| DESC9135 | Digital Audio Production with Protocols | 6 |
| DESC9117 | Sound Design for New media | 6 |
| DESC9167 | Light and Vision | 6 |
| Sydney College of the Arts | ||
| CAEL2039 | Screen Arts: An Introduction | 6 |
| CAEL2040 | Drawing: The Medium of Translation | 6 |
| CAEL2041 | The Art of Sound and Noise | 6 |
| CAEL2042 | Photography and the Darkroom | 6 |
| CAEL2043 | Image/Object in Photomedia | 6 |
| CAEL2044 | Radical Rock Video | 6 |
| CAEL2045 | Site Works: Sculptural Interventions | 6 |
| CAEL2046 | Painting Music | 6 |
| CAEL2047 | Animation | 6 |
| CAEL2048 | Investigating Clay | 6 |
| CAEL2049 | Vessel as Concept: Hot Glass Intro | 6 |
| CAEL2051 | Posters to Paste-ups | 6 |
| CAEL2052 | Introduction to Digital Publishing | 6 |
| CAEL2053 | Screen Printing: An Introduction | 6 |
| CAEL2054 | Silversmithing: Exoskeleton Extension | 6 |
| CAEL2055 | Bodyworks: Jewellery as Communication | 6 |
| CAEL2056 | Critical Bodies | 6 |
| CAEL2057 | Biomimicry in Practice | 6 |
| CAEL2059 | Curatorial Strategies | 6 |
| CAEL2060 | Experimental Writing Studio | 6 |
| CAEL2061 | Digital Art and the Continent of Light | 6 |
| CAEL2062 | Digital Art:Impossible Objects | 6 |
| CAEL2066 | Flung Ink Painting | 6 |
| CAEL2070 | Composite Worlds: Digital Video | 6 |
| CAEL2073 | Skin and Sign: Ceramic Surfaces | 6 |
| CAEL2076 | Upcycled Glass: Introducing Warm Glass | 6 |
| CAEL2077 | Glass as Skin: Advanced Warm Glass | 6 |
| CAEL2078 | Glass in Time: Advanced Hot Glass | 6 |
| CAEL2080 | Etching: Expanded Workshops | 6 |
| CAEL2081 | Fusion: Jewellery and Ceramics | 6 |