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Bachelor of Music

Digital Music and Media

The Digital Music and Media program prepares students for a creative career in the rapidly evolving digital age including composing for apps, games and online media. With a strong focus on music technology, students acquire computer and studio-based composition and production skills to create original music and soundscapes for digital and interactive media.

Area of Study

Credit Points

To qualify for the award of pass degree, the following minimum levels of achievement must be reached

Digital Music and Media Practice

60

CMPN1220 Foundations of Digital Music and Media;
CMPN2223 Digital Composition 3;
CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music;
CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals;
MUSC3603 Advanced Digital Music Techniques;
18 cps in Digital Music electives

Music Skills

24

12 cps in Music Theory and Aural Skills units;
CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology
CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals

Analysis, History and Culture Studies
(AHCS)

24

MCGY1030 This is Music;
CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking;
6 cps in AHCS Foundation units

Year 4 Project

36

Project 1A - 2A;
12 cps in project related electives

Electives

48

 

 

Indicative enrolment pathway

Semester 1

 

Semester 2

 

Semester 3

 

Semester 4

 

CMPN1220 Foundations of Digital Music and Media

6

CMPN1221 Digital Composition 1

6

CMPN2222 Digital Composition 2

6

CMPN2223 Digital Composition 3

6

Music Skills

6

Music Skills

6

Music Skills

6

MUSC3603 Advanced Digital Music Techniques

6

CMPN1014 Sound Recording Fundamentals

3

CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking

6

CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music

6

CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals

6

CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology

3

AHCS Foundation

6

Free Choice

6

Free Choice

6

MCGY1030 This is Music

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

Semester 5

 

Semester 6

 

Semester 7

 

Semester 8

 

Digital Music Elective

6

Digital Music Elective

6

Project 1A

12

Project 2A

12

AHCS elective

6

Digital Music Elective

6

Project related electives

6

Project related electives

6

Free Choice

12

Free Choice

12

Free Choice

6

Free Choice

6

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

24

Digital Music Electives

Digital Music Electives

Cps

CMPN2007 Sound Recording Advanced

3

CMPN2633 Computer Music Advanced

6

CMPN3634 INteractive Media and Sound Installations

6

CMPN3635 Writing Music for the Moving Image

6

DECO2102 Web Design and Technologies

6

DECO3100 Information Visualisation Design Studio

6

DECO3101 Design Thinking

6

DECO1012 Design Programming

6