Bachelor of Music (Composition)

Core requirements

To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the Composition stream, a candidate must successully complete 192 credit points comprising:

(i) 54 credit points of core units including:

(a) 27 credit points of Music Skills units;

(b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units;

(c) 3 credit points of Performance or Ensemble units;

(ii) 84 credit points of Composition Studies units including:

(a) 48 credit points of Principal Study units;

(b) 36 credit points of Composition discipline units;

(iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units; and

(iv) A minor (36 credit points) from Table S; or

(v) 36 credit points of elective units from Table A or Table S; and

(vi) where appropriate, a maximum of 12 credit points of units in the Open Learning Environment as specified in Table O.

 

Minimum levels of achievement

Area of Study

Credit Points

Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree

Principal Study

48

Composition 1-8

Composition Studies

36

6 cps CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration;

6 cps CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking;

6 cps CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number and Process;

6 cps CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality and Process;

6 cps Electroacoustic Music or Computer Music Fundamentals;

6 cps in Composition Studies or Music Technology units

Performance

3

Performance or Ensemble units

Music Skills

27

24 cps Music Theory and Aural Skills;

3 cps in Creative Music Technology or Sound Recording Fundamentals

Analysis, History and Culture Studies
(AHCS)

24

MCGY1030 This is Music;

12 cps in AHCS Foundation units;

6 cps in AHCS Elective units

4th Year Project

12

Music Specialist Creative Project units (or Industry Community Project units)

Electives

42

Free choice

 

Standard enrolment pattern

Semester 1

 

Semester 2

 

Semester 3

 

Semester 4

 

CMPN1601 Composition 1

6

CMPN1602 Composition 2

6

CMPN2603 Composition 3

6

CMPN2604  Composition 4

6

Music Theory and Aural Skills

6

Music Theory and Aural Skills

6

Music Theory and Aural Skills

6

Music Theory and Aural Skills

6

CMPN1611 Instrumentation and Orchestration

6

CMPN1013 Creative Music Technology or CMPN1014

Sound Recording Fundamentals

3

CMPN2613 Comp Techniques: Number & Process

6

CMPN2614 Comp Techniques: Tonality & Process

6

MCGY1030 This is Music

6

CMPN1612 New Music, New Thinking

6

*CMPN2631 Electroacoustic Music or AHCS Foundation unit

6

*CMPN2632 Computer Music Fundamentals OR AHCS Foundation unit

6

 

 

Performance/ Ensemble

3

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

Semester 5

 

Semester 6

 

Semester 7

 

Semester 8

 

CMPN3605 Composition 5

6

CMPN3606 Composition 6

6

CMPN4607 Composition 7

6

CMPN4608 Composition 8

6

AHCS Foundation unit

6

AHCS Elective unit

6

SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU

6

SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU

6

Free choice

6

Free choice

12

Free choice

6

Free choice

6

Composition studies or Music Technology unit

6

 

 

Composition Studies unit

6

Composition Studies unit

6

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

24

 

*CMPN2631 or CMPN2632 must be completed.

Pre - 2020: 4th Year enrolment pattern

Semester 7

 

Semester 8

 

CMPN4607 Composition 7

6

CMPN4608 Composition 8

6

SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU

6

SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU

6

Composition Studies unit

6

Composition Studies unit

6

 Free Choice

6

Free Choice

6

 

24

 

24