Bachelor of Music (Composition)
Core requirements
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To qualify for the award of the pass degree in the Composition stream, a candidate must successully complete 192 credit points comprising: |
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(i) 54 credit points of core units including: |
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(a) 27 credit points of Music Skills units; |
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(b) 24 credit points of Analysis, History and Culture Studies units; |
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(c) 3 credit points of Performance or Ensemble units; |
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(ii) 84 credit points of Composition Studies units including: |
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(a) 48 credit points of Principal Study units; |
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(b) 36 credit points of Composition discipline units; |
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(iii) 12 credit points of Final Year Projects units; and |
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(iv) A minor (36 credit points) from Table S; or |
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(v) 36 credit points of elective units from Table A or Table S; and |
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(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
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Area of Study |
Credit Points |
Minimum levels of achievement to qualify for the award of pass degree |
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Principal Study |
48 |
Composition 1-8 |
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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 |
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Performance |
3 |
Performance or Ensemble units |
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Music Skills |
27 |
24 cps Music Theory and Aural Skills; 3 cps in Creative Music Technology or Sound Recording Fundamentals |
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Analysis, History and Culture Studies |
24 |
MCGY1030 This is Music; 12 cps in AHCS Foundation units; 6 cps in AHCS Elective units |
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4th Year Project |
12 |
Music Specialist Creative Project units (or Industry Community Project units) |
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Electives |
42 |
Free choice |
Standard enrolment pattern
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Semester 1 |
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Semester 2 |
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Semester 3 |
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Semester 4 |
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CMPN1601 Composition 1 |
6 |
CMPN1602 Composition 2 |
6 |
CMPN2603 Composition 3 |
6 |
CMPN2604 Composition 4 |
6 |
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Music Theory and Aural Skills |
6 |
Music Theory and Aural Skills |
6 |
Music Theory and Aural Skills |
6 |
Music Theory and Aural Skills |
6 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Performance/ Ensemble |
3 |
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24 |
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24 |
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24 |
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24 |
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Semester 5 |
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Semester 6 |
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Semester 7 |
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Semester 8 |
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CMPN3605 Composition 5 |
6 |
CMPN3606 Composition 6 |
6 |
CMPN4607 Composition 7 |
6 |
CMPN4608 Composition 8 |
6 |
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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 |
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Free choice |
6 |
Free choice |
12 |
Free choice |
6 |
Free choice |
6 |
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Composition studies or Music Technology unit |
6 |
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Composition Studies unit |
6 |
Composition Studies unit |
6 |
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24 |
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24 |
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24 |
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24 |
*CMPN2631 or CMPN2632 must be completed.
Pre - 2020: 4th Year enrolment pattern
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Semester 7 |
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Semester 8 |
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CMPN4607 Composition 7 |
6 |
CMPN4608 Composition 8 |
6 |
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SCMP4601 Music Specialist Creative Project 1 or ICPU |
6 |
SCMP4602 Music Specialist Creative Project 2 or ICPU |
6 |
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Composition Studies unit |
6 |
Composition Studies unit |
6 |
| Free Choice |
6 |
Free Choice |
6 |
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24 |
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24 |