Digital Music Table

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Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Digital Music

Major

A major in Digital Music requires 48 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 18 credit points of 3000-level selective units
(v) 6 credit points of 3000-level Interdisciplinary Project units: PERF3640 Industry and Community Projects.

Minor

A minor in Digital Music requires 36 credit points from this table, including:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level selective units
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units
(iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units.

1000 level units of study

Core for major and minor
CMPN1013
Creative Music Technology
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
CMPN1014
Sound and Video Recording Fundamentals
3      Semester 1
Semester 2
Selective for major and minor
MUSC1501
Extended Fundamentals of Music
6    A HSC Music 2
Semester 2
MUSC1503
Fundamentals of Music 1
6      Semester 1
Semester 2
MUSC1504
Fundamentals of Music 2
6      Semester 1
Semester 2

2000 level units of study

Selective for major and minor
CMPN2631
Electroacoustic Music
6    A Proficiency in the usage of any industry standard DAW and attendant sound transformation and diffusion software
P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
Semester 1
CMPN2632
Computer Music Fundamentals
6    P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653
Semester 2
MUSC2663
Survey of Film Music
6      Semester 2
MUSC2695
Popular Music Theory
6    P MUSC1503 or MUSC1504 or MUSC1501 or MUSC2693 or MCGY1009 or JAZZ1621 or JAZZ1019
Semester 1

3000 level units of study

Selective for major and minor
CMPN3634
Interactive Media and Sound Installations
6    P CMPN1013 or MUSC2653


The unit makes use of interactive programming techniques and other technical skills taught in CMPN2631/2632. Enrolling concurrently in one of these subjects alongside CMPN3634 is recommended.
Semester 2
CMPN3635
Writing Music for the Moving Image
6    P MUED1002 or CMPN1013 or MUSC2653 or MUED4002
Semester 1
CMPN3636
Live Electronic Music Performance
6    A Students enrolling in this Unit of Study are expected to have previous experience with music technology, including recording and music creation software. Students will be expected to perform
P (CMPN1013 or MUSC2653) and (CMPN1631 or CMPN1632)
Semester 1
MUSC3603
Advanced Digital Music Techniques
6    P MUSC2653 or CMPN1013
Semester 2
MUSC3630
Popular Music and the Moving Image
6      Semester 1
Interdisciplinary Project for major
PERF3640
Industry and Community Projects
6    A upper-level disciplinary knowledge
P 72 credit points
C Interdisciplinary Impact in any major
Intensive February
Intensive July
Semester 1
Semester 2