Handbook - Music (Honours) / Commerce

Overview

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3460 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF COMMERCE THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER.The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Commerce is a 5 year program (full-time).The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is specifically for high-achieving students already admitted … For more content click the Read More button below.

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3460 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF COMMERCE THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER.

The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Commerce is a 5 year program (full-time).

The Bachelor of Music (Honours) is specifically for high-achieving students already admitted to the Bachelor of Music program. It allows Bachelor of Music students to spend their final year of study completing a research thesis or a practice-based research project and thesis as well as undertaking discipline specific research training through the coursework component.

In addition, you will complete 96 UOC from the BCom degree, including an approved Major and other Commerce courses to a total of 96 UOC.

Stand Alone Programs

Click on the link below to find out more about each individual program.

Music (Honours)

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 240 UOC.

Bachelor of Commerce (96 UOC)

Integrated First Year Courses (48 UOC)
myBCom (0 UOC)
Commerce major (48UOC)
Prescribed Work Integrated Learning Course (Requirement can be satisfied by taking a Commerce or Arts WIL course)
Final Year Synthesis (0 - 6 UOC)

Bachelor of Music (Honours) (144 UOC)

1. Musicology Core (30 UOC)
2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC)
3. Performance Laboratory Core (36 UOC)
4. Major Gateway Course (6 UOC)
5. Major Courses (12 UOC)
6. Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project (36 UOC)

Disciplinary Component - 3440 Music (Honours)144 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 144 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Specialisation Requirements

Level 1 Core Courses36 Units of Credit:

You must take 36 UOC of the following courses.

Performance Lab course MUSC1707 (12 UOC) is a multi-term course taught at 4 UOC each term.

Music Reinvented

Materials and Structures of Music 1

Materials and Structures of Music 2

Western Music: a Panorama

Performance Laboratory A

Level 2 Core Courses30 Units of Credit:

Level 3 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.
*Note: MUSC3706 Performance Lab C (12 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy Majors only)
Performance Lab courses MUSC3705 & MUSC3706 (12 UOC) are multi-term courses taught at 4 UOC each term.

One of the following:

Level 4 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 4 Research Project36 Units of Credit:

You must complete either 24 UOC in creative practice-based project and 12 UOC in thesis chosen from a combination of the following OR 36 UOC in research thesis (see Level 4 Research Thesis)

Music Creative Practice Honours Project

Music Creative Practice Honours Project

Music Honours Thesis

Music Honours Thesis

Level 4 Research Thesis36 Units of Credit:

Performance Ensembles

Disciplinary Component - 3502 Commerce96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Integrated First Year Courses48 Units of Credit:

Students must take 48 UOC of the following courses.

Business Decision Making

Evidence-Based Problem Solving

Collaboration and Innovation in Business

Financial Management

Global Business Environments

Organisational Resources

Data, Insights and Decisions

myBCom

Students need to complete three non-credit bearing myBCom professional development elements. COMM0999 is recommended to be enrolled in the first term of study, COMM1999 upon completion of the integrated first year courses and COMM3999 in the final term of study. Students will engage in course Moodle activities as well as the myBCom platform (https://mybcom.unsw.edu.au/) to complete these elements.

myBCom Blueprint

myBCom First Year Portfolio

myBCom Graduation Portfolio

Commerce Majors

Students must complete a 48 UOC within a specified discipline (Commerce major) with at least 18 UOC of Level 3 courses to meet program requirements. Please note, this 48 UOC includes 1 course from the Integrated First Year (IFY) core. This means that students will complete 42 UOC in specified disciplinary courses outside the IFY core.

Business Analytics

Business Economics

Behavioural Economics

Financial Technology

International Business

Information Systems

Human Resource Management

Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship

Prescribed Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Course6 Units of Credit:

Students must complete a 6 UOC Work Integrated Learning (WIL) course within their program. This course can count as a free elective or where applicable, can count as a Commerce major elective or General Education course.

Note: Non-Business WIL courses can be considered to meet the program WIL requirement, however these courses will not contribute towards the minimum Business UOC requirement. Students in Commerce Double Degrees have the option of meeting the mandatory WIL requirement in the non-Commerce component of the Double Degree

Practice of Work

Industry Experience Program

Industry Consulting Project

Future of Work Project

Global Business Practicum

Social Entrepreneurship Practicum

Industry Experience Placement 1

Industry Experience Placement 2

UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic

Final Year Synthesis

Students must complete either a 6 UOC Synthesis of Learning Course, or a 0 UOC Synthesis Experience.

Students who complete a Synthesis course that is also a Work Integrated Learning course within a major, will meet a major elective, WIL and Synthesis requirement.

Students must complete their Final Year Synthesis course within their final year of their Bachelor of Commerce program. That is, within 48 UOC or less remaining in their BCom program.

Management Accounting 2

Retirement Saving and Spending Over the Lifecycle

Industry Consulting Project

Future of Work Project

Global Business Practicum

Social Entrepreneurship Practicum

Synthesis of Learning Experience

Quantitative Business Analytics

Capstone Project

Evidence-based Intervention Design and Evaluation

International Information Systems and Technology Practicum

Solving Complex Strategy and Policy Problems

UNSW Tax and Business Advisory Clinic

Optional Minor

Students may choose to use their electives to complete one of the following minors.

Minor Requirements: An approved disciplinary stream containing at least 18 UOC at Level 2 and Level 3.

Business Analytics

Business Economics

Behavioural Economics

Financial Technology

International Business

Information Systems

Human Resource Management

Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship

LEVEL 2 AND 3 MATURITY REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Faculty UOC

Program Constraints

Limit Rule

Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Sample Programs

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3473 Music (Honours)/Commerce Sample Program

Additional Information

Further Information
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