Handbook

You must complete one of the streams below.

The Extended Minors listed below are available ONLY to students in the dual Arts/Education (Secondary) program 4053 who may choose to take an extended minor (36 UOC) in place of a minor (24 UOC) and Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives (12 UOC).

You are required to complete one Home Major and one Minor.

Note: The BA Music Studies majors/minors (MUSCJ1, MUSCJ2, MUSCK1) are not available in programs 3452 Music/Arts and 3474 Music (Honours)/Arts.

You will need to take extra UOC over 96 UOC to meet the requirements of an external minor that is greater than 24 UOC.

External majors are not available in double degree programs. The only exception is the Geographical Studies major (GEOGK1) in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary). If you are enrolled in this program and wish to complete Geography as your first teaching specialisation, you can declare a major in Geographical Studies (GEOGK1).

Note: The external minors are not available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary).

You must complete 36 UOC of Level 1 core courses.
Note: Performance lab course MUSC1707 (12 UOC) is taught as a multi-term course at 4 uoc each term.
- If you are admitted into the advanced entry scheme, you will receive a block credit of up to 36 uoc in Level 1 music courses.

You must take 30 UOC of the following courses.
Performance lab course MUSC2703 (12 UOC) is taught as a multi-term course at 4 uoc each term.

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

You must take 36 UOC of the following courses.
*MUSC4705 Performance Lab D (12 UOC) (Music Creative Practice Stream only) OR Music Electives (12 UOC) (All other streams)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

You cannot double count your stream courses as Prescribed Music Electives. Prescribed Music Electives must be chosen from outside your stream courses.

It is recommended that non-Creative Practice stream students take MUSC4706 as an elective as it will provide an opportunity to continue with ensemble music as part of their pre-professional training as musicians.

You must complete 6 UOC of any course offered by UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.

Note: If you are enrolled in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary) and have taken an extended minor (36 UOC), you are deemed to have met this requirement.

If you are enrolled in a Music/Arts or Music/Media double degree you must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

You must complete 6 UOC of any course offered outside UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if you complete an external minor.

Note: If you are enrolled in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary) you do not need to complete General Education.

Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) can be studied as General Education only if you are not following a major or minor in Indigenous Studies within the BA program.