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THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3766 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER. This program is for students commencing from 2017. Students commencing prior to 2017 should refer to program 3441 Bachelor of International Studies Bachelor of Media (Communication … For more content click the Read More button below. The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is a 6.5 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. The UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip you for a career as a professional engineer. We provide you with a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you for learning knowledge and skills in an engineering discipline specialisation. You will get the chance to apply yourself to engineering design and enquiry projects, professional engineering practice, engineering and technical management and conduct research towards your thesis project.

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Program
3440
Music (Honours)
Program
3707
Engineering (Honours)

Double Degree Structure
312 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 312 UOC.

Bachelor of Music (Honours) (144 UOC)
1. Musicology Core (30 UOC)
2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC)
3. Performance Laboratory Core (36 UOC)
4. Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC)
5. Stream Courses (12 UOC)
6. Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project (36 UOC)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (168 UOC)
1. 168 UOC plus at least 60 days of approved Industrial Training experience
2. At least 48 UOC Disciplinary Knowledge and Enquiry-based Courses
3. 30-42UOC Introductory Knowledge core courses
4. At least 12 UOC of elective courses
5. The balance of stream to consist of Foundation Disciplinary Knowledge Courses

  • 3769 - Music (Honours) / Engineering (Honours)
  • 3769 - Music (Honours) / Engineering (Honours)
  • 3440 - Music (Honours)
  • 3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Specialisation Requirements
3440 - Music (Honours)

You must complete one of the streams below.

MUSCJH
18 UOC
Music Creative Practice
MUSCLH
18 UOC
Music Pedagogy
MUSCMH
18 UOC
Sonic Arts
MUSCNH
18 UOC
Musicology

Majors
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.

AEROAH
168 UOC
Aerospace Engineering
BINFAH
168 UOC
Bioinformatics Engineering
CEICAH
168 UOC
Chemical Engineering
CVENAH
168 UOC
Civil Engineering
CVENBH
168 UOC
Environmental Engineering
COMPBH
168 UOC
Computer Engineering
ELECAH
168 UOC
Electrical Engineering
GMATEH
168 UOC
Geospatial Engineering
MTRNAH
168 UOC
Mechatronic Engineering
MECHAH
168 UOC
Mechanical Engineering
MANFBH
168 UOC
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
MINEAH
168 UOC
Mining Engineering
NAVLAH
168 UOC
Naval Architecture
PETRAH
168 UOC
Petroleum Engineering
SOLAAH
168 UOC
Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
SOLABH
168 UOC
Renewable Energy Engineering
TELEAH
168 UOC
Telecommunications
GMATDH
168 UOC
Surveying
SENGAH
168 UOC
Software Engineering
CEICDH
168 UOC
Chemical Product Engineering

Level 1 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

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.

MUSC1101
6 UOC
Music Reinvented
MUSC1602
6 UOC
Materials and Structures of Music 1
MUSC1603
6 UOC
Materials and Structures of Music 2
MUSC1604
6 UOC
Western Music: a Panorama
MUSC1707
4 UOC
Performance Laboratory A

Level 2 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

You must take 30 UOC of the following courses.

Performance Lab course MUSC2703 (12 UOC) is a multi-term course taught at 4 UOC each term.

MUSC2116
6 UOC
Sound, Society and Self in World Music
MUSC2602
6 UOC
Materials and Structures of Music 3
MUSC2603
6 UOC
Materials and Structures of Music 4
MUSC2703
4 UOC
Performance Laboratory B

Level 3 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

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

Level 4 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

MUSC4101
6 UOC
Critical Investigation in Music
MUSC4102
6 UOC
Critical Practice in Music

Level 4 Research Project
3440 - Music (Honours)

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)

MUSC4013
6 UOC
Music Creative Practice Honours Project
MUSC4014
12 UOC
Music Creative Practice Honours Project
MUSC4015
6 UOC
Music Honours Thesis
MUSC4016
12 UOC
Music Honours Thesis

Level 4 Research Thesis
3440 - Music (Honours)

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

MUSC4015
6 UOC
Music Honours Thesis
MUSC4016
12 UOC
Music Honours Thesis
MUSC4017
18 UOC
Music Honours Thesis

Level 3 Maturity Requirements
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Students must have completed 42 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

any level 3 course

Level 4 Maturity Requirements
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Students must have completed 102 UOC before taking any of the following courses.

any level 4 course

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement
3440 - Music (Honours)

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC) and HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC) can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Performance Ensembles
3440 - Music (Honours)

Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must take part in a required number of the performance ensembles offered by the School.

Specialisation Declaration
3440 - Music (Honours)

You must specify your major at the time of enrolment into Level 2.

Industrial Experience Requirement
3707 - Engineering (Honours)

Students must each complete at least 60 days approved industrial training concurrent with enrolment in the program.

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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3769 Music (Honours) / Engineering (Honours) Sample Program

Additional Information

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Program Fees

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