Overview

This program is for students commencing from 2016. Students commencing prior to 2016 should refer to program 3456 Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Arts. The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (BMus BA) is a five-year program (full-time) that offers intensive pre-professional training in one of … For more content click the Read More button below. In addition, you will complete 96 UOC from the Bachelor of Arts (BA) program, including an approved Major (60 UOC) and a Minor (24 UOC). Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory music audition and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 music studies or equivalent. An Advanced Entry Scheme is available to suitably qualified applicants. Students admitted into the advanced entry scheme may receive a block credit of up to 36 uoc in Level 1 music courses.

Stand Alone Programs

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Program
3436
Music
Program
3409
Arts

Double Degree Structure
240 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 240 UOC.

Bachelor of Music (144 UOC)
1. Musicology Core (42 UOC)
2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC)
3. Performance Laboratory Core (48 UOC for MCP major and 36 UOC for non-MCP major)
4. Major Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
5. Major Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
6. Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC for MCP major and 24 UOC for non-MCP major)

Bachelor of Arts (96 UOC)
1. A home major (60 UOC)
2. A minor (24 UOC)
3. Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective (12 UOC)

  • 3452 - Music / Arts
  • 3436 - Music
  • 3409 - Arts

Specialisation Requirements
3436 - Music

You must complete one of the majors below.

MUSCE1
18 UOC
Music Creative Practice
MUSCG1
18 UOC
Sonic Arts
MUSCH1
18 UOC
Music Pedagogy
MUSCO1
18 UOC
Musicology

Home Extended Minors
3409 - Arts

The Extended Minors listed below are available ONLY to students in the double degree 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).

ATSID2
36 UOC
Indigenous Studies (Extended)
CHINC2
36 UOC
Chinese Studies (Extended)
CHIND2
36 UOC
Advanced Chinese Studies (Extended)
ENGLB2
36 UOC
English (Extended)
FRENC2
36 UOC
French Studies (Extended)
FREND2
36 UOC
Advanced French Studies (Extended)
GERSC2
36 UOC
German Studies (Extended)
HISTB2
36 UOC
History (Extended)
INDOD2
36 UOC
Indonesian Studies (Extended)
JAPND2
36 UOC
Japanese Studies (Extended)
JAPNE2
36 UOC
Advanced Japanese Studies (Extended)
KOREC2
36 UOC
Korean Studies (Extended)
KORED2
36 UOC
Advanced Korean Studies (Extended)
LEGLB2
36 UOC
Legal Studies (Extended)
LINGB2
36 UOC
Linguistics (Extended)
POLSC2
36 UOC
Politics (Extended)
SOCAC2
36 UOC
Sociology and Anthropology (Extended)
SPANF2
36 UOC
Spanish and Latin American Studies (Extended)
THSTB2
36 UOC
Theatre and Performance Studies (Extended)

Home Majors and Minors
3409 - Arts

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.

ASIAB1
60 UOC
Asian Studies
ATSIC1
60 UOC
Indigenous Studies
CHINE1
60 UOC
Chinese Studies
CHINF1
60 UOC
Advanced Chinese Studies
COMDF1
60 UOC
Global Development
CRIMC1
60 UOC
Criminology
CRWTA1
60 UOC
Creative Writing
ENGLC1
60 UOC
English
ENVPE1
60 UOC
Environmental Humanities
EUROC1
60 UOC
European Studies
FILMB1
60 UOC
Film Studies
FRENF1
60 UOC
French Studies
FRENG1
60 UOC
Advanced French Studies
GERSF1
60 UOC
German Studies
HISTD1
60 UOC
History
JAPNF1
60 UOC
Japanese Studies
JAPNG1
60 UOC
Advanced Japanese Studies
KOREF1
60 UOC
Korean Studies
KOREG1
60 UOC
Advanced Korean Studies
LINGC1
60 UOC
Linguistics
MECTC1
60 UOC
Media, Culture and Technology
MUSCJ1
60 UOC
Music Studies
MUSCK1
60 UOC
Music Studies (Intensive)
PHILE1
60 UOC
Philosophy
POLSG1
60 UOC
Politics and International Relations
SOCAD1
60 UOC
Sociology and Anthropology
SPANH1
60 UOC
Spanish and Latin American Studies
THSTC1
60 UOC
Theatre and Performance Studies

The following Majors are NOT available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary): Development Studies, Criminology, Linguistics, Music Studies, Politics, Politics and International Relations, Asian Studies, Creative Writing, Environmental Humanities, European Studies, Film Studies, International Relations, Media, Culture and Technology, Philosophy.

The following 24 UOC Minors are NOT available in 4053 Arts/Education (Secondary): Arts and Social Sciences, Indigenous Studies, Chinese Studies, Advanced Chinese Studies, Development Studies, Criminology, English, French Studies, Advanced French Studies, German Studies, Modern Greek Studies, History, Indonesian Studies, Italian Studies, Japanese Studies, Advanced Japanese Studies, Korean Studies, Advanced Korean Studies, Linguistics, Music Studies, Politics (pre-2018 only), Politics and International Relations, Sociology and Anthropology, Spanish and Latin American Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies.

Optional External Majors and Minors
3409 - 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).

GEOGK1
60 UOC
Geographical Studies

Level 1 Core Courses
3436 - Music

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.

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
3436 - Music

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.

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
3436 - Music

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

Level 4 Core Courses
3436 - Music

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

MUSC4101
6 UOC
Critical Investigation in Music
MUSC4102
6 UOC
Critical Practice in Music
MUSC4103
6 UOC
Advanced Studies in Music History and Culture 1
MUSC4104
6 UOC
Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 2
MUSC4705
4 UOC
Performance Laboratory D (Music Creative Practice)

Prescribed Music Electives
3436 - Music

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

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

It is recommended that non-Creative Practice major 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.

ARTS3013
6 UOC
Performing Arts Industry Experience
MUSC2118
6 UOC
Music and Culture in Bali: An Overseas Fieldtrip
MUSC2803
6 UOC
Creative Sound Technologies
MUSC2804
6 UOC
Music at the edge
MUSC3104
6 UOC
Contemplating Jazz: History, Style, Reception
MUSC3105
6 UOC
Psychology of Music
MUSC3162
6 UOC
Twentieth Century Music
MUSC3302
6 UOC
Musical Transformations: Orchestration, Arrangement, Transcription and Recomposition
MUSC3802
6 UOC
Music Analysis
MUSC3805
6 UOC
Audio Culture
MUSC3807
6 UOC
MusiCultures
MUSC4706
6 UOC
Music Ensemble

Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives
3409 - Arts

You must complete 12 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.

any course offered by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement
3436 - Music

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.

Specialisation Declaration
3436 - Music

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

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement
3409 - Arts

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.

Double Majors
3409 - Arts

Double majors are not available in Double Degrees.

Maturity Requirements
3409 - Arts

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.You must have completed 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor before taking any Level 3 courses.

Specialisation Declaration
3409 - Arts

You must specify your major and minor at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses.

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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3452 Music/Arts Sample Program

Additional Information

Further Information
Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice.

Program Fees

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