Overview

This program structure applies to students commencing prior to 2019. If you are commencing from 2019 please refer to program 3594 Music (Honours) /Media (Comms & Journalism). THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3465 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF MEDIA (COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM) THROUGH A UNSW … For more content click the Read More button below. The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor Media (Comm & Journalism) is a five-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 Bachelor of Media (Communication & Journalism) is designed to provide students with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities in professional communication and journalism. It equips students to be effective producers and analysts of a wide range of communication practices, informed by a solid understanding of media theory. Relevant career pathways include journalism, corporate and organizational communication, public sector communication and public relations. While specialising in Communication and Journalism, students will also be immersed in the culture and philosophy of media studies through their courses in the media core. Students also access free electives that provide a more general education.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure
240 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 240 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)
7. General Education (6 UOC)

Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism) (96 UOC)
1. Media Core (12 UOC)
2. Communication and Journalism Core (36 UOC)
3. Prescribed Media Electives (18 UOC)*
4. Prescribed Communication and Journalism Electives (18 UOC)
5. General Education (6 UOC)

*See General Education Requirement below

  • 3466 - Music (Honours) / Media (Comm & Journalism)
  • 3440 - Music (Honours)
  • 3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

Specialisation Requirements
3440 - Music (Honours)

Level 1 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

Level 2 Core Courses
3440 - Music (Honours)

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 Majors 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)

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)

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).

Level 1 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

Level 1 Media Core Courses
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

Level 2 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

Level 3 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

Prescribed Communication and Journalism Electives
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

General Education
3440 - Music (Honours)

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

Note: If you are enrolled in Music (Hons)/Education you are not required to complete General Education.

General Education
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses.

See General Education Requirement for further details.

General Education Requirement

In order to fufill the 12 UOC General Education requirement, a Prescribed Media Elective is replaced with an approved GE course to meet 6 UOC of the GE requirement. The other 6 UOC is to be taken by double counting the Music core course MUSC2116 Sound, Society & Self in … For more content click the Read More button below.

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.

Maturity Requirements
3429 - Media (Comm & Journalism)

You must complete at least 24 UOC before enrolling in any Level 2 courses.

You must complete at least 66 UOC before enrolling in any Level 3 courses.

Sample Programs

Additional Information

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

Program Fees

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Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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