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Overview

This program is for students transferring into Honours from Program 3446 Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Education (Secondary) through a UNSW Internal Program Transfer. The Dual award degree program Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (UNSW BMus (Hons) BEd (Secondary)) is a five-year program (full-time) for intending specialist … For more content click the Read More button below. 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 Education (Secondary) is for intending secondary school teachers. The program is a nationally accredited pre-service qualification. Graduates of BMus (Hons) BEd (Secondary) are qualified to teach classroom and instrumental/vocal music from Grade 7 to 12. The Bachelor of Music (Honours) enables students to develop skills and knowledge in music as preparation for professional work in areas as diverse as music performance, arranging and composition, studio teaching, research, broadcasting and recording, arts administration, music and arts journalism, and music technology and sound design. It also equips students with discipline specific research skills and may be a pathway into a Higher Degree Research program. The aim of the UNSW BEd (Secondary) is to prepare its graduates for careers as secondary school teachers. It seeks to do this by providing instruction and experience in the areas of educational theory, pedagogy, planning, diversity and management.

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Program
3440
Music (Honours)
Program
4056
Education (Secondary)

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)

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (96 UOC)
1. Education Core (66 UOC)
2. Prescribed Education method electives (24 UOC)
3. Prescribed Education electives (6 UOC)

  • 3470 - Music (Honours) / Education (Secondary)
  • 3440 - Music (Honours)
  • 4056 - Education (Secondary)

Specialisation Requirements
3440 - Music (Honours)

You must complete one of the majors below.

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

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 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)

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 1 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses:

EDST1101
6 UOC
Educational Psychology
EDST1104
6 UOC
Social Perspectives in Education
EDST1108
6 UOC
Indigenous Perspectives in Education

Level 2 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses:

EDST2003
6 UOC
Learning and Teaching: Language, Literacy and Numeracy
EDST2002
6 UOC
Professional Engagement

Level 3 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses:

EDST4080
6 UOC
Special Education: Inclusive Strategies
EDST4084
6 UOC
Managing the Classroom Environment
EDST6760
6 UOC
Professional Experience 1

Note: In order to be eligible for EDST6760 Professional Experience 1 students must have completed the prerequisite courses and participation and enrolment requirements for EDST6760, and sufficient subject content knowledge in their first and second teaching specialisations (methods areas). Typically, students will need to have completed 24 UOC in an appropriate minor (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above), and a minimum of 24 UOC in an appropriate major (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above).

Level 4 Core Courses
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

Please note that EDST6765 cannot be studied concurrently with another course.

EDST4096
6 UOC
Responding to Gifted and Talented Students
EDST6765
12 UOC
Professional Experience 2/Internship

Note: In order to be eligible for EDST6765 Professional Experience 2/Internship students must have completed the prerequisite courses and participation and enrolment requirements for EDST6765, and the appropriate subject content knowledge in their first and second teaching specialisations (methods areas). Typically, students will need to have completed 24 UOC in an appropriate minor (12 UOC at level 1 and 12 UOC at level 2 or above), and a minimum of 36 UOC in an appropriate major (maximum 12 UOC at level 1 and at least 12 UOC at level 3 or above).

LANTITE
4056 - Education (Secondary)

Successful completion of the NESA Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) test will be recorded as two zero credit courses, EDST6600 LANTITE (Literacy) and EDST6601 LANTITE (Numeracy) on your academic record.

You must complete the LANTITE test before enrolling in EDST2002 Professional Engagement.

EDST6600
0 UOC
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (Literacy)
EDST6601
0 UOC
Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (Numeracy)

Prescribed Education Methods
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take four single method courses in two areas of specialisation (24 UOC), taking 12 UOC per term. The specialisations are:

4053 Arts/Ed (Sec) - Ancient History, Modern History, Drama, English, Extension English, English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D), Geography, Society and Culture, Indigenous (Aboriginal) Studies, French, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Legal Studies, Music

3446 Mus/Ed (Sec) & 3470 Mus (Hons)/Ed (Sec) - Music, Extension Music

EDST6700
6 UOC
Chinese Method 1
EDST6701
6 UOC
Drama Method 1
EDST6702
6 UOC
English Method 1
EDST6704
6 UOC
English as an Additional Language or Dialect Method 1
EDST6705
6 UOC
French Method 1
EDST6706
6 UOC
Geography Method 1
EDST6707
6 UOC
German Method 1
EDST6710
6 UOC
Indonesian Method 1
EDST6711
6 UOC
Japanese Method 1
EDST6714
6 UOC
Spanish Method 1
EDST6717
6 UOC
Aboriginal Studies Method 1
EDST6718
6 UOC
Korean Method 1
EDST6719
6 UOC
Legal Studies Method 1
EDST6722
6 UOC
Society and Culture Method 1
EDST6723
6 UOC
Extension English Method 1
EDST6727
6 UOC
Music Method 1
EDST6728
6 UOC
Extension Music Method 1
EDST6730
6 UOC
Chinese Method 2
EDST6731
6 UOC
Drama Method 2
EDST6732
6 UOC
English Method 2
EDST6734
6 UOC
English as an Additional Language or Dialect Method 2
EDST6735
6 UOC
French Method 2
EDST6736
6 UOC
Geography Method 2
EDST6737
6 UOC
German Method 2
EDST6740
6 UOC
Indonesian Method 2
EDST6741
6 UOC
Japanese Method 2
EDST6744
6 UOC
Spanish Method 2
EDST6747
6 UOC
Aboriginal Studies Method 2
EDST6748
6 UOC
Korean Method 2
EDST6749
6 UOC
Legal Studies Method 2
EDST6752
6 UOC
Society and Culture Method 2
EDST6753
6 UOC
Extension English Method 2
EDST6757
6 UOC
Music Method 2
EDST6758
6 UOC
Extension Music Method 2
EDST6920
6 UOC
Ancient History Method 1
EDST6950
6 UOC
Ancient History Method 2
EDST6921
6 UOC
Modern History Method 1
EDST6951
6 UOC
Modern History Method 2

Prescribed Elective
4056 - Education (Secondary)

You must take 6 UOC of the following courses:

EDST2032
6 UOC
Critical Thinking and Education
EDST2044
6 UOC
Motivation in Learning and Teaching
EDST2070
6 UOC
Culture, Identity and Education
EDST2091
6 UOC
Digital Literacies in Learning and Teaching
EDST2094
6 UOC
Communication Skills for Teachers

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.

Prescribed Education Method courses

The Prescribed Education Methods comprise:- EDST6727 Music Method 1 (6 UOC)- EDST6728 Extension Music Method 1 (6 UOC)- EDST6757 Music Method 2 (6 UOC)- EDST6758 Extension Music Method 2 (6 UOC)

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.

Eligibility requirements for Professional Experience
4056 - Education (Secondary)

The following programs require students to follow prescribed program plans in order to meet eligibility requirements for professional experience: 3462 Commerce/Education, 4076 Science/Education, 4058 Economics/Education, 3446 Music/Education, 4063 Fine Arts/Education, 4064 Design/Education, 4066 Media Arts/Education. Refer to the relevant Sample 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

To access sample program(s), please visit:
3470 Music (Honours)/Education (Secondary) Sample Program

Additional Information

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Program Fees

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