Handbook - Music (Honours) / Law

Overview

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice. This program, Music (Honours)/Law - 4779, is for students who enrolled in program 4774 Bachelor … For more content click the Read More button below. The double degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws is a 6 year program (full-time) and provides an opportunity to obtain two degrees of importance to talented students or students wishing to explore connections between music and law. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.The music courses offer intensive pre-professional training in musicology, music theory, performance and composition as well as one of four music streams: Music Creative Practice, Music Inquiry, Sonic Arts and Music Pedagogy. All streams are supported by a variety of large and small, western and non-western music ensembles as well as extensive opportunities for developing musicianship skills.

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

This program, Music (Honours)/Law - 4779, is for students who enrolled in program 4774 Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Laws from 2015 and are transferring into honours.

The double degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws is a 6 year program (full-time) and provides an opportunity to obtain two degrees of importance to talented students or students wishing to explore connections between music and law. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.The music courses offer intensive pre-professional training in musicology, music theory, performance and composition as well as one of four music streams: Music Creative Practice, Music Inquiry, Sonic Arts and Music Pedagogy. All streams are supported by a variety of large and small, western and non-western music ensembles as well as extensive opportunities for developing musicianship skills.

Stand Alone Programs

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Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 288 UOC.

1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC
4. Music Courses - 144 UOC

Disciplinary Component - 3440 Music (Honours)144 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 144 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree

Specialisation Requirements

Level 1 Core Courses36 Units of Credit:

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.

Level 2 Core Courses30 Units of Credit:

Level 3 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

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.

One of the following:

Level 4 Core Courses12 Units of Credit:

Level 4 Research Project36 Units of Credit:

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 Thesis36 Units of Credit:

Performance Ensembles

Disciplinary Component - 4701 Law144 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 144 UOC of the following to satisfy the core requirements of this degree.

Core Courses96 Units of Credit:

Students must take 96 UOC of the following courses.

Prescribed Theory Electives6 Units of Credit:

Law Elective Courses42 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 42 UOC of Law Electives.

Note: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the course teacher, undergraduate students may enrol in one or more Postgraduate courses, in a select list of approved Postgraduate Electives. Not more than half the students' total elective courses may be taken from the postgraduate offerings.

Nura-Gili Pre-Law 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.

Program Fees

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Faculty
Faculty: The primary academic unit in which related disciplines of teaching and research are conducted.

Managing Faculty

Campus

Sydney

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Undergraduate

Typical duration:

6 Year(s)

Academic Calendar

Minimum Units of Credit

288

Award Type(s)

Bachelor (Honours) (Embedded)
Bachelor

Award(s)
Award(s): Qualification upon completion (all awards offered by UNSW are accredited by UNSW and align with the Australian Qualifications Framework).

Bachelor of Music (Honours) - BMus (Hons)
Bachelor of Laws - LLB

CRICOS Code

085134E