Bachelor of Music (BMus) - Course List
Information valid for students commencing 2009
Bachelor of Music
Part A
Year 1
#16 comprising -
#12 for
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC1050 | 2 | Music in Society 1 |
MUSC1201 | 4 | Practical Studies/Composition 1 |
MUSC1600 | 2 | Music Techniques & Aural Skills 1 |
MUSC2051 | 2 | Music in Society 2 |
MUSC2060 | 2 | Music Techniques & Aural Skills 2 |
Year 2
#16 comprising
#8 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC2600 | 2 | Music Techniques 3 |
MUSC2601 | 2 | Aural Skills 3 |
MUSC2610 | 2 | Music Techniques 4 |
MUSC2611 | 2 | Aural Skills 4 |
Composition
Year 3
Prerequisites: permission of Head of School of Music plus grade point average of 6 or higher for MUSC2600, MUSC2601, MUSC2610 and MUSC2611.
#16, comprising #6 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3201 | 6 | Practical Studies/Composition 3 |
Year 4
#16, comprising #8 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4201 | 8 | Practical Studies/Composition 4 |
Composition and Musicology
Year 3
Prerequisites: meets the prerequisite requirements for both majors Composition and Musicology.
#16 consisting of -
#8 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3201 | 6 | Practical Studies/Composition 3 |
MUSC3540 | 2 | Seminar in Music History |
Year 4
#10 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4201 | 8 | Practical Studies/Composition 4 |
MUSC4410 | 2 | Musicological Research Methods |
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4420 | 2 | Research Project |
If approved for admission to Honours #6 consisting of -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4500 | 6 | Music Thesis |
Music Performance
Year 3
Prerequisites: a grade of 6 or higher in MUSC2201.
#16, comprising #6 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3201 | 6 | Practical Studies/Composition 3 |
#4 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3140 | 2 | Advanced Chamber Music Studies 1A |
MUSC3150 | 2 | Advanced Chamber Music Studies 1B |
Year 4
#16, comprising #8 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4201 | 8 | Practical Studies/Composition 4 |
Musicology
Year 3
Prerequisites: grade point average of 5.5 or higher for #8 in second year comprising MUSC2600 & MUSC2610 and #4 from Group D, or permission of Head of School.
#16, comprising
#2 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3540 | 2 | Seminar in Music History |
Performance & Musicology
Year 3
Prerequisites: Meets the prerequisites for both majors Performance and Musicology.
#16 comprising
#12 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3140 | 2 | Advanced Chamber Music Studies 1A |
MUSC3150 | 2 | Advanced Chamber Music Studies 1B |
MUSC3201 | 6 | Practical Studies/Composition 3 |
MUSC3540 | 2 | Seminar in Music History |
Year 4
#16 comprising #10 for -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4201 | 8 | Practical Studies/Composition 4 |
MUSC4410 | 2 | Musicological Research Methods |
and #6 comprising -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4420 | 2 | Research Project |
OR
If approved for admission to Honours, #6 comprising -
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC4500 | 6 | Music Thesis |
Part B
First Year Electives
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC1000 | 2 | Popular Music Techniques: Blues, Beatles and Beyond |
MUSC1010 | 2 | Introduction to Music Technology |
MUSC1700 | 2 | Popular Music 1950s Onward: From Elvis to Madonna |
MUSC1710 | 2 | Music in Popular Culture |
Group A - Music History & Traditions
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC2300 | 2 | Music and Human Behaviour |
MUSC2520 | 2 | Women and Music |
MUSC2550 | 2 | The Music of Ireland |
MUSC2700 | 2 | Music in the Digital Age |
MUSC2720 | 2 | The Musical: Theory and Practice |
MUSC3520 | 2 | Music History - Topic 1 |
MUSC3530 | 2 | Music History - Topic 2 |
MUSC3540 | 2 | Seminar in Music History |
MUSC3560 | 2 | Historical Performance Practice |
MUSC3710 | 2 | Practice of Ethnomusicology |
MUSC3720 | 2 | Music in Film and Television |
Group B - Music Techniques, Analysis & Aural Studies
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC3010 | 2 | Music Studio Techniques A |
MUSC3020 | 2 | Music Studio Techniques B |
MUSC3600 | 2 | Advanced Music Techniques A - Counterpoint |
MUSC3610 | 2 | Advanced Music Techniques B - Analysis |
MUSC3620 | 2 | Advanced Music Techniques C - Contemporary Issues |
MUSC3640 | 2 | Advanced Aural Skills A |
MUSC3650 | 2 | Advanced Aural Skills B |
MUSC3730 | 2 | Materials of Popular Music |
MUSC4640 | 2 | Advanced Aural Skills C |
MUSC4650 | 2 | Advanced Aural Skills D |
MUSC4800 | 2 | Composing & Improvising in the Classroom |
Group C - Music Practice
Course Code | Units | Course Title |
MUSC2211 | 2 | Instrumental/Choral Practice A |
MUSC2212 | 2 | Instrumental/Choral Practice B |
MUSC3160 | 2 | Conducting A |
MUSC3170 | 2 | Conducting B |
MUSC3240 | 2 | Adjunct Practical Study 1 |
MUSC3840 | 2 | Group Music Skills A |
MUSC3850 | 2 | Group Music Skills B |
MUSC4240 | 2 | Adjunct Practical Study 2 |