The School of English, Media and Performing Arts offers a four-year full-time double degree for intending specialist music educators leading to the award of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Education (BMusBEd).

The BMusBEd offers an integrated training in six major areas: Musicology, Musicianship, Music Education Studies, Performance Studies, Education Studies and Contextual Studies. Graduates are qualified to teach classroom and instrumental/vocal music from kindergarten to Year 12, and will be accredited by the NSW Institute of Teachers.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Education at Pass level, a student must obtain at least 192 units of credit normally taken from the six major components listed below:

2 Musicology Options (12 units of credit)
MUSC3131 Jazz and Popular Music (highly recommended)

2 Musicianship electives (12 units of credit)

Four courses (each of 6 units of credit) selected from core and elective courses offered by the School of Education. The core courses EDST1101 Educational Psychology 1 and EDST1104 Social Perspectives in Education are prerequisites for an additional three electives (of 12 units of credit) offered by the School of Education. The Year 4 core courses, EDST4093 Special Education and EDST4095 Gifted and Talented Students: Recognition and Response are required for registration by the NSW Department of Education and Training. At the discretion of the Program Coordinator for Music Education, students may be permitted to substitute MUSC3612 Principles and Processes of Music Education (6 units of credit) for the Education elective.

A choice of courses available from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences programs.

Courses totalling 12 units of credit from those approved for students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The student's training involves practice teaching sessions in Years 1, 3 and 4 in a variety of different schools.

Prerequisite: Completion of all requirements for the Pass degree with an average of at least credit level in either music (in the case of Honours in music) or music education (in the case of Honours in music education) courses.

Pass Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must obtain, normally over four years of study, a minimum of 192 units of credit in approved courses including:

1. the relevant sequences in Music, Music Education, Education and Performance Studies;

2. an additional 6 Level 1 and 12 Upper level units of credit from Lists A, B or C of the BA Rules;

3. 12 units of credit from the General Education program, normally taken in the second and third year of study.

4. The Pass degree of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Education may be awarded with Distinction where a candidate has achieved a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 75% in all courses completed since enrolment at UNSW which are credited towards the degree.


Honours Degree

To qualify for the award of the degree at Honours level in one or two Schools/specialisations, a student must:

5. have obtained 192 units of credit in accordance with 1.-3. above and satisfied the appropriate prerequisites for entry to the Honours level program;

6. obtain a further 48 units of credit in an approved Honours program.

The Honours degree is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions and Class 3). Students who fail to obtain one of these classes may proceed to graduate with the Pass degree.

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Entry to the program is subject to a satisfactory audition/interveiw and acceptable level of attainment in Year 12 studies or equivalent.

Assumed knowledge: HSC Music 2 or Extension or equivalent qualification.

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