Program

Music (Honours) / Engineering - 3771

Program Summary

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 6.5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 312

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Engineering (Major)

Bachelor of Music (Honours)

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Program Description

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3459 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER.

The Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering is currently being assessed for CRICOS registration and, as such, is not currently available to international applicants wishing to study in Australia. If you are interested in this program then please contact arts@unsw.edu.au and we will advise you should the program become registered on CRICOS.

The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering is a six and a half 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 first three years of the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music (Honours) are common to both degrees. Before transferring to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must successfully complete all core and stream requirements for levels 1-3 of the Bachelor of Music and attain a minimum WAM of 70 in Music courses. Students undertaking the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Dual mode must complete all core and stream requirements for levels 1-3 (96 UOC) of the Bachelor of Music before proceeding to level 4.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Engineering component of the program, students should consult the relevant School Office that offers the Engineering discipline selected.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

For the Bachelor of Engineering, please see Rules.

For the Bachelor of Music (Honours), please see the program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3440 Bachelor of Music (Honours).

Program Structure

In this dual degree program, students must successfully complete 312 units of credit (UOC), including 144 UOC for the BMus (Hons) and 168 UOC for the BE.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:
  1. Musicology Core (30 UOC - 5 courses)
  2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC - 4 courses)
  3. Performance Laboratory Core (36 UOC - 6 courses)
  4. Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
  5. Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
  6. Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project (36 UOC)

Level 1

Core
  • MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1604 Western Music: A Panorama (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1602 M&S 1 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1603 M&S 2 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC1701 Per Lab 1 (BMus) (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1702 Per Lab 1 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice Stream only)
  • MUSC1704 Per Lab 2 (BMus) (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1705 Per Lab 2 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice Stream only)

  • Level 2

    Core

    Stream Gateway (6 UOC)

    Level 3

    Core
  • MUSC3701 Per Lab 5 (6 UOC)
  • MUSC3702 Per Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3704 Per Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy Streams only)

  • Stream Courses (12 UOC)

    Level 4

    OR

    Streams

    The following stream specialisations are available in the Bachelor of Music (Honours):

    University Medal

    An honours student in this program may be nominated for a University Medal in line with the University Medal Policy (http://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/medalspolicy.pdf) and Procedures (http://www.gs.unsw.edu.au/policy/documents/medalsprocedure.pdf).

    Honours

    Honours will be awarded in the following classes, based on the student's WAM rounded to the nearest whole number:
    • Honours Class I (WAM of 85 or higher)
    • Honours Class II Division 1, (WAM of 75-84)
    • Honours Class II Division 2 (WAM of 65-74)
    • Honours Class III (WAM of 50-64)

    Performance Ensembles

    Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must take part in a required number of the performance ensembles offered by the School.

    Academic Rules

    To qualify for the award of the degree at Honours level, a student must:
    1. enrol in the Bachelor of Music and complete 144 UOC
    2. complete the core requirements
    3. complete the stream courses and prescribed elective requirements
    4. complete the Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project
    5. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
    6. specify their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2
    7. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
    8. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 3 courses before enrolling in Level 4 courses

    Requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering in Dual Mode (168 UOC)

    Program Structure

    The BMus(Hons) BE dual degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Bioinformatics
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Industrial Chemistry
    • Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Mechatronic Engineering
    • Mining Engineering
    • Naval Architecture
    • Petroleum Engineering
    • Photonic Engineering
    • Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
    • Renewable Energy Engineering
    • Software Engineering
    • Telecommunications
    • Surveying
    • Geoinformation Systems

    Honours

    Honours in the BE component will be awarded for meritorious performance over the degree program with special attention paid to a candidate's performance in the final year courses and thesis project, please see link to Honours Policy Rules.

    Academic Rules

    Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Engineering in dual degree mode are as follows:
    1. Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit;
    2. Students may only commence Level 2 courses once 30 units of credit of Level 1 courses have been successfully completed;
    3. Students may only commence level 3 courses once 72 units of credit have been successfully completed.

    Sample Program

    It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.


    Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Engineering
      
    Level 1
    Semester 1
    MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC)MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 1
    Semester 2
    MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC)MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 2
    Semester 1
    MUSC1701 Performance Lab 1
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1702 Performance Lab 1 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC2602 Materials & Structures 3 
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 2
    Semester 2
    MUSC1704 Performance Lab 2
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC1705 Performance Lab 2 (Adv) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only)
    MUSC2603 Materials & Structures 4
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 1
    MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3
    (6 UOC)
    MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 2
    MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4
    (6 UOC)
    Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 4
    Semester 1
    MUSC3701 Performance Lab 5
    (6 UOC)
    Stream Course
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 4
    Semester 2
    MUSC3702 Performance Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3704 Performance Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy streams only)
    Stream Course
    (6 UOC)
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 5 (HONOURS)
    Level 5
    Semester 1
    MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music
    (6 UOC)
    Creative Practice-based project (12 UOC)Thesis (6 UOC)
    Level 5
    Semester 2
    MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music
    (6 UOC)
    Creative Practice-based project (12 UOC)Thesis (6 UOC)
    OR     
    Level 5
    Semester 1
    MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC)
    Thesis (18 UOC)
    Level 5
    Semester 2
    MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music
    (6 UOC)
    Thesis (18 UOC)
    Level 6-7     
    Level 6
    Semester 1
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 6
    Semester 2
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)
    Level 7
    Semester 1
    Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)Engineering (6 UOC)

    Key
    Performance labs
    Musicology
    Musicianship
    Stream courses
    Thesis/Project
    Engineering Component

    Fees

    For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

    Important Information

    The Academic Rules for the BMus (Hons) BE and the online enrolment facility provide students with a wide range of course choices. The online enrolment facility checks that students meet the enrolment requirements for individual courses but not that a course complies with Program Rules. Students are responsible for ensuring they are enrolling in accordance with the Academic Rules outlined above. Students should not assume that because they have enrolled in a course online that the course is automatically credited to their degree program.

    Further Information

    Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice.
    Tel: + 61 2 9385 2289
    Email: arts@unsw.edu.au
    Location: Room G1 Ground Floor, Morven Brown building (C20)
    Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
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