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Music/Arts - 3427
Studying Music at UNSW
Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Sample Program
General Education Requirements
Academic Rules
Fees
Important Information
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
Contact: empa@unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Music (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Arts (Combined Honours)
 
 

Program Description

The School of English, Media and Performing Arts offers a four-year double degree leading to the award of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (BMusBA). The BMusBA provides an opportunity for students to undertake all of the courses required for the Bachelor of Music degree, including the Music Performance stream, as well as 78 units of credit from the UNSW Bachelor of Arts degree (Program 3403), including an approved major of 54 units of credit.

Entry to the program is subject to a satisfactory audition/interview and acceptable level of attainment in Year 12 studies or equivalent.
Assumed knowledge: HSC Music 2 or Extension or equivalent qualification.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The BMusBA develops the full range of music skills in the areas of musicology, ethnomusicology, performance, composition, music technology and jazz studies as well as the skills and perspectives provided by more extensive studies in other parts of the Faculty.

The whole range of professional careers open to BMus graduates is available to BMusBA graduates. In addition, the BA qualification offers opportunities in public and private sector administrative and policy positions.

Program Structure

The program is as follows:

Year 1
  • 2 x BA Major (12 UOC)
  • 2 x BA Electives (12 UOC)

Year 2
  • 2 x Upper Level Musicology/Musicianship Options (12 UOC)
  • 2 x Level 2 BA Major (12 UOC)

Year 3
  • 2 x Upper Level Musicology/Musicianship Options (12 UOC)
  • 2 x Level 2 BA Major (12 UOC)
  • Level 3 BA Major (6 UOC)
  • General Education course (6 UOC)

Year 4
  • Musicianship Option (6 UOC)
  • Musicology Option (6 UOC)
  • Either MUSC3101 Practices of Music or a course from the HUMS3000 series (6 UOC)
  • 2 x Level 3 BA Major (12 UOC)
  • 2 x Upper Level BA Elective courses (12 UOC)
  • General Education course (6 UOC)

Upper Level Musicology/Musicianship options

BA Options
The BA courses must include one major sequence for the UNSW BA degree (Program 3403) in addition to the Music major, see list below:
 Asian Studies  Chinese Studies  Criminology  Development Studies
(Australian School of Business)
  English  Environmental Studies  European Studies
 Film Studies  French Studies
(Faculty of Science)
  Hispanic Studies
 History  History and Philosophy of Science
(Australian School of Business)
(Australian School of Business)
 International Relations  Japanese Studies  Korean Studies  Linguistics
 Media, Culture and Technology  Philosophy Politics  
 *Psychology (Faculty of Science)
a Major sequence in Psychology
requires 60 UOC
  Sociology and Anthropology  Theatre and Performance Studies
 * denotes majors and minors offered by Faculties other than Arts and Social Sciences. These are referred to as 'Externals'.

Sample Program

Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts (BMusBA) - Sample Program - Example Only
Semester
Musicology
UOC
Musicianship
UOC
Professional
Practices
UOC
Arts
 
UOC
General
Education
UOC
Total
Year 1 - 48 units of credit
S1
S2
 
6
 
 
 
6
6
6
Major x 2
BA x 2
12
12
 
 
24
24
Year 2 - 48 units of credit
S1
S2
Option
Option
6
6
6
6
6
6
Major x 1
Major x 1
6
6
 
 
 
24
24
Year 3 - 48 units of credit
S1
S2
 
 
Option
Option
6
6
6
6
Major x 1
Major x 2
6
12
Gen Ed
 
6
 
24
24
Year 4 - 48 units of credit
S1
S2
Option
6
6
Option
 
6
 
 
Major x 2
BA x 2
12
12
 
Gen Ed
 
6
24
24
Total UOC
 
30
 
36
 
36
 
78
 
12
192
 

General Education Requirements

To fulfill the University's General Education requirement students must complete 12 units of credit selected from courses outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if a major or minor not offered by the Faculty as listed above (for example, Economics) is completed.

Academic Rules

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. a total of 48 Level 1 units of credit;

  2. no more than 12 Level 1 units of credit in any one sequence of study of the UNSW BA (Program 3403) Rules, other than MUSC courses;

  3. 102 units of credit in the relevant sequences in Musicology, Musicianship and Professional Practices;

  4. a major sequence (other than Music) of 54 units of credit from the UNSW BA (Program 3403) Rules;

  5. 24 units of credit outside the major sequence in 4. above from the UNSW BA Rules;

  6. 12 units of credit from the General Education program, normally taken in the second and third year of study;

  7. The Pass degree of Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Arts 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:
  1. have obtained 192 units of credit in accordance with 1.-6. above and satisfied the appropriate prerequisites for entry to the Honours level program;

  2. 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.

Fees

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

Important Information

The Academic Rules for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Undergraduate programs 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.

Area(s) of Specialisation

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