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The Bachelor of Music (UNSW BMus) specialist music program that enables you develop your musical knowledge and skills across the strands of Musicology, Musicianship and Professional Practice. You will undertake studies in musicology and ethnomusicolgy - including music history, style, musical perception and analysis, music in its cultural contexts - and musical technology, performance, jazz studies and composition. The UNSW BMus can be completed full-time in Single mode (normally 3 years), in Dual Mode (the equivalent of two years full-time) or part-time. The basic requirements of the program are simple. The BMus has a depth component and a breadth component. Students enrolled in Single mode do both the depth and breadth component while students enrolled in Dual Mode only complete the depth component.
The Depth component (Blue Zone) is:
The Breadth component (Green Zone) is:
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes The BMus enables students to develop skills and knowledge in music as preparation for professional work in areas as diverse as music performance, private teaching, broadcasting, recording, arts administration, concert planning, music and arts journalism, arranging and composition.
The Graduate Attributes for this Program are as follows:
The basic requirements for the degree are:
Single Mode (144 UOC) made up of
Dual mode (96 UOC) made up of
Core Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Prescribed Electives in Musicology/Musicianship
Prescribed Electives Prescribed Musicology/Musicianship electives are chosen from the list of offerings published by the Program.
Free Electives A Free Elective is any course offered either within or outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences in which the student is able to enrol.
General Education General Education is the completion of two courses (12 UOC) offered outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Award with Distinction High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at at least 48uoc of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".
Honours High achieving BMus students (in Single or Dual Mode) may apply for entry to Honours. Honours is an additional year of study (two years part-time) which allows a student to further explore their studies. It involves seminars and the completion or a research project or thesis. Those students who are considering Honours should submit an expression of interest at the beginning of Level 3 and complete a formal application at the end of Level 3. Both should be submitted to the Honours Convenor of the School of the Arts and Media. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the depth component of the program and is subject to resources and the approval of the Head of School in which the stream(s) is/are based. Honours is awarded in three classes (Class 1, Class 2 in two Divisions, and Class 3). If requirements for these classes are not met the Pass degree will be awarded if the student is not already a Graduate of the program.
Performance Ensembles BMus students must take part in at least two of the performance ensembles offered by the School, one of which must be a major performing ensemble.
Single Mode To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
Dual Mode To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
Honours To qualify for the award of the degree with Honours, a Single or Dual award student must:
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The Academic Rules for the BMus 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.
Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory audition/interview and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 studies or equivalent. Assumed knowledge: HSC Music 2 or Extension or equivalent qualification.
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