Music / Science - 3457
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 5 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 240
UAC Code: 422004
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Science
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory music audition and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 music studies or equivalent. Applicants must also satisfy the entry requirements to Science as well as to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
In addition, you will complete 96 UOC from the BSc degree, including an approved Major (54 to 84 UOC) and other Science courses to a total of 96 UOC.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Music requirements for the program, students should contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the Faculty of Science Student Centre.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
- Musicology Core (30 UOC)
- Musicianship Core (24 UOC)
- Performance Laboratory Core (48 - 54 UOC)
- Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC)
- Prescribed Stream and Music electives (18 – 24 UOC)
- Directed Study (6 UOC)
- Music Capstone (6 UOC)
- List A Faculty-wide seminar (6 UOC)
- Practice-based Project (composition portfolio, project or recital) (24 UOC)
- Thesis (18 UOC)
For research focused candidates
- List A Faculty-wide seminar (6 UOC)
- Music research seminar (12 UOC)
- Thesis (30 UOC)
Prescribed Electives
Award with Distinction
Honours
Performance Ensembles
Academic Rules
- enrol in the Bachelor of Music and complete 144 UOC
- complete the core requirements
- complete the prescribed elective requirements
- complete at least 36 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- complete at least 36 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete at least 36 UOC of Level 3 courses before enrolling in Level 4 courses
- complete at least 120 UOC overall before enrolling in the Capstone course
Honours
- hold a WAM of 70 or higher, by the end of Level 3, in those streams they are seeking to further study
- complete the List A coursework requirement for their area of study (6 UOC)
- complete a practical project (24 UOC)
- complete a research project or thesis (18 UOC)
- hold a WAM of 70 or higher, by the end of Level 3, in those streams they are seeking to further study
- complete the List A coursework requirement for their area of study (6 UOC)
- complete the music research seminar (12 UOC)
- complete a thesis (30 UOC)
- An approved major from the Bachelor of Science program; and
- Science elective courses.
- Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;
- Students must complete at least one approved Bachelor of Science major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Science majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;
- In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus 'science' courses total 96 units of credit. Details of what courses constitute ‘Science’ courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3970 Bachelor of Science program page;
- Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of ‘science’ level I courses; Most majors in the Bachelor of Science already satisfy this requirement, for example, the Molecular Biology major requires BIOS1101, BABS1201, CHEM1011, CHEM1021 and 6 units of credit of Mathematics. This is a total of 30 units of credit of science level I courses, therefore, no more level I science courses are required. Where a major does not include at least 24 units of credit of science level I courses, students will need to choose additional level I science courses to bring the total to 24 units of credit. For example, Psychology requires PSYC1001 and PSYC1011, therefore, students will need to choose an additional 12 units of credit of science level I courses. These science level I courses also count towards the 96 units of credit requirement at rule number 3.
- No student may commence level II courses until 30 units of credit of level I courses have been successfully completed. (This is 30 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire Dual program and not just courses for the Science component);
- Students may commence Science level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit (This is 72 units of credit of courses taken towards the entire Dual program and not just courses for the Science component).
Sample Program
It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.
Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Science (BMusBSc) - Example for Music Creative Practice Stream | |||||
Level 1Semester 1 | MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC) | MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1(6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 1Semester 2 | MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC) | MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 2Semester 1 | MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC) | MUSC1702 Performance Laboratory 1 (Advanced) (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 2Semester 2 | MUSC2601 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 1 (6 UOC) | MUSC1705 Performance Laboratory 2 (Advanced) (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 3Semester 1 | MUSC2602 Materials & Structures 3 (6 UOC) | MUSC2701 Performance Laboratory 3 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 3Semester 2 | MUSC2603 Materials & Structures 4 (6 UOC) | MUSC2702 Performance Laboratory 4 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 4Semester 1 | MUSC3601 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 2 (6 UOC) | MUSC3701 Performance Laboratory 5 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 4Semester 2 | Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC) | MUSC3702 Performance Laboratory 6 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 5 - PASS | |||||
Semester 1 | MUSC3602 Professional Practices (6 UOC) | MUSC4701 Performance Laboratory 7 (6 UOC) | Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC) | MUSC4601 Directed Study (6 UOC) | |
Semester 2 | Prescribed Stream Elective (6 UOC) | MUSC4702 Performance Laboratory 8 (6 UOC) | MUSC4703 Performance Laboratory 9 (6 UOC) | MUSC3101 Capstone (6 UOC) |
Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Science - Example for Sonic Arts Stream: click here
Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Science - Example for Music Pedagogy Stream: click here
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