Music (Honours) / Science - 3471
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Contact: sam@unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 240
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Music (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Major)
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Program Description
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.
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.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:
- Musicology Core (30 UOC - 5 courses)
- Musicianship Core (24 UOC - 4 courses)
- Performance Laboratory Core (36 UOC - 6 courses)
- Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
- Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
- Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project (36 UOC)
Level 1
CoreLevel 2
Core- MUSC2116 World Music (6 UOC)
- MUSC2602 M&S 3 (6 UOC)
- MUSC2603 M&S 4 (6 UOC)
- MUSC2701 Per Lab 3 (6 UOC)
- MUSC2702 Per Lab 4 (6 UOC)
Level 3
CoreLevel 4
- MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC)
- MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music (6 UOC)
- Research Thesis (36 UOC)
- MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC)
- MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music (6 UOC)
- Creative Practice Research Project (24 UOC)
- Research Thesis (12 UOC)
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 off 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
- enrol in the Bachelor of Music and complete 144 UOC
- complete the core requirements
- complete the stream courses and prescribed elective requirements
- complete the Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project
- complete at least 36 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2
- 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
Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Dual Mode
Program Structure
When taken concurrently a Bachelor of Science is comprised of 96 units of credit which includes:-- 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 (Honours) Bachelor of Science | |||||
Level 1 Semester 1 | MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC) | MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 1 Semester 2 | MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC) | MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2 (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (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) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (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) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 1 | MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3 (6 UOC) | MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 2 | MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4 (6 UOC) | Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 1 | MUSC3701 Performance Lab 5 (6 UOC) | Stream course (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 2 | MUSC3702 Performance Lab 6 (6 UOC) | Stream course (6 UOC) | Science (6 UOC) | Science (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) |
Key
Performance labs |
Musicology |
Musicianship |
Stream courses |
Thesis/Project |
Science Component |
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