Program

Music (Honours) / Science - 3471

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

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

THIS PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS TRANSFERRING INTO HONOURS FROM PROGRAM 3457 BACHELOR OF MUSIC BACHELOR OF SCIENCE THROUGH A UNSW INTERNAL PROGRAM TRANSFER.

The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Science is a five-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.

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

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the Bachelor of Science program 3970 and the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program 3440.

Program Structure

A total of 240 UOC is required to complete this Dual program. Students must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) and Bachelor of Science components.

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

    Stream Courses (12 UOC)

    Level 4

    • MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC)
    • MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music (6 UOC)
    • Research Thesis (36 UOC)

    OR
    • 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

    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 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.
    Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Science in Dual mode are as follows:
    1. Students must complete a minimum of 96 units of credit for the Bachelor of Science;
    2. 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;
    3. 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;
    4. 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.
    5. 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);
    6. 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).
    Students wishing to complete a double major in the Bachelor of Science when taken concurrently with another degree program at UNSW, should be aware that it will be very difficult to complete two majors within 96 units of credit. Therefore where a Dual degree student would like to undertake a double major, they should be aware that it may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.


    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

    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 UNSW BMus (Hons) BSc 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 & 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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