Music (Honours) / Arts - 3469
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 Arts (Major)
Bachelor of Music (Honours)
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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 Bachelor of Arts (BA) program, including an approved Major (54 UOC) and a Minor (36 UOC).
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Requirements for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Dual Mode
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 (30 UOC - 5 courses)*
- Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
- Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
- Research thesis and/or Creative Practice Project (36 UOC)
- General Education (6 UOC - 1 course)
Because both programs are internal to UNSW Arts and Social Sciences the General Education (GE) Exemption for Dual programs does not apply.
For students completing the BMus (Hons) in this Dual mode the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Elective in the BA is replaced with an approved GE course to meet 6 UOC of the GE requirement. The other 6 UOC is to be taken by replacing MUSC3701 Performance Laboratory 5 with an approved GE course. This completes the 12 UOC GE requirement.
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):General Education
General Education is the completion of two courses (12 UOC) offered outside UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. This requirement is met if an external major or minor (for example, Economics) is completed. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) can be studied as General Education only if students are not following a major or minor in Indigenous Studies within the BA program.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 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 6 UOC of General Education
- 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
Program Structure
- A home major stream (54 UOC)
- A minor stream (36 UOC)
- General Education (6 UOC)
Academic Rules
- enrol in the Bachelor of Arts and complete 96 UOC;
- complete the requirements for one home major stream
- complete the requirements for one minor stream
- complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
- specify their major(s)/minor at the time of enrolment into Level 2
- complete at least 24 UOC in their major/minor before enrolling in Level 3 courses
- complete 72 UOC overall before enrolling in their Major stream(s) Capstone course
- complete 6 UOC of General Education
Award with Distinction
Honours
Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (Honours) program 4504
Sample Program
It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.
Bachelor of Music (Honours) Bachelor of Arts | |||||
Level 1 Semester 1 | MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC) | MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1 (6 UOC) | Minor Level 1 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 1 (6 UOC) | |
Level 1 Semester 2 | MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC) | MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2 (6 UOC) | Minor Level 1 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 1 (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) | Minor Level 2 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 2 (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) | Minor Level 2 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 2 (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 1 | MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3 (6 UOC) | MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC) | Minor Level 3 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 2 (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 2 | MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4 (6 UOC) | Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC) | Minor Level 3 (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 2 or 3 (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 1 | General Education (6 UOC) | Stream course (6 UOC) | General Education (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 3 (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 2 | MUSC3702 Performance Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR MUSC3704 Performance Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy streams only) | Stream course (6 UOC) | Home Major Capstone (6 UOC) | Home Major Level 3 (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 |
Arts Component |
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