Music / Commerce - 3460
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
UAC Code: 422510
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
Bachelor of Music (Major)
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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 Commerce as well as to UNSW Arts and Social Sciences.
An Advanced Entry Scheme is available to suitably qualified applicants. Students admitted into the advanced entry scheme may receive a block credit of up to 36 UOC in Level 1 music courses.
In addition, you will complete 96 UOC from the BCom degree, including an approved Major and other Commerce courses to a total of 96 UOC.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Music requirements for the program, students should contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Commerce component of the program, students should consult the UNSW Business School.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Dual Mode
The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:
- Musicology Core (42 UOC - 7 courses)
- Musicianship Core (24 UOC - 4 courses)
- Performance Laboratory Core (48 UOC - 8 courses)
- Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
- Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
- Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC - 2 courses)
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 (Pass)
CoreStreams
Prescribed Music Electives
- ARTS3013 Performing Arts Internships (6 UOC)
- MUSC2803 Creative Sound Technologies (6 UOC)
- MUSC2804 Investigating Music (6 UOC)
- MUSC3102 Psychology of Music (6 UOC)
- MUSC3104 Contemplating Jazz (6 UOC)
- MUSC3302 Orchestration and Arrangement (6 UOC)
- MUSC3802 Music Analysis (6 UOC)
- MUSC3805 Audio Culture (6 UOC)
- MUSC3807 MusiCultures (6 UOC)
Award with Distinction
You are eligible for the award of your Pass Degree "with Distinction" if you achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 75 in all courses and complete at least 50% of the requirements of your award at UNSW.Honours
High achieving Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Commerce students who have successfully completed all course requirements for levels 1-4 may apply to continue their fifth year of study in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Commerce program 3473. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours. Please refer to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Commerce program 3473 for further information.Performance Ensembles
BMus 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 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 Commerce in Dual Mode (96 UOC)
Program Structure
- Compulsory core courses (24 UOC)
- Flexible core courses (24 UOC)
- Major requirements (48 UOC)
- UNSW Business School Elective (0-12 UOC)
- ACCT1501 Accounting and Financial Management 1A (6 UOC)
- ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
- ECON1203 Business & Economic Statistics (6 UOC)
- MGMT1001 Managing Organisations & People (6 UOC)
- ACCT1511 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1B (6 UOC)
- COMM1000 Creating Social Change: From Innovation to Impact (6 UOC)
- ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
- FINS1613 Business Finance (6 UOC)
- INFS1602 Digital Transformation in Bus (6 UOC)
- MARK1012 Marketing Fundamentals (6 UOC)
- MGMT1101 Global Business Environment (6 UOC)
- TABL1710 Business and the Law (6 UOC)
Table A
Approved Majors within the UNSW Business School:
- Accounting
- Business Economics
- Business Strategy and Economic Management
- Business Law
- Finance
- Financial Economics
- Human Resource Management
- Information Systems
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Taxation
Honours
After completion of the 144 UOC including all the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce component of this dual degree, high achieving students may apply for entry to the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program to undertake honours in particular business disciplines. The Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) is one year of full-time study (48 UOC) which provides students with advanced knowledge of their chosen field and develops research and communication skills. Students usually complete advanced courses/seminars and a thesis. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program and plans for entry requirements.Sample Program
Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Commerce (PASS) | |||||
Level 1 Semester 1 | MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC) | MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1 (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | |
Level 1 Semester 2 | MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC) | MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2 (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (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) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (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) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 1 | MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3 (6 UOC) | MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 2 | MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4 (6 UOC) | Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 1 | MUSC3701 Performance Lab 5 (6 UOC) | Stream Course (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (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) | Commerce (6 UOC) | Commerce (6 UOC) | |
Level 5 - PASS | |||||
Level 5 Semester 1 | MUSC4701 Performance Lab 7 (6 UOC) OR MUSC4703 Performance Lab 7 (MCP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only) | MUSC4103 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 1 (6 UOC) | MUSC4101 Critical Investigation in Music (6 UOC) | Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC) | |
Level 5 Semester 2 | MUSC4702 Performance Lab 8 (6 UOC) OR MUSC4704 Performance Lab 8 (MCP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice stream only) | MUSC4104 Advanced Studies in Music History & Culture 2 (6 UOC) | MUSC4102 Critical Practice in Music (6 UOC) | Prescribed Music Elective (6 UOC) |
Key
Performance labs |
Musicology |
Musicianship |
Stream courses |
Prescribed Music Electives |
Commerce Component |
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Important Information
Further Information
For more information on the audition/interview, please contact school
For all other enquiries, please contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.
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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