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Music/Media (Sc & Sound Prdn) - 3464

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: 422505

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Media (Major)

Bachelor of Music (Major)

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Program Description
The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) [BMus BMedia(S&SP)] is a five-year program (full-time) that offers intensive pre-professional training in one of four streams: Music Creative Practice, Music Inquiry, Sonic Arts and Music Pedagogy. All streams are supported by a variety of large and small, western and non-western music ensembles as well as extensive opportunities for developing musicianship skills.

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.

The Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) is designed to provide students with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities relevant to career pathways in a broad range of audio-visual, digital and screen production industries. The emphasis is on the acquisition of relevant creative and professional skills relevant to current media industry contexts, along with a sophisticated conceptual understanding of the increasingly convergent role of media and film in contemporary societies.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Please refer to the program objectives and graduate attributes as listed for the Bachelor of Music 3436 and the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) 3438.

Program Structure

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:
  1. Musicology Core (42 UOC - 7 courses)
  2. Musicianship Core (24 UOC - 4 courses)
  3. Performance Laboratory Core (42 UOC - 7 courses)*
  4. Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC - 1 course)
  5. Stream Courses (12 UOC - 2 courses)
  6. Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC - 2 courses)
  7. General Education (6 UOC - 1 course)
*Dual Mode with Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production)

Because both Dual 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 in this Dual mode, 6 UOC of Prescribed Screen and Sound Production Electives 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.

NOTE: Students who select the Sonic Arts stream will take MDIA1005 Creative Sound Technologies (6 UOC) as part of their Screen & Sound Production core requirement, exempting them from MUSC2803 Creative Sound Technologies, which will be replaced by an approved GE course. The remaining 6 UOC is to be taken by replacing a Screen and Sound Production Prescribed Elective (6 UOC) with an approved GE course. This completes the 12 UOC GE requirement.

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
  • General Education (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3701 Per Lab 5 (6 UOC) (Sonic Arts stream only)
  • MUSC3702 Per Lab 6 (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3704 Per Lab 6 (MCP/MP) (6 UOC) (Music Creative Practice and Music Pedagogy Streams only)

    • Stream courses (12 UOC)

    Level 4 (Pass)

    Core
    Prescribed Music Electives (12 UOC)

    Streams

    The following stream specialisations are available in the Bachelor of Music:

    Prescribed Music Electives

    Students must complete 12 UOC from the following list of Prescribed Music Electives:
    Note: Students cannot double count their stream courses as Prescribed Music Electives. Prescribed Music Electives must be chosen from outside their stream courses.

    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.

    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 Media (Screen & Sound Production) 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 Media (Screen & Sound Production) program 3468. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours. Please refer to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Media (Screen & Sound Production) program 3468 for further information.

    Performance Ensembles

    BMus 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 Pass 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 at least 36 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
    5. specify their major at the time of enrolment into Level 2
    6. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 2 courses before enrolling in Level 3 courses
    7. complete at least 36 UOC of Level 3 courses before enrolling in Level 4 courses
    8. complete 6 UOC of General Education

    Requirements for the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) in Dual Mode

    Program Structure

    The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (96 UOC) are:
    1. Media Studies core and prescribed electives (24 UOC)
    2. Film Studies core and prescribed electives (24 UOC)
    3. Screen and Sound Production core and prescribed electives (42 UOC)*
    4. General Education (6 UOC)
    *See note above on Dual Mode with Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) - General Education Requirement

    Media Studies Core and Prescribed Electives (24 UOC – 4 courses)

    Students must complete the core course:
    Students must complete three prescribed electives, including at least one at level 2 and one at level 3.

    Level 1
    Level 2
    Level 3

    Film Studies Core and Prescribed Electives (24 UOC – 4 courses)

    Students must complete the core course:

    Students must complete three prescribed electives, including at least one at level 2 and one at level 3.

    Level 1
    Level 2
    Level 3

    Screen and Sound Production Core and Prescribed Electives (42 UOC – 7 courses)

    Students must complete the core courses:

    Level 1
    Students must complete at least two prescribed electives at level 2 selected from the following list:

    Level 2
    Students must complete at least two prescribed electives at level 3 selected from the following list:

    Level 3

    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.

    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

    After completion of 144 UOC including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor of Media (Honours) program 4510. A minimum WAM of 70 in the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) component of the dual degree is required for entry into Honours.

    Bachelor of Media (Honours) program 4510

    Academic Rules
    To qualify for the award of the degree at Pass level, a student must:
    1. enrol in the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) and complete 96 UOC;
    2. complete the requirements for the cores
    3. complete the requirements for prescribed electives
    4. complete 6 UOC of General Education
    5. complete at least 30 UOC of Level 1 courses before enrolling in Level 2 courses
    6. complete at least 48 UOC overall before enrolling in Level 3 courses

    Sample Program

    It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.

    Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) (PASS)
      
    Level 1
    Semester 1    		MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC)MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1
    (6 UOC)    		ARTS1090 Media, Culture & Everyday Life (6 UOC)MDIA1000 Time, Space and Experience (6 UOC)
    Level 1
    Semester 2    		MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama
    (6 UOC)    		MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2
    (6 UOC)    		 MDIA1006 Mediated Storytelling (6 UOC) MDIA1005 Creative Sound Technologies (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)    		ARTS1060 Introduction to Film Studies (6 UOC)Prescribed Screen & Sound Production Elective 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)    		Prescribed Media Studies Elective
    (6 UOC)    		Prescribed Film Studies Elective
    (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 1    		MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3 (6 UOC)MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC)Prescribed Media Studies Elective Level 2 (6 UOC)Prescribed Screen & Sound Production Elective Level 2
    (6 UOC)
    Level 3
    Semester 2    		MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4 (6 UOC)Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC) OR General Education
    (6 UOC) (Sonic Arts stream only)    		Prescribed Film Studies Elective Level 2 (6 UOC)Prescribed Screen & Sound Production Elective Level 3
    (6 UOC)
    Level 4
    Semester 1    		General Education
    (6 UOC) OR
    MUSC3701 Per Lab 5 (6 UOC) (Sonic Arts stream only)    		Stream Course
    (6 UOC)    		Prescribed Film Studies Elective Level 3 (6 UOC)Prescribed Screen & Sound Production Elective 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)    		Prescribed Media Studies Elective Level 3 (6 UOC)General Education
    (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
    Screen & Sound Production Component

    Fees
    For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

    Important Information
    The Academic Rules for the BMus BMedia(S&SP) 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
    Admission to the program is subject to a satisfactory audition/interview and an acceptable level of attainment in year 12 studies or equivalent. Assumed knowledge: HSC Music 2 or Extension or equivalent qualification.

    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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