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

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 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.

The Advanced Science (Honours) program is designed to challenge you with an interest in critical thinking, research and innovation. The development of depth of understanding and practical skills in a discipline is a key part of the program; however, the degree also focuses on instilling a culture of research and enquiry through early induction into the research ethos and access to research groups and facilities. In their final year students undertake an Honours program, which involves a supervised research project and in some cases advanced level coursework. Outstanding Honours students may continue their studies in a higher research degree.

Please refer to the program objectives as listed for the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) program 3962 and the Bachelor of Music (Honours) program 3440.

A total of 288 UOC is required to complete this Dual program. Students must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) and Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) components.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Dual Mode

The basic requirements for the degree in Dual mode (144 UOC) are:

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 to the nearest whole number:

Performance Ensembles

Bachelor of Music (Honours) students must take part in a required number of the performance ensembles offered by the School.

To qualify for the award of the degree at Honours level, a student must:

When taken concurrently a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) is comprised of 144 units of credit which includes:-

Academic rules relating to the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) in Dual mode are as follows:

1. Students must complete a minimum of 144 units of credit;

2. Students must complete at least one approved Advanced Science(Honours) major, and this must be declared before enrolling in level II courses. Details of approved Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) majors and how to declare a major can be found on the 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) program page;

3. Students may choose to complete an optional minor using their Science electives. Students cannot complete a minor with the same name as their nominated major, and Level II and III courses cannot be double-counted between majors and minors. More than one minor may be completed subject to the limit on double-counting. Students must declare their minor(s) before their final semester. Details of approved Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) minors and how to declare a minor can be found on the 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) program page.

4. SCIF1121 Advanced Science: Professional Perspective and Practice (6 units of credit) or SCIF1131 Science: Technological & Professional Perspectives (6 units of credit) must be completed in first year. Students taking the Vision Science major should take VISN1101 instead of SCIF1121 or SCIF1131.

5. An Honours Year of 48 UOC must be completed. Honours may only be completed in one discipline. For information regarding the admission requirements and application process for honours, please see the information under 'Honours' on the 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) program page;

6. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, SCIF1121/1131, and honours, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus SCIF1121/1131, plus Honours year plus 'science' courses total 144 UOC. Details of what courses constitute 'science' courses can be found in Table 1 on the 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science(Honours) program page;

7. Students must complete at least 24 UOC of level I 'science' courses;

8. Students must complete at least 30 UOC of level III ‘science’ courses;

9. When offered in a particular major, students must take higher versions of any level II or level III courses. Any variation to this must be approved by the Associate Dean (Academic Programs) or nominee.

10. Students may not enrol into level II courses until at least 30 UOC of level I courses have been successfully completed;

11. Students may not enrol into level III courses until at least 72 UOC of courses have been successfully completed.;

12. Progression to stages 2, 3, and 4 of this program is subject to academic performance. Students will be required to attain a weighted average mark (WAM) of 70 in each semester. If a student does not maintain this minimum level of academic performance, they will be transferred to the 3457 Bachelor of Music / Bachelor of Science program.

Students who intend to complete a double major or a major combined with a minor in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) when taken as part of a dual degree should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 144 UOC. This may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.

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

The Academic Rules for the UNSW BMus (Hons) BAdvSci (Hons) 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.

Contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre for advice.
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