Music / Engineering (Honours) - 3766
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: 312
UAC Code: 422520
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Music (Major)
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Program Description
The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) [BMus BE (Hons)] is a 6.5 year program (full-time).
The UNSW Bachelor of Music 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.
The UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) is designed to equip you for a career as a professional engineer. We provide you with a solid background in mathematics, natural sciences and computing that will prepare you for learning knowledge and skills in an engineering discipline specialisation. You will get the chance to apply yourself to engineering design and enquiry projects, professional engineering practice, engineering and technical management and conduct research towards your thesis project.
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 satisfy the entry requirements to UNSW Engineering 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.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Music requirements of the program, students should contact the UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component of the program, students should consult the relevant School Office that offers the Engineering discipline selected.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
For the Bachelor of Music, please see the program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3436 Bachelor of Music.
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 Engineering (Honours) 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 Engineering (Honours) program 3769. A minimum WAM of 70 is required for entry into Honours. Please refer to the Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program 3769 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 Engineering (Honours) in Dual Mode (168 UOC)
Program Structure
The BMus BE (Hons) dual degree is offered in the following Engineering disciplines:- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioinformatics Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Geospatial Engineering
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Naval Architecture
- Petroleum Engineering
- Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Surveying
- Telecommunications
General Education Requirements
Award of Class of Honours
- Class 1: WAM of at least 80 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
- Class 2 Division 1: WAM of at least 75 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
- Class 2 Division 2: WAM of at least 65 and Thesis Mark of at least 65
Academic Rules
Students may not count more than 60 units of credit of level 1 courses in this 168 units of credit.
Progression
To ensure that all students who complete the program attain the honours level learning outcomes of the program, the progression rules for the program are as follows:
- No level 4 BE course until 102 UOC of BE stream passed
- No level 3 BE course until all Introductory core passed
- If any of the conditions below apply, students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Engineering Science program, with such transfer subject to appeal:
- 2 fails in any given core course
- After half or more of the BE stream attempted (more than 84UOC), 50% or more of BE stream courses have been failed
- Prior to the final 48 UOC of the stream (120 UOC or more of the BE stream completed), a WAM of less than 50%
Students may substitute up to 12 UOC of Advanced Disciplinary courses (Level 5) in place of Disciplinary Knowledge courses from a school specified stream list of courses with the approval of the Program or Stream Authority.
Sample Program
It is strongly recommended that students follow the sample program to ensure compliance with course requirements.Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) | |||||
Level 1 Semester 1 | MUSC1101 Music Reinvented (6 UOC) | MUSC1602 Materials & Structures 1 (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 1 Semester 2 | MUSC1604 Western Music: a Panorama (6 UOC) | MUSC1603 Materials & Structures 2 (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (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) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (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) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 1 | MUSC2701 Performance Lab 3 (6 UOC) | MUSC2116 Sound, Society, and Self in World Music (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 3 Semester 2 | MUSC2702 Performance Lab 4 (6 UOC) | Stream Gateway Course (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 4 Semester 1 | MUSC3701 Performance Lab 5 (6 UOC) | Stream Course (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (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) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Levels 5-7 | |||||
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) | |
Level 6 Semester 1 | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 6 Semester 2 | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | |
Level 7 Semester 1 | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) | Engineering (6 UOC) |
Key
Performance labs |
Musicology |
Musicianship |
Stream courses |
Prescribed Music Electives |
Engineering Component |
Fees
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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Area(s) of Specialisation
- Aerospace Engineering
- Bioinformatics
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechatronic Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Music
- Naval Architecture
- Petroleum Engineering
- Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
- Renewable Energy
- Software Engineering
- Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
- Telecommunications Engineering