Music (Honours) / Law - 4779
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.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: 288
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Music (Honours)
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Program Description
This program is for new 2017 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Dual Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.
The Dual award degree Bachelor of Music (Honours) / Bachelor of Laws is a 6 year program (full-time) and provides an opportunity to obtain two degrees of importance to talented students or students wishing to explore connections between music and law. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.The music courses offer intensive pre-professional training in musicology, music theory, performance and composition as well as one of four music 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 in the Bachelor of Music 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.
Applicants must satisfy the entry requirements to Law as well as to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Admission to this program will be only by internal program transfer for high-achieving students already enrolled in the Dual program Music /Law 4774. In order to transfer to this program, students must have a minimum WAM of 70 in the Music component of program 4774 and have satisfied all core, elective and stream requirements in levels 1-3 of Music.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Music requirements of the program, students should contact the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Student Centre.
For questions regarding the Bachelor of Laws component of the program, students should consult the Faculty of Law Student Centre.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
For the Bachelor of Music, please see the program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in 3440 Bachelor of Music (Honours).
Program Structure
Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Music Courses - 144 UOC - please see below for further detail
Total 288 UOC
MUSCJH4779 Music Creative Practice
MUSCKH4779 Music Inquiry
MUSCHL4779 Music Pedagogy
MUSCMH4779 Sonic Arts
Plan for Music (Honours) / Law 4779
General Education Requirements
Honours
The Bachelor of Music will be awarded with the following levels of Honours:
- 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)
Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).
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 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
- Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
- Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
- Law elective courses - 42 UOC
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701
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