Bachelor of Music (Honours) (BMus(Hons)) - Course List

Information valid for students commencing 2020

Bachelor of Music Honours

Students enrolled in the BMus (Hons) must complete 64 units consisting of:

(i) 26 units for Part A; and
(ii) 12 units from Part B;
(iii) 10 units from Part C; and
(iv) 16 units from electives with no more than 10 units of level 1 courses.

Before starting the program, a student must get the head of school's approval for the chosen instrument. The head of school must approve subsequent changes.

Part A

26 units for:

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC1050 2 Western Art Music 1700-1900: Approaches and Concepts
MUSC1250 2 Performance Studies 1
MUSC1260 2 Performance Studies 2
MUSC1600 2 Musicianship 1
MUSC2060 2 Musicianship 2
MUSC2250 2 Performance Studies 3
MUSC2260 2 Performance Studies 4
MUSC2501 2 Musicology and Early Music
MUSC2510 2 Contemporary Art Music
MUSC3060 2 Musicianship 3
MUSC3255 2 Performance Studies 5
MUSC3265 2 Performance Studies 6
MUSC3580 2 Music Analysis and Criticism

Part B

Up to 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC1010 2 Introduction to Music Technology
MUSC1060 2 Introduction to Musicianship
MUSC1150 2 Introduction to Guitar
MUSC1300 2 Introduction to Music Psychology
MUSC1700 2 Introduction to Popular Music Studies: The Rock Era
MUSC2000 2 Music Subcultures and the Media
MUSC2010 2 Music Technology for Live Performance
MUSC2300 2 Music and Human Behaviour
MUSC2310 2 Music, Wellbeing and Health
MUSC2700 2 Beyond Rock: Music in the Digital Age
MUSC2750 2 Ensemble Studies 3
MUSC2755 2 Ensemble Studies 4
MUSC2810 2 Indigenous Australian Music: Indigenous music-making in Australia

And at least 6 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC3165 2 Conducting
MUSC3240 2 Adjunct Music Study
MUSC3600 2 Counterpoint
MUSC3750 2 Ensemble Studies 5
MUSC3755 2 Ensemble Studies 6
MUSC3840 2 Multi-Instrumental Pedagogy
MUSC3890 2 Creative Music Making
MUSC3910 2 Music Special Project
MUSC4255 2 Performance Studies 7
MUSC4265 2 Performance Studies 8
MUSC4750 2 Ensemble Studies 7
MUSC4755 2 Ensemble Studies 8

MUSC3165, MUSC3840 and MUSC3890 are compulsory for BMus(Hons)/BEd(Sec) dual degree students.

Part C

2 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC4410 2 Artistic and Musicological Research Methods
MUSC4430 2 Music Education and Psychology Research Methods

And 8 units from -

Course Code Units Course Title
MUSC4610 8 Creative Practice and Research
MUSC4630 8 Thesis