Bachelor of Music Pass and Honours

Bachelor of Music (Pass and Honours)

BMus

240 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration:  3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

80 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration:  1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Available at                    Melbourne Campus Vic

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE PASS DEGREE

To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete:

(a)                 240 cp from units in the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(i)             40 cp from Practical Studies, completed in one instrument or voice;

(ii)           20 cp from Choral Conducting;

(iii)          20 cp from Choral Experience;

(iv)         40 cp from History of Music which must include:

(a) at least 10 cp from core units; and
(b) up to 30 cp from Electives;

(v)           40 cp from Techniques and Theory of Music;

(vi)         10 cp from Liturgy and Liturgical Music Units;

(vii)     70 cp from electives[1] which must include at least a further 20 cp from:

(a) Practical Studies; or

(b) Choral Conducting (10 cp) and Choral Experience (10 cp);

and

(b)                required Volunteer Experience[2].

2.          REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE HONOURS DEGREE

To qualify for the Honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the Pass degree, complete 80cp from the Schedule of Honours Unit , consisting of units approved by the Head of School selected as follows:

(a)                 10 cp from Research Methods;

(b)                50 cp from Thesis; and

(c)                 20 cp from Electives.

SCHEDULE OF UNIT OFFERINGS

Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Practical Studies[3]

Vocal Studies

MUSC118           10         Practical Study 1A: Vocal (Pre: VCE Music Performance –Solo (voice) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in voice or equivalent)

MUSC151            10         Practical Study 1B: Vocal (Pre: VCE Music Performance –Solo (voice) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in voice or equivalent)

MUSC218            10         Practical Study 2A: Vocal (Pre: MUSC118 Practical Study 1A: Vocal)

MUSC252            10         Practical Study 2B: Vocal (Pre: MUSC118 Practical Study 1A: Vocal)

MUSC318           10         Practical Study 3A: Vocal (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC218 Practical Study 2A: Vocal)

MUSC329           10         Practical Study 3B: Vocal (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC218 Practical Study 2A: Vocal)

Piano Studies

MUSC117           10         Practical Study 1A: Piano (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (voice) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in voice or equivalent)

MUSC150           10         Practical Study 1B: Piano (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (voice) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in voice or equivalent)

MUSC217           10         Practical Study 2A: Piano (Pre: MUSC117 Practical Study 1A: Piano)

MUSC251           10         Practical Study 2B: Piano (Pre: MUSC117 Practical Study 1A: Piano)

MUSC317           10         Practical Study 3A: Piano (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC217 Practical Study 2A: Piano)

MUSC328           10         Practical Study 3B: Piano (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC217 Practical Study 2A: Piano)

Organ Studies

MUSC116            10         Practical Study 1A: Organ (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (keyboard) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in pipe organ or equivalent)

MUSC149            10         Practical Study 1B: Organ (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (keyboard) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in pipe organ or equivalent)

MUSC216           10         Practical Study 2A: Organ (Pre: MUSC116 Practical Study 1A: Organ)

MUSC250           10         Practical Study 2B: Organ (Pre: MUSC116 Practical Study 1A: Organ)

MUSC316           10         Practical Study 3A: Organ (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC216 Practical Study 2A: Organ)

MUSC330           10         Practical Study 3B: Organ (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC216 Practical Study 2A: Organ)

Harpsichord Studies

MUSC115           10         Practical Study 1A: Harpsichord (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (keyboard) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in piano or organ, or equivalent)

MUSC148           10         Practical Study 1B: Harpsichord (Pre: VCE Music Performance – Solo (keyboard) or Grade 6 (AMEB or Trinity College London) in piano or organ, or equivalent)

MUSC215           10         Practical Study 2A: Harpsichord (Pre: MUSC115 Practical Study 1A: Harpsichord)

MUSC249            10         Practical Study 2B: Harpsichord (Pre: MUSC115 Practical Study 1A: Harpsichord)

MUSC315            10         Practical Study 3A: Harpsichord (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC215 Practical Study 2A: Harpsichord)

MUSC327            10         Practical Study 3B: Harpsichord (Pre: Credit or above in MUSC215 Practical Study 2A: Harpsichord)

CHORAL CONDUCTING

MUSC107             5          Choral Conducting 1A (Pre: Year 12 Music or equivalent or audition)

MUSC147             5          Choral Conducting 1B (Pre: Year 12 Music or equivalent or audition)

MUSC207             5          Choral Conducting 2A (Pre: MUSC107 Choral Conducting 1A)

MUSC248             5          Choral Conducting 2B (Pre: MUSC107 Choral Conducting 1A)

MUSC307             5          Choral Conducting 3A (Pre: MUSC207 Choral Conducting 2 and MUSC 204 Campus Choir 2)

MUSC326             5          Choral Conducting 3B (Pre: MUSC207 Choral Conducting 2 and MUSC 204 Campus Choir 2)

CHORAL EXPERIENCE

MUSC104              5          Campus Choir 1A (Pre: Year 12 Music or equivalent or audition)

MUSC146              5          Campus Choir 1B (Pre: Year 12 Music or equivalent or audition)

MUSC204               5          Campus Choir 2A (Pre: MUSC104 Campus Choir 1A)

MUSC247              5          Campus Choir 2B (Pre: MUSC104 Campus Choir 1A)

MUSC304              5          Choral Training Practicum A (Pre: MUSC207 Choral Conducting 2A and MUSC204 Campus Choir 2A. Co: MUSC307 Choral Conducting 3A)

MUSC325              5          Choral Training Practicum B (Pre: MUSC207 Choral Conducting 2A and MUSC204 Campus Choir 2A. Co: MUSC307 Choral Conducting 3A)

history of music

Core Units

MUSC121/221       10         Music in Non-Western Society (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC201             10         Music in Asian Cultures (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC202             10         Music in Australia (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC230             10         History of Music: Since circa 1900 (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level History of Music units. Recommended Co: MUSC323 Music Language Studies 5 or MUSC324 Music Language Studies 6)

Electives

MUSC111/211       10         History of Music: 17^th Century (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: Any two Music units at 100 level)

MUSC114/214       10         History of Music: Renaissance (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: 20cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC135/235       10         History of Western Church Music (Pre: At 200 level: 10 cp in 100 level Music unit)

MUSC210             10         History of Music: 18^th Century (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC212               10         History of Music: 19^th Century (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC231              10         History of Music: Medieval (Pre: 20 cp in 100 level History of Music units)

techniques and theory of music

MUSC123/241       10         Music Language Studies 1 (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent or Grade 5 (AMEB/Trinity College London) or equivalent. At 200 level: MUSC110 Introduction to Writing Music)

MUSC124/242       10         Music Language Studies 2 (Pre: MUSC123/241 Music Language Studies 1)

MUSC223             10         Music Language Studies 3 (Pre: MUSC124/242 Music Language Studies 2)

MUSC224             10         Music Language Studies 4 (Pre: MUSC223 Music Language Studies 3)

MUSC323             10         Music Language Studies 5 (Pre: MUSC224 Music Language Studies 4)

MUSC324             10         Music Language Studies 6 (Pre: MUSC323 Music Language Studies 5)

MUSC108/208       10         Electronic and Computer Music Techniques (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC125/225      10         Popular Music Studies (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or equivalent. At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC136/236      10         Composition and Arranging for Church Worship (Pre: At 100 level: Year 12 Music or Grade 5 Theory (AMEB /Trinity College London) or equivalent. At 200 level: MUSC110 Introduction to Writing Music)

liturgy and liturgical music

MUSC106/206     10         Psalmody and Hymnody (Pre: At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC120/220     10         Music and Liturgy (Pre: At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC137/237     10         Music and the Sacred (Pre: At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

MUSC138/238     10         Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice (Pre: At 200 level: 20 cp in 100 level Music units)

THEO103             10         Liturgy: Principles and Practice

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

ARTS232            0          Volunteer Experience

SCHEDULE OF HONOURS UNITS