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Graduate Diploma in Church Music
Not Offered in 2009
GradDipChurchMus
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria
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 Graduate Diploma
1.1 To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 10 cp from Group A;
- 10 cp from Group B;
- 30 cp from Group C;
- 10 cp from Group D; and
- 20 cp from Groups A, B and/or C.
With the approval of the Course Coordinator, a student may substitute another unit for 10 cp required from Group C.
1.2 An applicant who has completed the Graduate Certificate in Church Music will be granted credit for all units completed in the Graduate Certificate.
2. Exit Point
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Church Music may exit from the course with that award.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Group A Practical Church Musicianship
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC441 | 10 | Liturgical Organ Performance A (Pre: MUSC 316 Practical Study 3 Organ or Grade 8 Organ (AMEB or Trinity College London) or equivalent) |
| MUSC442 | 10 | Liturgical Vocal Performance A (Pre: MUSC 316 Practical Study 3 Voice or Grade 8 Singing (AMEB or Trinity College London) or equivalent) |
| MUSC443 | 10 | Liturgical Choral Direction A |
| MUSC444 | 10 | Liturgical Composition A (Pre: MUSC324 Music Language Studies or Grade 8 Theory of Music, (AMEB or Trinity College) or equivalent) |
Group B Practical Church Musicianship
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC445 | 10 | Liturgical Organ Performance B (Pre: MUSC441 Liturgical Organ Performance A) |
| MUSC446 | 10 | Liturgical Vocal Performance B (Pre: MUSC442 Liturgical Vocal Performance A) |
| MUSC447 | 10 | Liturgical Choral Direction B (Pre: MUSC443 Liturgical Choral Direction A) |
| MUSC448 | 10 | Liturgical Composition B (Pre: MUSC444 Liturgical Composition A) |
Group C Christian Liturgy and Liturgical Music
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| THEO528/662 | 10 | Foundations in Liturgy |
| MUSC437/632 | 10 | Music and Liturgy |
| MUSC438/633 | 10 | Psalmody and Hymnody |
| MUSC439/634 | 10 | Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice |
| MUSC440/635 | 10 | Music and the Sacred |
Group D Review Portfolio
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC450 | 10 | Church Music Review Portfolio (Pre: completion of at least 10 cp from Group A or C) |
