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Master of Music
MMus
80 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
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 Degree
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings consisting of:- 40 cp from Performance, Choral Direction or Music Composition Units;
- 20 cp from Research Units directly associated with the student’s performances or Composition Folios;
- 20 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Performance Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC636 | 20 | Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC432 Advanced Practical Study: Instrumental B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A) |
| MUSC637 | 20 | Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B (Pre: MUSC636 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B) |
| MUSC638 | 20 | Master’s Practical Study Vocal A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC430 Advanced Practical Study: Vocal B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A) |
| MUSC639 | 20 | Master’s Practical Study Vocal B (Pre: MUSC638: Master’s Practical Study: Vocal A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B) |
Choral Direction Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC608 | 20 | Master’s Choral Direction A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC423: Advanced Choral Direction B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A) |
| MUSC628 | 20 | Master’s Choral Direction B (Pre: MUSC608: Master’s Choral Direction A, or equivalent. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B) |
Composition Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC640 | 20 | Master’s Composition A (Pre: A grade of Distinction or above in MUSC421 Music Composition B, or equivalent. Co: MUSC642 Research Project A) |
| MUSC641 | 20 | Master’s Composition B (Pre: MUSC640 Master’s Composition A. Co: MUSC643 Research Project B) |
Research Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC642 | 10 | Research Project A (Pre: Entry into the Master of Music course. Co: MUSC636 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental A, or MUSC638 Master’s Practical Study: Vocal A, or MUSC608 Master’s Choral Direction A, or MUSC640 Master’s Composition A) |
| MUSC643 | 10 | Research Project B (Pre: MUSC642 Research Project A. Co: MUSC637 Master’s Practical Study: Instrumental B, or MUSC639 Master’s Practical Study: Vocal B, or MUSC628 Master’s Choral Direction B, or MUSC641 Master’s Composition B) |
Electives66
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
| MUSC610 | 10 | Advanced Studies in Musicology A |
| MUSC629 | 10 | Advanced Studies in Musicology B |
| MUSC630 | 10 | Introduction to Musicology |
| MUSC631 | 10 | Special Study in Music |
| MUSC632 | 10 | Music and Liturgy |
| MUSC633 | 10 | Psalmody and Hymnody |
| MUSC634 | 10 | Western Plainchant in Theory and Practice |
| MUSC635 | 10 | Music and the Sacred |
| THEO662 | 10 | Foundations in Liturgy |
66A student may undertake electives from other Master’s level courses (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and co-requisite requirements are met), with the approval of the Course Co-ordinator.
