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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Music

BA/BMus

320 cp (Pass)

Minimum duration: 4 years 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. Admission Requirements1

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

Prerequisites: 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English and either (i) VCE Music Performance – Solo or (ii) minimum of Grade 6 AMEB or Trinity College London or equivalent; (i) or (ii) must be in area of pipe organ, piano, harpsichord or voice. Extra requirements: Interview and audition.

2. Definitions

“Major”: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 60 cp at advanced level.

“Minor”: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

3. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

  1. 140 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts course, consisting of:
    1. 40 cp from a Minor in a discipline other than Music;
    2. 40 cp from a discipline other than Music; this may include additional units in the discipline of the Minor;
    3. 20 cp from Mission-focused units including one Liturgy and Liturgical Music unit;
    4. 40 cp from a Minor in units from History of Music, Music Language Studies and Techniques and/or Liturgy and Liturgical Music;
  2. 180 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Music degree, consisting of:
    1. 80 cp from a Major comprised of History of Music, Music Language Studies and Techniques and/or Liturgy and Liturgical Music units;
    2. 40 cp from Core Units in Practical Studies;
    3. 40 cp from Core Units in Choral Training;
    4. 20 cp from either MUSC333 Practical Study 5 and MUSC334 Practical Study 6 or from MUSC331 Choral Training 5 and MUSC332 Choral Training 6;
      and
  3. ARTS232 Volunteer Experience.

4. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree1

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours degree a student must satisfy the admission requirements set out in the rules for Honours in the relevant single degree.

5. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

To qualify for the Honours degree a student must satisfy the requirements set out in the rules for Honours in the relevant single degree.


1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.